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Table 3 The effect of antibiotics on corticosterone in rodents

From: Butterflies in the gut: the interplay between intestinal microbiota and stress

Molecule

Species

Vendor

Strain

Sex

Diet

Age

Chemicals

Dosage

Route

Timing for antibiotic treatment

Sample

Testing time

Treatment

Detection

Changes

Reference (PMID)

Corticosterone

Mouse

Jackson Laboratory

C57BL/6J

Male

N/A

9 weeks

Bacitracin

0.5 mg/mL

Water

7–9 weeks old

Serum

Afternoon

Baseline

N/A

No change

27752130

     

Neomycin

2 mg/mL

        
     

Vancomycin

0.2 mg/mL

        
     

Pimaricin

1.2 µg/mL

        

Samtaco Animal Breeding Center

C57BL/6

Male

N/A

6 weeks

Ampicillin

100 mg/kg

Gavage

Once a day for 2 days

Serum

N/A

EPM

120 min

Increase

29867078

–

C57BL/6

Male

N/A

100 days

Ampicillin

1 mg/mL

Water

21–100 days old

Serum

N/A

Baseline

N/A

No change

34824332

     

Vancomycin

5 mg/mL

    

Aβ1–42

N/A

No change

 
     

Neomycin

10 mg/mL

        
     

Metronidazole

10 mg/mL

        
     

Amphotericin B

0.1 mg/mL

        

Jackson Laboratory

C57BL/6

Male

N/A

23 weeks

Ampicillin

1%

Water

4–23 weeks old

Serum

N/A

Baseline (fasting for 5 h)

N/A

No change

34856844

     

Neomycin

1%

    

Social overcrowding (fasting for 5 h)

N/A

Decrease

 

Taconic Farms

C57BL/6N

Male

 

8 weeks

Ampicillin

1 g/L

Water

6–8 weeks old

Serum

N/A

Novel cage for 3 h + Saline

90 min

No change

34401412

     

Vancomycin

0.5 g/L

    

Novel cage for 3 h + Insuline

90 min

No change

 
     

Neomycin

0.5 g/L

        
     

Erythromycin

10 mg/L

     

N/A

  

Jackson Laboratory

C57BL/6J

Male

5053 PicoLab Rodent Diet

8–12 weeks

Ampicillin

1 g/L

Water

8–12 weeks old

Serum

13:00–17:00

Novel cage for 5 min

60 min

No change

34194038

     

Vancomycin

0.5 g/L

   

13:00–17:00

Novel cage + Social interactio for 5 min

60 min

Increase

 
     

Neomycin

1 g/L

        
     

Metronidazole

0.5 g/L

        
     

Sucrose

1%

        

Charles River

C57BL/6J

Male

N/A

8–12 weeks

Ampicillin

1 g/L

Water

8–12 weeks old

Plasma

6:00

Baseline

N/A

Increase

23663780

     

Vancomycin

0.5 g/L

   

18:00

Baseline

N/A

Increase

 
     

Neomycin

1 g/L

        
     

Metronidazole

1 g/L

        

Sichuan

BALB/c

Male

N/A

17–19 weeks

Ceftriaxone

250 mg/mL, 0.2 mL/d

Gavage

Once a day for 11 weeks

Serum

8:00–5:00

Gavage stress

60 min

Increase

32714875

N/A

BALB/c

Male

N/A

70 days

Ampicillin

1 mg/mL

Water

21–28, 35–42, 49–56 days old

Serum

N/A

Baseline

N/A

No change

29872772

N/A

BALB/c

Male

N/A

70 days

Cefoperazone

1 mg/mL

Water

21–28, 35–42, 49–56 days old

Serum

N/A

Baseline

N/A

No change

29872772

N/A

BALB/c

Male

N/A

70 days

Ampicillin + Cefoperazone

1 mg/mL

Water

21–28, 35–42, 49–56 days old

Serum

N/A

Baseline

N/A

No change

29872772

Japan SLC

ICR

Male

5% fat, 24% protein, and 54% carbohydrate

P12, 15, 21

Nebacitin [bacitracin-neomycin sulphate 2:1]

7 g/kg

Diet

ED14-21 days old

Plasma

N/A

Baseline

N/A

No change

34170061

Japan SLC

ICR

Male

5% fat, 24% protein, and 54% carbohydrate

P39

Nebacitin [bacitracin-neomycin sulphate 2:1]

7 g/kg

Diet

ED14-39 days old

Plasma

N/A

Restraint stress for 20 min

0, 20, 60, 120 min

Decrease at 60 min

34170061

Japan SLC

ICR

Pregnant female

N/A

Adult

Nebacitin [bacitracin-neomycin sulphate 2:1]

7 g/kg

Diet

ED14-21 days old

Plasma

N/A

Baseline

N/A

No change

34170061

Sichuan

Kunming

N/A

N/A

21 days

Ampicillin

100 mg/kg

Gavage

Once a day (10–21 days old; 10–100 µL)

Serum

N/A

Baseline

N/A

Decrease

32775126

     

Vancomycin

50 mg/kg

        
     

Neomycin

100 mg/kg

        
     

Bacitracin

100 mg/kg

        
     

Imipenem

50 mg/kg

        
     

Amphotericin B

1 mg/kg

        

Rat

Janvier SA

Wistar

Female

UAR pellets

200–225 g

Neomycin

0.50%

Water

12 days

Plasma

N/A

Baseline

N/A

No change

22541937

     

Ampicillin

1%

    

Partial restraint stress for 2 h

Immediately

Decrease

 

CLEA Japan

ODS/Shi Jcl-od/od

Male

AIN93-rodent diet

8 weeks

Neomycin

1 mg/mL

Water

6–8 weeks old

Serum

N/A

Baseline

N/A

No change

32115449

     

Vancomycin

0.5 mg/mL

    

Vitamine C

N/A

No change

 
     

Ampicillin

0.5 mg/mL

        

Shanghai Jiesijie

Sprague–Dawley

Male

N/A

200–250 g

Ampicillin

1 g/L

Water

28 days

Serum

N/A

Baseline

N/A

No change

32535221

     

Vancomycin

500 mg/L

    

Intermittent electric shocks + noise for 14 days

Immediately

Decrease

 
     

Neomycin

1 g/L

        
     

Metronidazole

1 g/L

        

N/A

Sprague–Dawley

Male

Teklad Global 18% Protein Rodent diet,

23 weeks

Ampicillin

1 g/L

Water

10–16 weeks old

Serum

N/A

Forced swim test

0, 30, 45, 90 min

No change

27742460

   

Product code 2018S

 

Vancomycin

500 mg/L

        
     

Ciprofloxacin HCl

20 mg/L

        
     

Imipenem

250 mg/L

        
     

Metronidazole

1 g/L

        
  1. N/A: not applicable