The invention relates to an anti-depression compound 4-methyl-6-methoxy
coumarin, and belongs to the technical field of biological medicines. Depression is the most common mental disorder in the world and is also a main reason for disability. The development of a novel anti-depression
drug which is based on a nerve
plasticity mechanism, takes effect quickly, has a lasting
curative effect and is high in safety, and particularly has important clinical requirements and technical necessity for an
effective treatment means for
refractory depression.
Traditional Chinese medicine monomers and a per2- / -zebra fish
depression model are adopted for anti-depression
drug screening, and finally it is found that 10 mM of 4-methyl-6-methoxycoumarin has the anti-depression characteristic and has the positive
treatment effect on the exploration behavior, social interaction and sleep-awakening period of per2- / -zebra fish. The method can effectively rescue and reverse depression-like phenotypes observed in a per2- / -zebra fish circadian rhythmic
depression model, and can restore the balance of important
gene expression.