Objective: To investigate the palliative effect of triptolide(TPL) in lipopolysaccharide(LPS) induced depression-associated phenotype mice and the related mechanism. Methods: Thirty-two male C57BL/6 mice(6-7 weeks old) were randomly divided into four groups: control group(PBS+Vehicle group), TPL group(PBS+TPL group), model group(LPS+Vehicle group), and treatment group(LPS+TPL group). Depression model mice were induced by LPS. Firstly, behavioral observation was made in each group of mice. The levels of inflammatory factors(TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, IFN-γ) in the hippocampus of each group were determined by ELISA. The number of Iba-1 and GFAPs positive cells in the hippocampus of each group was detected by immunofluorescence staining. Neurogenesis markers(BrdU and DCX) in the hippocampus of each group were detected by immunofluorescence and immunohistochemical staining. Results: Compared with PBS+Vehicle group, there were no significant changes in behavior, hippocampal inflammatory factors, the number of Iba-1 and GFAPs positive cells and neurogenesis in PBS+TPL group(P>0.05). Compared with PBS+Vehicle group, mice in LPS+Vehicle group showed depressive behavior, increased inflammatory factors in hippocampus, increased number of Iba-1 and GFAPs positive cells, and decreased neurogenesis(all P<0.001). Compared with LPS+Vehicle group, mice in LPS+TPL group had less depressive behavior, less inflammatory cytokines in hippocampus, less Iba-1 and GFAPs positive cells, and more neurogenesis(all P<0.05). Conclusion: TPL plays a palliative role in depression by reducing the hippocampal inflammatory response and increasing hippocampal neurogenesis in mice with depression induced by LPS. |
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