The antidepressant-like effect of NevGro® Forte in chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) model of depression in rats

Authors

  • Zakirah Zainal Abidin Department of Diagnostic and Allied Health Science, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Management and Science University, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Juwita Junit Department of Diagnostic and Allied Health Science, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Management and Science University, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Muhammad Danial Che Ramli Department of Diagnostic and Allied Health Science, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Management and Science University, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Syntyche Seow Ling Sing Ganofarm R&D Sdn Bhd, 01-01, Skypod Square, Persiaran Puchong Jaya Selatan, Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Poh Guat Cheng Ganofarm R&D Sdn Bhd, 01-01, Skypod Square, Persiaran Puchong Jaya Selatan, Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Zolkapli Eshak Department of Pharmacology and Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, UiTM Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Mohamad Anuar Ahad Centre for Drug Research, University Sains Malaysia, 11800 Gelugor Penang, Malaysia
  • Hussin Muhammad Toxicology and Pharmacology Unit, Herbal Medicine Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, 40170 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31117/neuroscirn.v6i4.261

Keywords:

Depression, NevGro® Forte , Antidepressant, Neurogenesis, Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress (CUMS)

Abstract

Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and it is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease. Almost 320 million individuals globally are left untreated with depression and it has the highest prevalence. Although there are multiple conventional antidepressant types available, patients are still left untreated due to inadequate pharmacological effectiveness as well as the high rate of remissions, side effects, and patients’ non-compliance. Therefore, this study aims to determine the therapeutic effects of NevGro® Forte. The NevGro® Forte that contains a combination of three types of mushrooms, Lignosus rhinocerotis, Ganoderma lucidum and Hericium erinaceus, has been reported to have the therapeutic potential for alleviating depressive symptoms. Sixty Sprague Dawley rats induced to chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) protocol were orally treated with NevGro® Forte daily for 4 weeks. Histological analysis was performed to probe the role of neurogenesis in mediating the therapeutic effect of NevGro® Forte. Fluoxetine (FLX) was orally administered to validate the neurogenesis-dependent mechanism of NevGro® Forte. The present study exhibited that 4 weeks of NevGro® Forte treatment ameliorated the depressive symptoms in CUMS rat model. There is a significant improvement in body weight, brain’s weight, and increased thickness of the pyramidal layer in the hippocampus following the treatment of NevGro® Forte. Scanning electron microscopy also revealed decreased degeneration characterised by flattened with less dense surface composition in the hippocampus. This research shows a positive outcome of using NevGro® Forte in ameliorating depressive symptoms.

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Zainal Abidin, Z., Junit, J., Che Ramli, M. D., Seow, S. L. S., Cheng, P. G., Eshak, Z., Ahad, M. A., & Muhammad, H. (2023). The antidepressant-like effect of NevGro® Forte in chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) model of depression in rats. Neuroscience Research Notes, 6(4), 261.1–261.16. https://doi.org/10.31117/neuroscirn.v6i4.261

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