Journal of ethnopharmacologyAnimalsMaleHippocampusMiceInbred C57BL
Citrus-caspase-4-serotonin axis: Aurantii Fructus rapidly reverses chronic-stress-induced despair via suppression of hippocampal caspase-4.
Chao Lu, Ziwei Gao, Zixuan Wei, Yaping Zhu, Mengqi Shao, Yiran Jiang, Lei Wu
Published: 202610.1016/j.jep.2025.121051
Abstract
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The citrus-derived flavonoid-rich fraction Aurantii Fructus (AF) has been traditionally used in East Asian folk medicine to relieve mood-related complaints, yet its antidepressant profile and mechanism remain ill-defin…
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