Antidepressant effects of crocin and its effects on transcript and protein levels of CREB, BDNF, and VGF in rat hippocampus

Evaluation of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of saffron, Crocus sativus L., and its constituents, safranal and crocin in allodynia and hyperalgesia induced by chronic constriction injury model of neuropathic pain in rats

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Avicenna's (Ibn Sina) the Canon of Medicine and Saffron (Crocus sativus): A Review

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Ketamine plus imipramine treatment induces antidepressant-like behavior and increases CREB and BDNF protein levels and PKA and PKC phosphorylation in rat brain

(2011) Gislaine Z. Réus et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Fluoxetine regulates the expression of neurotrophic/growth factors and glucose metabolism in astrocytes

(2011) Igor Allaman et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

The role of BDNF in depression on the basis of its location in the neural circuitry

(2010) Hui Yu et al.   ACTA PHARMACOLOGICA SINICA

Chronic administration of harmine elicits antidepressant-like effects and increases BDNF levels in rat hippocampus

(2010) Jucélia J. Fortunato et al.   JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION

Antidepressant properties of bioactive fractions from the extract of Crocus sativus L.

(2009) Yang Wang et al.   Journal of Natural Medicines

Anxiolytic and hypnotic effect ofCrocus sativusaqueous extract and its constituents, crocin and safranal, in mice

(2009) Hossein Hosseinzadeh et al.   PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH

Neuropeptides in depression: Role of VGF

(2008) Smita Thakker-Varia et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Safety evaluation of saffron (Crocus sativus) tablets in healthy volunteers

(2008) Mohammad-Hadi Modaghegh et al.   PHYTOMEDICINE

The effect of saffron, Crocus sativus stigma, extract and its constituents, safranal and crocin on sexual behaviors in normal male rats

(2007) H. Hosseinzadeh et al.   PHYTOMEDICINE