Vanillic acid prevents interferon-alpha and cyclosporine A-induced depressant-like behavior in mice

IF 0.7 Q4 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Journal of Reports in Pharmaceutical Sciences Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.4103/jrptps.JRPTPS_82_21

Omid Hajhashemi, A. Mesripour, V. Hajhashemi

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Abstract

Background: Interferon-alpha (IFN-α) is a useful therapy for some types of cancers and viral infections. Cyclosporine A (CSA) is an immunosuppressant drug used to reduce the risk of graft rejection. Chronic use of IFN-α and CSA are related to psychological symptoms such as depression. Vanillic acid (VA) is a naturally occurring flavoring substance with antidepressant potential. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of VA on depression caused by these two drugs in a mice model. Materials and Methods: Male Swiss mice (25–30 g) were used. Depression was induced by IFN-α 1600000 IU/kg, sc for six days, or CSA20 mg/kg, ip for 3 days as VA 25 mg/kg, and pretreatment was ip injected. After evaluating the locomotor activity, depression was assessed by forced swimming test (FST) and sucrose preference (SP) test. Results: The selected treatments did not cause significant changes in the locomotor activity. IFN-α significantly increased the immobility time during FST (184.5 ± 12.9 s vs. vehicle 107.1 ± 11.4s) indicating depressive-like effect, and VA pretreatment reversed it (94.8 ± 17.8 s vs. IFN-α), SP increased to 76%. CSA also increased the immobility time during FST (160.3 ± 3.4 s vs. vehicle 113.2 ± 7.6 s; P < 0.05), VA pretreatment reduced it (81.8 ± 16.9 s, vs. cyclosporine; P < 0.001), and SP increased from 38% to 75%. SP results were in agreement with FST results. Conclusion: VA showed useful effect against IFN-α and cyclosporine-induced depression in mice. Further clinical studies regarding VA antidepressant effect in patients receiving IFN-α or CSA are warranted.

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香草酸可预防干扰素α和环孢素a诱导的小鼠抑郁样行为

背景：干扰素-α（IFN-α）对某些类型的癌症和病毒感染是一种有用的治疗方法。环孢菌素A（CSA）是一种免疫抑制剂，用于降低移植物排斥反应的风险。长期使用IFN-α和CSA与抑郁症等心理症状有关。香草酸（VA）是一种天然存在的具有抗抑郁潜力的调味物质。本研究的目的是在小鼠模型中评估VA对这两种药物引起的抑郁症的影响。材料和方法：雄性瑞士小鼠（25-30 g）使用。IFN-α1600000 IU/kg，sc 6天，或CSA20诱导抑郁症 mg/kg，ip 3天，作为VA 25 mg/kg，ip注射预处理。在评估运动活动后，通过强迫游泳试验（FST）和蔗糖偏好试验（SP）来评估抑郁。结果：所选择的治疗没有引起运动活动的显著变化。IFN-α显著增加FST期间的不动时间（184.5 ± 12.9 s与车辆107.1 ± 11.4s）表示抑郁样作用，VA预处理逆转了这种作用（94.8 ± 17.8 与IFN-α相比），SP增加到76%。CSA还增加了FST期间的不动时间（160.3 ± 3.4 s与车辆113.2 ± 7.6 sP＜0.05），VA预处理使其降低（81.8 ± 16.9 s、 vs.环孢菌素；P＜0.001），SP从38%增加到75%。SP结果与FST结果一致。结论：VA对IFN-α和环孢菌素诱导的小鼠抑郁有一定的抑制作用。有必要对接受IFN-α或CSA治疗的VA患者的抗抑郁作用进行进一步的临床研究。

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