Effect of acute and chronic 2-(2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)-5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole (IQM316) or melatonin administration on hippocampal oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) protein levels. Animals were treated with vehicle (Vhc), IQM316 (IQM), or melatonin (Mel). Quantitative analysis of the effect of acute (A) and chronic (C) administrations on hippocampal OXPHOS protein levels. Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) was used for normalization. Representative Western blots for acute (B) and chronic (D) administrations quantified in A and C, respectively. Acute administration of either IQM316 or melatonin significantly increased subunit B of complex II and complex I subunit (COX I) protein levels but reduced COX IV and ATP-5β. Nonetheless, chronic IQM316 or melatonin administration only increased the protein levels of NDUFB8. Data are mean ± SEM, n = 8 animals per group. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, significantly different from vehicle, Bonferroni post hoc test.