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. 2025 Sep 24;17(19):3037. doi: 10.3390/nu17193037
SDs Sleep disorders
MDD Major depressive disorder
TCAs Tricyclic drugs
5-HT Serotonin
SSRIs Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor(s)
NE Norepinephrine
SNRI Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
DXT Duloxetine
DVS Desvenlafaxine succinate
GAD Generalized Anxiety Disorder
SAD Social Anxiety Disorder
PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder
OCD Obsessive–compulsive disorder
PSD Post-stroke depression
CGA Chlorogenic acid
FA Ferulic acid
CA Caffeic acid
DA Dopamine
PFC Prefrontal Cortex
A1R A1 receptors
A2AR A2A receptors
ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone
DMN Default mode network
MAO-A Monoamine oxidase-A
DSM-IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV
SPT Sugar preference test
FST Forced swim test
TST Tail suspension test
OFT Open field test
IL-6 Interleukin-6
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α
SOD Superoxide dismutase
GPx Glutathione peroxidase
PDD Postpartum Depression
IDO Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
UA Uric acid
3-HK 3-Hydroxykynurenine
KYN Kynurenine
KP Kynurenine pathway
CNS Central Nervous System
CUS Chronic unpredictable stress
LTP Long-term potentiation
CORT Corticosterone
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
ERK Extracellular regulated protein kinases
NF-κB Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
CWIRS Chronic water immersion restraint stress
CMS Chronic Mild Stress
PGC-1α Peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor γ coactivator lα
KAT Kynurenine aminotransferase
KYNA Kynurenic acid
SRS Stress-induced stress
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
BrdU Bromodeoxyuridine
DCX Doublecortin
IL-1β Interleukin-1β
SNAP-25 Synaptosomal-Associated Protein 25
IFN-γ Interferon-gamma
MDA Malondialdehyde
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
GSH Glutathione
GR Glucocorticoid receptor
ADRA1A α1Aadrenoreceptor
TBARS Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
AChE Acetylcholinesterase
OS Oxidative stress
Nrf2 Nuclear factor-erythroid 2 related factor 2
EPM Elevated plus maze test
LDB Light/dark box test
IAT Inhibitory avoidance test
FET Free exploration test
PNS Peripheral nervous system
MWM Morris water maze
MBT Marble burying test
5-HTP 5-Hydroxytryptophan
REM Rapid eye movement sleep
NREM Non-rapid eye movement sleep
Per1/Per2 Period Circadian Regulator 1/2
α1-AR α1-adrenergic receptor
iTBS Intermittent burst theta stimulation
dmPFC Dorsomedial prefrontal cortex
SBP Systolic Blood Pressure
DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure
CR Circadian Rhythm
EEG Electroencephalogram
ICCA Isochlorogenic acid
SYG Syringaresinol-di-O-glucoside
GSK-3β Glycogen synthase kinase-3β
OAB Overactive bladder
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
SCN Suprachiasmatic nucleus
CREB Cyclic-AMP response binding protein
OXRs Orexin receptor antagonists
NMDA N-methyl-d-aspartate
PKC Protein kinase C
cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
LS Lateral septal
SNP Single nucleotide polymorphism
PAG Periaqueductal gray
mPFC Medial prefrontal cortex
AANAT Aryl alkylamine N-acetyltransferase
CRTC1 CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 1
CRE cAMP response element
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
mTOR Mechanistic target of rapamycin
TrkB Tropomyosin-related kinase B
PLC-γ Phospholipase C-γ
AMPAR α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor
NAc Nucleus accumbens
IRS2 Insulin receptor substrate 2
CAFLTP Caffeine-induced LTP
P-CaMKII Phosphorylated calcium calmodulin kinase I
GABA Gamma-aminobutyric acid
CCK Cholecystokinin
AvBNST Anteroventral nucleus of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
VTA Ventral tegmental area
DRN Dorsal raphe nucleus
BLA Basal lateral amygdala
ROS Reactive oxygen species
HPA axis hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis
GCs Glucocorticoids
H2O2 Hydrogen peroxide
·OH Hydroxyl radicals
ROO· Peroxyl radicals
1O2 Singlet oxygen
JNK1/2 c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1/2
CCL2 C-C motif chemokine ligand-2
CRP C-reactive protein
TDO Tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase
NKA Na+/K+-ATPase
IκBα Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-Bα
CRH Corticotropin releasing hormone
CAR Cortisol awakening response
CRF Corticotrophin releasing factor
MRs Mineralocorticoid receptors
MGB axis Microbiota-Gut–Brain axis
SCFAs Short-chain fatty acids
HIF-1 Hypoxia-inducible factor-1
CUMS Chronic unpredictable mild stress
FMT Fecal microbiota transplantation
4EPS 4-Ethylphenyl sulfate
MP Muramyl peptides
EC Enterochromaffin cells