Echinacoside exhibits antidepressant-like effects through AMPAR–Akt/ERK–mTOR pathway stimulation and BDNF expression in mice

Abstract Background Several natural products have been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of depressive disorders. Echinacoside, a naturally occurring phenol extracted from Cistanche tubulosa, Echinacea angustifolia, and Cistanche spp, has a wide range of physiological effects, such as an...

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Main Authors: Han-Wen Chuang, Tse-Yen Wang, Chih-Chia Huang, I-Hua Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Chinese Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13020-021-00549-5