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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2021, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (6): 672-679.doi: 10.12092/j.issn.1009-2501.2021.06.010

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Research progress of relevance between cholecystokinin and depression 

WANG Yeqing 1, WANG Yuhong 1, LIU Jian 2, ZHAO Hongqing 1, ZOU Manshu 1   

  1. 1 Institute of Innovation and Applied Research, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, Hunan, China; 2 The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410007, Hunan, China
  • Received:2020-11-02 Revised:2021-05-17 Online:2021-06-26 Published:2021-07-06

Abstract: Depression is a mental illness characterized by significant and lasting depression. Recent studies have found that cholecystokinin, as a small brain-gut peptide molecule, is widely distributed in the central nervous system and enteric nervous system. In order to further clarify the relationship between CCK and the pathogenesis of depression, this article reviews the effect of CCK in depression, including HPA axis, synaptic function and circuit mechanism, etc.

Key words: depression, cholecystokinin, neurons, mechanism

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