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JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
Volume 130, Issue 1, Pages 163-166Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.03.023
Keywords
Jujubosides; 5-HT; REM sleep; Circadian rhythm; Semen Ziziphi Spinosae
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [30640070, 30772556]
- National 985 project in Peking University
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Ethnopharmacological significance: Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, the seed of Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa (bunge) Hu ex H.F. Chow has been widely used in treating insomnia and anxiety. Aim of the study: In this study, we investigated the hypnotic effect of jujubosides, one of the major components (saponin) of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, in both day and night period. Materials and methods: After the administration of jujubosides (9 mg/kg once per day for 3 days), sleep parameters were examined by EEG and EMC analysis in normal rats and the action of jujubosides on pentobarbital-induced sleep assessed by the loss-of righting reflex. Results: During daytime (9:00-15:00), jujubosides significantly increased the total sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep without significant influence on non-REM (NREM) sleep. During nighttime (21:00-3:00), jujubosides significantly increased the total sleep and NREM sleep especially the light sleep while showed no significant effect on REM sleep and slow wave sleep (SWS). In pentobarbital-treated mice, jujubosides significantly augmented the hypnotic effect of pentobarbital (45 mg/kg, i.p.), proved by increasing sleep time and this augmentative effect was potentiated by 5-hydroxytryptophan (2 mg/kg, i.p.). Furthermore, jujubosides inhibited the para-chlorophenylalanine-induced suppression of pentobarbital-induced hypnosis. Conclusions: These results suggested that the hypnotic effect of jujubosides on normal rats may be influenced by circadian rhythm and the serotonergic system may involve in the hypnotic effect of jujubosides. jujubosides may be good source of lead compounds for novel hypnotics. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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