The effect of hydrolyzed Spirulina by malted barley on forced swimming test in ICR mice.
Spirulina is a true puree of a filamentous, spiral-shaped blue alga and exerts the useful properties as a source of many biochemicals. This study investigated the antidepressant-like effect of hydrolyzed Spirulina by malted barley on the forced swimming test in mice. After the forced swimming test, we examined the levels of several blood biochemical parameters in mice. The effect of the hydrolyzed Spirulina by malted barley-treated group for 2 weeks on the immobility time was significantly reduced in comparison with the control group (p < .05). Plasma level of blood urea nitrogen and lactate dehydrogenase was significantly decreased in the hydrolyzed Spirulina by malted barley-treated group compared with the control group (p < .05). It had no effect on the variation of creatine kinase, glucose, total protein, and albumin levels. Therefore, these results suggest that hydrolyzed Spirulina by malted barley might be a candidate among antidepressant agents.
Kim
Na-Hyung
NH
Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jeong
Hyun-Ja
HJ
Lee
Ju-Young
JY
Go
Hoyeon
H
Ko
Seong-Gyu
SG
Hong
Seung-Heon
SH
Kim
Hyung-Min
HM
Um
Jae-Young
JY
D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002457:Cell Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001467:Hordeum / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D053545:Spirulina / Q000737:chemistry*; D013550:Swimming / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D002457:Cell Extracts; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase