Hypnotic effects and binding studies for GABAA and 5-HT2C receptors of traditional medicinal plants used in Asia for insomnia

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 225-232

  Cho, Sueng Mock ^a,b   Shimizu, Makoto ^b   Lee, C Justin ^c   Han, Dae Seok ^a   Jung, Cheol Kyun ^a   Jo, Jin Ho ^a   Kim, Young Myoung ^a  

^a Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

5 HT2C receptor; GABAA receptor; Hypnotic activity; Licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fischer); Oriental medicinal plant; Silk tree (Albizzia julibrissin Durazzini)

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR; SILK TREE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASIA; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; IN VITRO STUDY; INSOMNIA; JAPAN; KOREA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ASIA; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2C; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN; ANIMALIA; GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; MUS; PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 77957816985     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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