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<p>Curculigoside (CUR), a flavonoid derived from traditional Chinese medicine, has shown potential in alleviating depressive symptoms. However, the mechanisms underlying its antidepressant effects remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of CUR on depressive-like behavior in the chronic social defeat stress (CSDS) model and its potential mechanism of action on pyramidal neuronal excitability and synaptic transmission. We injected 20&#xa0;mg/kg of CUR intraperitoneally for seven days and found that CUR significantly alleviated emotional deficits in mice subjected to CSDS. CUR restored the activity of pyramidal neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and ventral CA1 (vCA1) regions, which were suppressed by CSDS during depression-like behaviors. Through network pharmacology and molecular docking, we identified CUR’s pharmacological targets and found that its antidepressant effects are partly mediated by modulating the cAMP-PKA signaling pathway. CUR treatment ameliorated synaptic transmission dysfunction in both the mPFC and vCA1. CUR regulated the cAMP-PKA signaling pathway and GluA1 subunit trafficking, thereby contributing to the restoration of synaptic function. CUR alleviated depression-like behaviors induced by CSDS by modulating the excitability and synaptic transmission of pyramidal neurons in the mPFC and vCA1 through activation of the cAMP-PKA-GluA1 signaling pathway. These findings provide new insights into CUR’s antidepressant mechanisms and highlight its potential as a therapeutic agent for depression.</p>

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Curculigoside Alleviates CSDS-induced Depressive-like Behavior by Modulating Pyramidal Neuron Excitability and Synaptic Transmission

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    2026年6月26日

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  • Yuhong Jing,
  • Tianshu Zhang,
  • Zihao Wei,
  • Huaiyuan Wang,
  • Tianqi Gao,
  • Yanling Liu,
  • Lin Cong,
  • Lianbin Zhao,
  • Shuoxin Xie,
  • Lu Liu,
  • Xinmeng Zhang,
  • Tongrui Wu,
  • Hao Wu,
  • Yuanyuan Li

摘要

Curculigoside (CUR), a flavonoid derived from traditional Chinese medicine, has shown potential in alleviating depressive symptoms. However, the mechanisms underlying its antidepressant effects remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of CUR on depressive-like behavior in the chronic social defeat stress (CSDS) model and its potential mechanism of action on pyramidal neuronal excitability and synaptic transmission. We injected 20 mg/kg of CUR intraperitoneally for seven days and found that CUR significantly alleviated emotional deficits in mice subjected to CSDS. CUR restored the activity of pyramidal neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and ventral CA1 (vCA1) regions, which were suppressed by CSDS during depression-like behaviors. Through network pharmacology and molecular docking, we identified CUR’s pharmacological targets and found that its antidepressant effects are partly mediated by modulating the cAMP-PKA signaling pathway. CUR treatment ameliorated synaptic transmission dysfunction in both the mPFC and vCA1. CUR regulated the cAMP-PKA signaling pathway and GluA1 subunit trafficking, thereby contributing to the restoration of synaptic function. CUR alleviated depression-like behaviors induced by CSDS by modulating the excitability and synaptic transmission of pyramidal neurons in the mPFC and vCA1 through activation of the cAMP-PKA-GluA1 signaling pathway. These findings provide new insights into CUR’s antidepressant mechanisms and highlight its potential as a therapeutic agent for depression.