Targets and underlying mechanisms related to the sedative and hypnotic activities of saponin extracts from semen <i>Ziziphus jujube</i>
Chunyan Shen, Lin Wan, Jingjing Zhu, Jian‐Guo Jiang
Abstract
Rα3), glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) 65/67, IL-6 and IL-1β expression in the hypothalamus and hippocampus. SZJ-I and SZJ-II might exert excellent sedative-hypnotic effects through multiple mechanisms that worked simultaneously. SZJ-I and especially SZJ-II are promising candidates for relieving insomnia.
Topics & Concepts
ZiziphusSaponinSemenTraditional medicineSedativeHypnoticPharmacognosyPharmacologyMedicineBiologyBotanyBiological activityAlternative medicineBiochemistryIn vitroPathologyAndrologyZiziphus Jujuba Studies and ApplicationsGinseng Biological Effects and ApplicationsBiochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques