Subchronic administration of ascorbic acid elicits antidepressant-like effect and modulates cell survival signaling pathways in mice

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Moretti, Morgana ; Budni, Josiane ; Ribeiro, Camille Mertins ; Rieger, Debora Kurrle ; Leal, Rodrigo Bainy ; Rodrigues, Ana Lucia S.

Univ Fed Santa Catarina

关键词: Antidepressant;    AKT;    Ascorbic acid;    p38(MAPK);    Tail suspension test;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jnutbio.2016.09.004

学科分类：食品科学和技术

【 摘 要 】

In this study, we examined the ability of subchronic ascorbic acid administration to produce an antidepressant-like effect in the mouse tail suspension test (TST). Moreover, we investigated the effect of this vitamin on hippocampal and cerebrocortical brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) immunocontent, phosphorylation of protein kinase B (AKT), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), p38(MAPK) and c-Jun. N-terminal kinase (INK). Fluoxetine (10 mg/kg, positive control, po) or ascorbic acid (0.1 and 1 mg/kg, po), administered once daily for 21 days, produced a significant antidepressant-like effect in the TST. The significant effects obtained in protein immunocontents were: administration of ascorbic acid at 1 mg/kg induced an increase in AKT phosphorylation in cerebral cortex of mice. Ascorbic acid treatment (1 mg/kg), similar to fluoxetine, decreased hippocampal p38(MAPK) but did not alter ERK or JNK phosphorylation. These results extend the data about the antidepressant-like effect of ascorbic acid by exploring, for the first time, the intracellular pathways involved in its antidepressant properties after subchronic administration. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.