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This study aimed to establish a novel animal model of PSD by integrating ischemic brain injury with chronic psychological stress.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Mice were subjected to photochemically induced thrombosis (PIT) to generate focal ischemic lesions in the parietal lobe, followed by chronic restraint stress (CRS) to simulate post-stroke psychological stress. Behavioral assessments (sucrose preference test, forced swim test, tail suspension test) and molecular analyses (BDNF, synaptophysin [SYP], interleukin-1 [IL-1], tumor necrosis factor-<jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic> [TNF-<jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>]) were conducted to evaluate depressive-like phenotypes and neuroinflammatory markers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The PIT model produced consistent ischemic damage, with an average infarct area of 2.580 \u00b1 0.426% in the parietal lobe. Mice exposed to PIT-CRS exhibited significant depressive-like behaviors, including reduced sucrose preference (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), increased immobility time in the forced swim test (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.056), and prolonged immobility in the tail suspension test (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.168) compared to the Sham group. Molecular analyses revealed marked downregulation of BDNF (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.004) and SYP (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.074), alongside upregulated IL-1 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.024) and TNF-\u03b1 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.368) levels in the PIT-CRS group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The PIT-CRS model provides a comprehensive and reproducible platform for studying PSD. By integrating both ischemic injury and chronic stress, this model captures the multifaceted nature of PSD and offers valuable insights into its pathophysiology. 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