https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/634540
標題: | Garlic essential oil ameliorates depression-like behaviors in unpredictable chronic mild stress by modulating the brain NLRP3 inflammasome pathway and influencing the gut barrier and microbiota | 作者: | Huang, Yun-Ju Tsai, Min-Shiuan Panyod, Suraphan Liu, Po-Yu Lu, Kuan-Hung Weng, Cheng-Yu Huang, Huai-Syuan Hsu, Cheng-Chih LEE-YAN SHEEN |
公開日期: | 31-七月-2023 | 卷: | 14 | 期: | 15 | 來源出版物: | Food & function | 摘要: | Depression is a severe mental disorder, with approximately 300 million people suffering from it. Recent studies have demonstrated that chronic neuroinflammation is significantly associated with intestinal flora and barrier function in depression. As a therapeutic herb, garlic (Allium sativum L.) has detoxification, antibacterial activity, and antiinflammatory functions; however, its antidepressant effect through gut microbiota and barrier function has not been reported yet. The present study investigated the effect of garlic essential oil (GEO) and its active constituent diallyl disulfide (DADS) on depressive behavior by attenuating the NLRP3 inflammasome, alternating intestinal barrier function and gut microbiota in an unpredictable chronic mild stress (US) model in rats. This study found that dopamine and serotonin turnover rates were reduced significantly with a low dose of GEO (25 mg per kg bw). The GEO groups effectively reversed sucrose preference and increased the total distance traveled in the behavioral test. Moreover, 25 mg per kg bw GEO inhibited the UCMS-induced activated inflammatory response, reflected by reduced expression in the frontal cortex of NLRP3, ASC, caspase-1, and its downstream IL-1β proteins, as well as the concentration of IL-1β and TNF-α in the serum. Supplementation with GEO increased the expression of occludin and ZO-1 and the concentration of short-chain fatty acids to influence the impact of intestinal permeability in depressive conditions. The results revealed that GEO administration caused significant changes in the α and β diversity and abundance of certain bacteria. At the genus level, GEO administration significantly increased the relative abundance, particularly beneficial SCFA-producing bacteria, and may improve depression-like behavior. In conclusion, these results indicated the antidepressant effects of GEO involved in the inflammatory pathway, short-chain fatty acids, intestinal integrity, and intestinal composition. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/634540 | ISSN: | 20426496 | DOI: | 10.1039/d3fo00270e |
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