期刊
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
卷 13, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.965308
关键词
Ziziphi Spinosae Semen; insomnia; para-chlorophenylalanine; GABA(A)R alpha 1; GABA(A)R gamma 2
资金
- National Key Research and Development Program: research on key technologies of ginseng industry and development of massive health products
- Science and Technology Development Plan Project of Jilin Province [2017YFC1702100]
- Science and Technology Development Plan Project of Changchun City [20210401111YY]
- Science and Technology Project of Jilin Provincial Department of Education [21ZGY20]
- [JJKH20210965KJ]
This study obtained a Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa extract (ZSSE) and analyzed its chemical constituents. Through in vivo experiments, the potential mechanism of ZSSE in improving sleep was revealed, showing that it regulated the levels of GABA, Glu, 5-HT, and DA and the expression of GABA receptors in specific brain areas. This research provides valuable insights into the pharmacological mechanism of ZSSE for sleep improvement.
Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H.F.Chow [Rhamnaceae; Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (ZSS)] has attracted extensive attention as the first choice of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of insomnia. However, recent studies on the sleep-improving mechanism of ZSS have mainly focused on the role of single components. Thus, to further reveal the potential mechanism of ZSS, an assessment of its multiple constituents is necessary. In this study, ZSS extract (ZSSE) was obtained from ZSS via detailed modern extraction, separation, and purification technologies. The chemical constituents of ZSSE were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). For in vivo experiments, a rat model of insomnia induced by p-chlorophenylalanine (PCPA) was established to investigate the potential effect and corresponding mechanism of ZSSE on improving sleep. Hematoxylin-eosin staining (HE) results revealed that the drug group showed prominent advantages over the model group in improving sleep. Moreover, the brain levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutamic acid (Glu), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), and dopamine (DA) were monitored via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to further study the sleep-improving mechanism of ZSSE. We found that sleep was effectively improved via upregulation of GABA and 5-HT and downregulation of Glu and DA. In addition, molecular mechanisms of ZSSE in improving sleep were studied by immunohistochemical analysis. The results showed that sleep was improved by regulating the expression levels of GABA receptor subunit alpha-1 (GABA(A)R alpha 1) and GABA acid receptor subunit gamma-2 (GABA(A)R gamma 2) receptors in the hypothalamus and hippocampus tissue sections. Therefore, this work not only identified the active ingredients of ZSSE but also revealed the potential pharmacological mechanism of ZSSE for improving sleep, which may greatly stimulate the prospective development and application of ZSSE.
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