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ArticleCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2024

Gastrodin improves nerve cell injury and behaviors of depressed mice through Caspase-3-mediated apoptosis.

Hongyan Pei, Heping Shen, Jinhao Bi, Zhongmei He, Liping Zhai

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Article in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Hongyan PeiCollege of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5596-0258
Heping ShenDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6709-4871
Jinhao BiCollege of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
Zhongmei HeCollege of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
Liping ZhaiDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1200-5015

Funding

The Science and Technology planning project of Jiaxing 2023AZ11001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimWe investigated the effects and target of gastrodin (GAS) for treating depression through network pharmacology combined with experimentation.

methodsThe therapeutic target and signal of GAS for depression were analyzed by network pharmacology. Depression in mice was mimicked with a chronic unpredictable mouse stress (CUMS) model. Through open field, elevated plus maze, forced swimming, and tail suspension tests, the effects of GAS on the CUMS mice behaviors were examined, and the levels of neurotransmitters were detected. The histopathological changes were assayed by H&E and IHC staining, and the protein expressions were detected by Western blotting. Small molecule-protein docking and molecular dynamics experiments were conducted to simulate the binding mode between GAS and Caspase-3.

resultsNetwork pharmacological analysis revealed that Caspase-3 was the action target of GAS. GAS could improve depression-like behaviors in CUMS mice, elevate their neurotransmitter levels, ameliorate their nerve cell injury, and inhibit their Caspase-3 expression. After knocking out Caspase-3, the effects of GAS were inhibited. Molecular dynamics simulation and small molecule-protein docking found that GAS bound to Caspase-3 at SER25, inhibiting the maturation and activation of Caspase-3.

conclusionWe find that GAS can act as a Caspase-3 inhibitor, which improves depression-like behaviors and nerve cell injury in CUMS mice by inhibiting Caspase-3-mediated apoptosis.

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Benzyl AlcoholsDepressionGlucosidesNeuronsAnimalsApoptosisCaspase 3Disease Models, AnimalHippocampusMiceStress, PsychologicalBenzyl AlcoholsCaspase 3gastrodinGlucosidesbehavioral scienceCaspase-3depressiongastrodinnetwork pharmacology

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PMID37650449
PMCPMC10940732

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