Research Article

[Retracted] Carveol Promotes Nrf2 Contribution in Depressive Disorders through an Anti-inflammatory Mechanism

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Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining showing the extent of surviving neurons in the cortex and hippocampus (Corno amonus, CA). Scale bar 50 μm, magnification 40x. Dead neurons were characterized by a swollen cytoplasm, vacuolization, scalloped morphology with intense cytoplasmic eosinophilia, and nuclear basophilia. Data are expressed as . is compared to the saline group; ## and # indicate a significant difference compared to the LPS group; is compared to ATRA+LPS. CAR 20: carveol (20 mg/kg); LPS: lipopolysaccharide; ATRA: all-trans retinoic acid; FLX: fluoxetine. The H&E slides were made after the euthanization of animals following behavioral analysis. The saline, LPS, CAR+LPS, and FLX + LPS groups were those studied in the first cohort (/group), while the ATRA+LPS, CAR+ATRA+LPS, and ATRA+LPS + FLX groups were from the second cohort (/group).