Cellular effects of rhynchophylline and relevance to sleep regulation

MN Ballester Roig, T Leduc, CC Areal, V Mongrain - Clocks & Sleep, 2021 - mdpi.com
Uncaria rhynchophylla is a plant highly used in the traditional Chinese and Japanese
medicines. It has numerous health benefits, which are often attributed to its alkaloid …

Probing pathways by which rhynchophylline modifies sleep using spatial transcriptomics

MN Ballester Roig, T Leduc, J Dufort-Gervais… - Biology Direct, 2023 - Springer
Background Rhynchophylline (RHY) is an alkaloid component of Uncaria, which are plants
extensively used in traditional Asian medicines. Uncaria treatments increase sleep time and …

Rhynchophylline, one of major constituents of Uncariae ramulus et uncus enhances pentobarbital-induced sleep behaviors and rapid eye movement sleep in rodents

JH Yoo, TW Ha, JT Hong, KW Oh - Natural Product Sciences, 2016 - koreascience.kr
Rhynchophylline (RP) is a major tetracyclic oxindole alkaloid of Uncariae Ramulus et Uncus
which has been used to treat hypertension, seizures, pain and anxiety in the oriental …

[HTML][HTML] Quinpirole increases melatonin-augmented pentobarbital sleep via cortical ERK, p38 MAPK, and PKC in mice

SI Hong, SH Kwon, JY Hwang, SX Ma… - Biomolecules & …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sleep, which is an essential part of human life, is modulated by neurotransmitter systems,
including gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and dopamine signaling. However, the …

Reducing brain kynurenic acid synthesis precludes kynurenine‐induced sleep disturbances

KM Rentschler, S Milosavljevic… - Journal of Sleep …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Patients with neurocognitive disorders often battle sleep disturbances. Kynurenic acid is a
tryptophan metabolite of the kynurenine pathway implicated in the pathology of these …

Neuropharmacology of sleep and wakefulness: 2012 update

CJ Watson, HA Baghdoyan, R Lydic - Sleep medicine clinics, 2012 - sleep.theclinics.com
Sleep states comprise a constellation of physiologic and behavioral traits, and the
mechanisms by which sedative/hypnotic medications alter these traits remain unclear. Drugs …

Salubrinal, an inhibitor of protein synthesis, promotes deep slow wave sleep

MM Methippara, T Bashir, S Kumar… - American Journal …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Previous work showed that sleep is associated with increased brain protein synthesis and
that arrest of protein synthesis facilitates sleep. Arrest of protein synthesis is induced during …

D1/D2 receptor-targeting L-stepholidine, an active ingredient of the Chinese herb Stephonia, induces non-rapid eye movement sleep in mice

MH Qiu, WM Qu, XH Xu, MM Yan, Y Urade… - Pharmacology …, 2009 - Elsevier
L-stepholidine, an active ingredient of the Chinese herb Stephonia, is the first compound
known to have mixed dopamine D1 receptor agonist/D2 antagonist properties and to be a …

The effects of daytime psilocybin administration on sleep: implications for antidepressant action

D Dudysová, K Janků, M Šmotek… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Serotonergic agonist psilocybin is a psychedelic with antidepressant potential. Sleep may
interact with psilocybin's antidepressant properties like other antidepressant drugs via …

Biphasic effects of baicalin, an active constituent of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, in the spontaneous sleep–wake regulation

HH Chang, PL Yi, CH Cheng, CY Lu, YT Hsiao… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
AIM OF THE STUDY: Baicalin is an active compound originating from the root of Scutellaria
baicalensis Georgi, which has been used for anti-inflammation, anti-bacteria, anti …