Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
Volume 21, P. 167 - 183
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
This
systematic
review
with
trial
sequential
analysis
(TSA)
aims
to
evaluate
the
efficacy
and
safety
of
Shu
Mian
Capsule
(SMC),
a
commercial
Chinese
polyherbal
preparation,
for
managing
depression
or
without
comorbid
insomnia.
Controlled
clinical
trials
assessing
SMC
against
waitlist
control,
placebo
active
controls,
as
an
adjunct
treatment
were
searched
across
seven
databases.
Risk
bias
evidence
quality
assessed
using
Cochrane
criteria
GRADE
framework,
respectively.
Fourteen
studies
analyzed,
involving
1207
participants.
Trials
comparing
standard
antidepressive
treatments
limited.
In
depressed
patients
insomnia,
combining
antidepressants
reduced
incidence
antidepressants-induced
sleep
disorders
(from
12.2%
3.8%)
but
did
not
significantly
lower
Hamilton
Rating
Scale
Depression
(HAM-D)
scores
compared
alone
[SMD
=
-0.09,
95%
CI
(-0.32,
0.14),
p
0.45].
combination
psychotropic
drugs
HAM-D
-1.29,
(-1.96,
-0.62),
<
0.01]
Pittsburgh
Sleep
Quality
Index
-1.53,
(-1.95,
-1.11),
0.01],
exhibited
various
drug-related
adverse
effects
alone.
TSA
validated
sample
size
adequacy;
nevertheless,
methodological
supporting
varied
from
very
low
due
substantial
risk.
Additionally,
92.9%
lacked
follow-ups.
The
effectiveness
alternative
conventional
is
unclear.
For
adding
care
demonstrates
augmented
improved
safety,
though
methodologically
Further
rigorous
are
warranted
confirm
SMC's
short-term
explore
its
medium-
long-term
either
complementary
therapy.
Current
precludes
recommendations
administration
in
depression.
Frontiers in Pharmacology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: March 8, 2022
Skeletal
muscle
atrophy
is
a
common
and
serious
complication
of
chronic
kidney
disease
(CKD).
Oxidative
stress
mitochondrial
dysfunction
are
involved
in
the
pathogenesis
atrophy.
The
aim
this
study
was
to
explore
effects
mechanisms
paeoniflorin
on
CKD
skeletal
We
demonstrated
that
significantly
improved
renal
function,
calcium/phosphorus
disorders,
nutrition
index
5/6
nephrectomized
model
rats.
Paeoniflorin
ameliorated
expression
proteins
associated
with
differentiation,
including
F-box
(MAFbx/atrogin-1),
RING
finger
1
(MuRF1),
MyoD
myogenin
(MyoG).
In
addition,
modulated
redox
homeostasis
by
increasing
antioxidant
activity
suppressing
excessive
accumulation
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS).
alleviated
activities
electron
transport
chain
complexes
membrane
potential.
Furthermore,
also
regulates
dynamics.
Importantly,
upregulated
silent
information
regulator
(SIRT1),
peroxisome
proliferator-activated
receptor
gamma
coactivator-1α
(PGC-1α),
phosphorylation
AMP-activated
protein
kinase
(AMPK).
Similar
results
were
observed
C2C12
myoblasts
treated
TNF-α
paeoniflorin.
Notably,
these
beneficial
abolished
inhibiting
AMPK
SIRT1
knocking
down
PGC-1α.
Taken
together,
showed
for
first
time
has
great
therapeutic
potential
through
AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α-mediated
oxidative
dysfunction.
Frontiers in Pharmacology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14
Published: Jan. 11, 2024
Introduction:
Chronic
stress-associated
hormonal
imbalance
impairs
hippocampal
neurogenesis,
contributing
to
depressive
and
anxiety
behaviors.
Targeting
neurogenesis
is
thus
a
promising
antidepressant
therapeutic
strategy.
Niuhuang
Qingxin
Wan
(NHQXW)
an
herbal
formula
for
mental
disorders
in
Traditional
Chinese
Medicine
(TCM)
practice,
but
its
anti-depressant
efficacies
mechanisms
remain
unverified.
Methods:
In
the
present
study,
we
tested
hypothesis
that
NHQXW
could
ameliorate
depressive-like
behaviors
improve
by
modulating
TrkB/ERK/CREB
signaling
pathway
utilizing
two
depression
mouse
models
including
chronic
restraint
stress
(CRS)
model
corticosterone
(CORT)
(CCS)
induced
model.
The
depression-like
were
orally
treated
with
whereas
fluoxetine
was
used
as
positive
control
group.
We
evaluated
effects
of
on
depressive-
anxiety-like
determined
inducing
neurogenesis.
Results:
treatment
significantly
ameliorated
those
models.
improved
CRS
mice
CCS
mice.
potential
neurogenic
mechanism
identified
regulating
expression
levels
BDNF,
TrkB,
p-ERK
(T202/T204),
p-MEK1/2
(S217/221),
p-CREB
(S133)
hippocampus
area
revealed
similar
fluoxetine.
Moreover,
long-term
preventing
withdrawal-associated
rebound
symptoms
Furthermore,
bioactivity-guided
quality
liquiritin
one
bioactive
compounds
bioactivities
neurogenesis-promoting
effects.
Discussion:
Taken
together,
be
TCM
attenuate
against
depression.
underlying
correlated
activities
stimulating
pathway.
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
Volume 21, P. 167 - 183
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
This
systematic
review
with
trial
sequential
analysis
(TSA)
aims
to
evaluate
the
efficacy
and
safety
of
Shu
Mian
Capsule
(SMC),
a
commercial
Chinese
polyherbal
preparation,
for
managing
depression
or
without
comorbid
insomnia.
Controlled
clinical
trials
assessing
SMC
against
waitlist
control,
placebo
active
controls,
as
an
adjunct
treatment
were
searched
across
seven
databases.
Risk
bias
evidence
quality
assessed
using
Cochrane
criteria
GRADE
framework,
respectively.
Fourteen
studies
analyzed,
involving
1207
participants.
Trials
comparing
standard
antidepressive
treatments
limited.
In
depressed
patients
insomnia,
combining
antidepressants
reduced
incidence
antidepressants-induced
sleep
disorders
(from
12.2%
3.8%)
but
did
not
significantly
lower
Hamilton
Rating
Scale
Depression
(HAM-D)
scores
compared
alone
[SMD
=
-0.09,
95%
CI
(-0.32,
0.14),
p
0.45].
combination
psychotropic
drugs
HAM-D
-1.29,
(-1.96,
-0.62),
<
0.01]
Pittsburgh
Sleep
Quality
Index
-1.53,
(-1.95,
-1.11),
0.01],
exhibited
various
drug-related
adverse
effects
alone.
TSA
validated
sample
size
adequacy;
nevertheless,
methodological
supporting
varied
from
very
low
due
substantial
risk.
Additionally,
92.9%
lacked
follow-ups.
The
effectiveness
alternative
conventional
is
unclear.
For
adding
care
demonstrates
augmented
improved
safety,
though
methodologically
Further
rigorous
are
warranted
confirm
SMC's
short-term
explore
its
medium-
long-term
either
complementary
therapy.
Current
precludes
recommendations
administration
in
depression.