Abstract
In the olfactory-bulbectomised rat model of depression, neutrophil phagocytosis was significantly decreased and phagocytosis started later in comparison to sham-operated animals. Both desipramine and lithium chloride treatment significantly reversed the depressed neutrophil phagocytosis and shortened the time to commencement of phagocytosis in drug-treated bulbectomised rats. The catalase and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) activities in bulbecto-mised rats were decreased, while superoxide dismutase (SOD) was significantly increased. Chronic desipramine and lithium chloride treatment slightly improved catalase activity in the bulbectomised rats. Desipramine significantly reversed the reduction in activity of GSH-PX, but failed to reverse the increased activity of SOD. In contrast, lithium chloride significantly reversed SOD activity to normal values, without affecting GSH-PX activity in the bulbectomised rats.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 24-28 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Neuropsychobiology |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1994 |
Keywords
- Catalase
- Depression
- Glutathione peroxidase
- Neutrophil phagocytosis
- Superoxide dismutase
