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. 2023 Oct 10;14:1193053. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1193053

Table 2.

Drugs targeting microglia to alter neurogenesis for treating depression.

Reference Type Drug Model Modeling method Dosing Mechanism: microglia/Neurogenesis/microglia -mediated regulation of neurogenesis.
(174) First-line antidepressant drugs in clinical practice clomipramine and imipramine BV2 cells/primary microglia treated with or without LPS (100 ng/ml) for 24 h pretreated with Clomipramine (15 μM) and imipramine(10 μM) for 24h activation microglia (indirectly)
(175) imipramine mice RSD oral (15 mg/kg) for 1 week activation microglia (indirectly)
(176) clomipramine mice injected with LPS (1 mg/kg) I. p (20 mg/kg) for 1 week activation.microglia (indirectly)
(177) imipramine mice CUS for 5 weeks oral (20 mg/kg) microglia -mediated regulation of neurogenesis(directly)
sertraline mice CUMS for 5 weeks oral (5 mg/kg) for 5 weeks activation microglia (indirectly)
(178) fluoxetine mice UCMS for 6 weeks oral (15 mg/kg) for 6 weeks microglia -mediated regulation of neurogenesis(directly)
(100) Potential anti-inflammatory candidate drugs minocycline mice MS I. p (20 mg/kg) for 2 weeks microglia -mediated regulation of neurogenesis(directly)
(179) ketamine mice Genetically engineered mouse I. p (7 mg/kg) regulating neurogenesis(indirectly)
(180) ketamine rat treated with long-term corticosterone administration for 4 weeks I. p (2.5, 5, 10 mg/kg) regulating neurogenesis(indirectly)
(181) Natural compounds Xanthoceraside mice CUMS I. p (0.02, 0.32 mg/kg) regulating neurogenesis(indirectly)
(182) Xanthoceraside microglia induction with Ab25–35 (10 mM)/IFN-g (10 U/mL) for 24-h pretreatment (0, 0.001, 0.01, or 0.1 mM) for 16h regulating neurogenesis(indirectly)
(183) Curcumin BV2 cells treated with or without LPS (1 μg/mL) for 24 h pretreatment (1,5, 10, 20, and 40 μM) for 2 h regulating microglia (indirectly)
(184) Paeoniflorin mice I. p of RESP (1 mg/kg) for 3 days I. g (10, 20, 40mg/kg) for 3 days regulating microglia (indirectly)
(185) Paeoniflorin mice CUMS for 5 weeks I. p (20 mg/kg) for 3 weeks regulating neurogenesis(indirectly)
(186) Paeoniflorin rat MCAO procedures I. p (5, 10 mg/kg) for 2 weeks microglia -mediated regulation of neurogenesis(directly)
(187) Paeoniflorin rat permanent four-vessel occlusion oral (40 mg/kg) for 4 weeks microglia -mediated regulation of neurogenesis(directly)
(188) Resveratrol mice I. p of LPS (1 mg/kg) oral (30 mg/kg) for 7 days regulating microglia (indirectly)
(189) Resveratrol microglia treated with LPS (1 μg/ml) for 4 h and ATP (5 mM) for 1 h pretreatment (10 µM) for 1h regulating microglia (indirectly)
(190) Resveratrol mice CLP I. p (10, 30  mg/kg) at 1 hour prior to surgery and again at 6 h, 12 h, and 18 h after surgery regulating microglia (indirectly)
(191) Resveratrol mice I. p of LPS (5 mg/kg) I. p (20 mg/kg) for 2 weeks microglia -mediated regulation of neurogenesis(directly)
(192) Resveratrol mice injected with 120 mg kg-1 of D-galactose (0.2 mL per 10/d) for 62 days oral (functional fermented milk: 0.9% NaCl = 1: 3, functional fermented milk: 0.9% NaCl = 1: 1, functional fermented milk) for 62 days regulating neurogenesis(indirectly)
(193) Others Melatonin mice I. p of LPS (5 mg/kg) I. p (30 mg/kg) for 4 times regulating microglia (indirectly)
(194) Melatonin rat exposed to pyridostigmine bromide, DEET, and permethrin, and 15 min of restraint stress for 4 weeks oral (5, 10, 20, 40, or 80 mg/kg)for 8 weeks (5 days/week) microglia -mediated regulation of neurogenesis(directly)
(195) Melatonin mice CMS for 7 weeks I. p (2.5mg/kg) for 4 weeks microglia -mediated regulation of neurogenesis(directly)
(196) Omega-3 fatty acids hippocampal progenitor cell bilateral oophorectomy PUFA treatment (approximately 340 mg/g for EPA, 240 mg/g for DHA) for 10 weeks microglia -mediated regulation of neurogenesis(directly)
(197) Omega-3 fatty acids mice I. p of LPS (1 mg/kg) feed with n-3 PUFA balanced microglia -mediated regulation of neurogenesis(directly)

CLP, Cecal ligation and puncture; CMS, Chronic mild stress; CUMS, Chronic unpredictable mild stress; CUS, Chronic unpredictable stress; I. g, intragastric administration; I. p, intraperitoneal injection; MS, Maternal separation; RSD, Repeated social defeat; UCMS, Unpredictable chronic mild stress.