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Study M1059

Study name

Li CC 2023

Title

Tryptophan-kynurenine metabolic characterization in the gut and brain of depressive-like rats induced by chronic restraint stress

Overall design

The aim of this study was to investigate tryptophan-kynurenine metabolic characterization in the gut and brain of the chronic restraint stress (CRS) model of depression. Wistar rats were divided into the following 2 groups: (1) control group, and (2) CRS group. Rats in the CRS group were restrained in acrylic tubes for 6 h daily for four weeks. Then, cortex, hippocampus, striatum, hypothalamus, serum, colon, and cecum were collected for metabonomic analysis (n = 6/group) after behavioral tests.

Study Type

Type1;

Data available

Unavailable

Organism

Rat; Wistar rat;

Categories of depression

Animal model; Chronic restraint stress model; Chronic restraint stress model;

Criteria for depression

Sucrose preference test, forced swimming test

Sample size

12

Tissue

Central; Brain; Striatum;

Central; Brain; Cortex;

Central; Brain; Hippocampus;

Peripheral; Gut; Cecum;

Central; Brain; Hypothalamus;

Peripheral; Blood; Serum;

Peripheral; Gut; Colon;

Platform

MS-based; LC-MS: UFLC-Q-TRAP 5500 (AB SCIEX, USA);

PMID

36746244

DOI

10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.008

Citation

Li CC, Ye F, Xu CX, et al. Tryptophan-kynurenine metabolic characterization in the gut and brain of depressive-like rats induced by chronic restraint stress. J Affect Disord. 2023 May 1;328:273-286.

Metabolite

L-Tryptophan;

5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid;

L-Kynurenine;

Kynurenic acid;

Serotonin;

Hydroxykynurenine;