Syringin may exert sleep‐potentiating effects through the NOS/NO pathway

Y Cui, Y Zhang, G Liu - Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Sleep is essential for basic survival as well as for optimal physical and cognitive
performance in both human beings and animals. To investigate the effect of syringin on …

Effect of the licorice flavonoid isoliquiritigenin on the sleep architecture and profile in mice

S Cho, M Yoon, D Kim, JS Kim, H Yang, CH Lee… - Food science and …, 2012 - Springer
The sleep-promoting effect of isoliquiritigenin (ILTG) was investigated by analyzing the sleep
architecture in mice. A hypnotic diazepam (DZP, 2 mg/kg) significantly decreased sleep …

[HTML][HTML] Modulation of cellular circadian rhythms by secondary metabolites of lichens

S Srimani, CX Schmidt… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Most mammalian cells harbor molecular circadian clocks that synchronize
physiological functions with the 24-h day-night cycle. Disruption of circadian rhythms …

Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) enhances wakefulness during active periods but facilitates sleep during resting periods in C57BL/6 mice

T Ono, N Nishino, Y Iwai, Y Iwai, N Sakai… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of the Eurycoma longifolia (also known as Tongkat Ali [TA]) on sleep and
wakefulness was evaluated in C57BL/6 mice. While TA has been used as an aphrodisiac in …

Cordycepin increases nonrapid eye movement sleep via adenosine receptors in rats

Z Hu, CI Lee, VK Shah, EH Oh, JY Han… - Evidence‐Based …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Cordycepin (3′‐deoxyadenosine) is a naturally occurring adenosine analogue and one of
the bioactive constituents isolated from Cordyceps militaris/Cordyceps sinensis, species of …

Insomnia pharmacology

SS Sullivan - Medical Clinics, 2010 - medical.theclinics.com
With an astounding 10% to 15% of the United States population meeting criteria for an
insomnia disorder, 1, 2 insomnia is not only the most common sleep disorder in the …

Kinase signalling in excitatory neurons regulates sleep quantity and depth

SJ Kim, N Hotta-Hirashima, F Asano, T Kitazono… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Progress has been made in the elucidation of sleep and wakefulness regulation at the
neurocircuit level,. However, the intracellular signalling pathways that regulate sleep and the …

Ketamine-induced glutamatergic mechanisms of sleep and wakefulness: insights for developing novel treatments for disturbed sleep and mood

WC Duncan, ED Ballard, CA Zarate - Sleep-Wake Neurobiology and …, 2019 - Springer
Ketamine, a drug with rapid antidepressant effects and well-described effects on slow wave
sleep (SWS), is a useful intervention for investigating sleep–wake mechanisms involved in …

Uncaria rhynchophylla and its major constituents on central nervous system: a review on their pharmacological actions

W Yang, SP Ip, L Liu, YF Xian… - Current vascular …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Uncaria rhynchophylla (Miq.) Jacks (Rubinaceae), a common herbal medicine
known as Gou-teng in Chinese, is commonly used in Chinese medicine practice for the …

[HTML][HTML] Profiles of Metabolic Genes in Uncaria rhynchophylla and Characterization of the Critical Enzyme Involved in the Biosynthesis of Bioactive Compounds-(iso) …

M Yang, B Yao, R Lin - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rhynchophylline (RIN) and isorhynchophylline (IRN), two of the representative types of
indole alkaloids, showed the unique spiroindole structures produced in Uncaria …