Antidepressant activity of curcumin: involvement of serotonin and dopamine system

[1] Ammon HP(1991)Pharmacology of Planta Med 57 1-7

[2] Wahl MA(2002)Efficacy of turmeric on blood sugar and polyol pathway in diabetic albino rats Plant Foods Hum Nutr 57 41-52

[3] Arun N(1995)Influence of dietary curcumin and cholesterol on the progression of experimentally induced diabetes in albino rat Mol Cell Biochem 152 13-21

[4] Nalini N(2002)Comparison of the effects of antidepressants on norepinephrine and serotonin concentrations in the rat frontal cortex: an in-vivo microdialysis study J Psychopharmacol 16 297-304

[5] Babu PS(1994)Current advances and trends in the treatment of depression Trends Pharmacol Sci 15 220-226

[6] Srinivasan K(1995)Curcumin, an anti-tumour promoter and anti-inflammatory agent, inhibits induction of nitric oxide synthase in activated macrophages Biochem Biophys Res Commun 206 533-540

[7] Beyer CE(2000)Behavioral and biochemical studies of dichloromethane fraction from the Areca catechu nut Pharmacol Biochem Behav 65 1-6

[8] Boikess S(1980)Preliminary study on antirheumatic activity of curcumin (diferuloyl methane) Indian J Med Res 71 632-34

[9] Luo B(2007)Involvement of nitric oxide (NO) signaling pathway in the antidepressant action of bupropion, a dopamine reuptake inhibitor Eur J Pharmacol 568 177-185

[10] Dawson LA(2005)Protective effect of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors but not non-selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-inhibitors on ethanol withdrawal-induced behavioural changes Addict Biol 10 329-335

[1] Ammon HP(1991)Pharmacology of Planta Med 57 1-7

[2] Wahl MA(2002)Efficacy of turmeric on blood sugar and polyol pathway in diabetic albino rats Plant Foods Hum Nutr 57 41-52

[3] Arun N(1995)Influence of dietary curcumin and cholesterol on the progression of experimentally induced diabetes in albino rat Mol Cell Biochem 152 13-21

[4] Nalini N(2002)Comparison of the effects of antidepressants on norepinephrine and serotonin concentrations in the rat frontal cortex: an in-vivo microdialysis study J Psychopharmacol 16 297-304

[5] Babu PS(1994)Current advances and trends in the treatment of depression Trends Pharmacol Sci 15 220-226

[6] Srinivasan K(1995)Curcumin, an anti-tumour promoter and anti-inflammatory agent, inhibits induction of nitric oxide synthase in activated macrophages Biochem Biophys Res Commun 206 533-540

[7] Beyer CE(2000)Behavioral and biochemical studies of dichloromethane fraction from the Areca catechu nut Pharmacol Biochem Behav 65 1-6

[8] Boikess S(1980)Preliminary study on antirheumatic activity of curcumin (diferuloyl methane) Indian J Med Res 71 632-34

[9] Luo B(2007)Involvement of nitric oxide (NO) signaling pathway in the antidepressant action of bupropion, a dopamine reuptake inhibitor Eur J Pharmacol 568 177-185

[10] Dawson LA(2005)Protective effect of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors but not non-selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-inhibitors on ethanol withdrawal-induced behavioural changes Addict Biol 10 329-335