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León German Ponciano

Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana
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[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological, neurochemical, and behavioral mechanisms underlying the anxiolytic-and antidepressant-like effects of flavonoid chrysin

JF Rodríguez-Landa, LJ German-Ponciano… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chrysin (5,7-dihydroxyflavone) is a flavonoid isolated from plants, such as Passiflora coerulea,
Passiflora incarnata, and Matricaria chamomilla. This natural molecule exerts diverse …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in the preclinical study of some flavonoids as potential antidepressant agents

LJ German-Ponciano, GU Rosas-Sánchez… - Scientifica, 2018 - hindawi.com
Flavonoids are phenolic compounds found commonly in plants that protect them against the
negative effects of environmental insults. These secondary metabolites have been widely …

[HTML][HTML] Zebrafish as a useful tool in the research of natural products with potential anxiolytic effects

J Cueto-Escobedo, LJ German-Ponciano… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a popular and valuable species used in many different biomedical
research areas. The complex behavior that fish exhibit in response to different stimuli allows …

Long-term ovariectomy increases anxiety-and despair-like behaviors associated with lower Fos immunoreactivity in the lateral septal nucleus in rats

…, LJ Germán-Ponciano… - Behavioural Brain …, 2019 - Elsevier
In woman, surgical menopause is associated with anxiety and depression symptoms.
Ovariectomy in rats has been proposed as an experimental model of surgical menopause, but its …

Differential effects of acute and chronic treatment with the flavonoid chrysin on anxiety-like behavior and Fos immunoreactivity in the lateral septal nucleus in rats

LJ Germán-Ponciano, A Puga-Olguín… - Acta …, 2020 - hrcak.srce.hr
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of acute (a single injection) and chronic (21
consecutive days) treatments with chrysin 2, 4, and 8 umol kg–1 on anxiety-like behavior …

Anxiety in natural and surgical menopause-physiologic and therapeutic bases

…, A Puga-Olguín, LJ Germán-Ponciano… - A Fresh Look at …, 2015 - books.google.com
Generalized anxiety disorder is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, affecting a
high percentage of human beings around the world. This emotional disorder possesses …

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) and its phytochemicals as anxiolytic; an underreported effect with therapeutic potential: a systematic review

…, JV Negrete-Díaz, LJ German-Ponciano… - Brain Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Anxiety is a mental disorder characterized by excessive concern about possible future threats
that, if prolonged, becomes a pathology that must be controlled through psychotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] Participation of the serotonergic system and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the antidepressant-like effect of flavonoids

LJ German-Ponciano, GU Rosas-Sánchez… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Depressive disorders are among the most disabling diseases experienced around the world,
and their incidence has significantly increased over the last few decades due to multiple …

Effects of Chrysin on mRNA Expression of 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A Receptors in the Raphe Nuclei and Hippocampus

LJ German-Ponciano, GU Rosas-Sánchez… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2021 - Springer
5-Hydroxytryptamine-1A and 5-hydroxytryptamine-2A receptors have been widely related to
the mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs. However, the influence of the flavonoid …

[HTML][HTML] Considerations of pool dimensions in the forced swim test in predicting the potential antidepressant activity of drugs

GU Rosas-Sánchez, LJ German-Ponciano… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The forced swim test (FST) was proposed by Porsolt et al.(1977a, b) as a relatively rapid test
to identify new compounds with potential antidepressant activity in rats and mice. In this test, …