Insulin-like growth factor-I peptides act centrally to decrease depression-like behavior of mice treated intraperitoneally with lipopolysaccharide

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Centrally administered insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I has anti-depressant activity in several rodent models, including lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced depression. In this study we tested the ability of IGF-I and GPE (the N-terminal tri-peptide derived from I...

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Main Authors: Park Sook-Eun, Lawson Marcus, Dantzer Robert, Kelley Keith W, McCusker Robert H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/8/1/179