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KMID : 0387420150260020117
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
2015 Volume.26 No. 2 p.117 ~ p.130
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Effect of Banhahoobak-tang (Banxiahoupo-tang) Extract (BHTe) on Psychological Stress
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Choi Keum-Ae
Cho Su-In
Kim Kyung-Soo
Choi Chang-Won
Wei Tung-Sheun
Yang Seung-Jung
Park Soo-Yeon
Kim Kyeong-Ok
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Abstract
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Objectives: Banhahoobak-tang has been used to treat plum-pit qi, chest and hypochondriac distension, moist or greasy tongue coat, and wiry slow or wiry slippery pulse. It might be used to control coughing and vomiting. We observed that Banhahoobak-tang extract (BHTe) had anti-psychological stress effect. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of BHTe on restoring the transcriptional regulation of genes related to psychological stress.
Methods: After giving psychological stress to mice, BHTe was orally administered at 100 mg/kg/day for five days. After extracting whole brain tissue from the mice, the gene expression changes were determined by microarray. Transcription factor binding site (TFBS) analysis showed up- and down-regulated genes related to psychological stress were protected by BHTe and segregated according to the structure of TFBS. We performed text based Pubmed search to select significant target genes involved in psychological stress affected by BHTe.
Results: 1. Serum corticosterone level was decreased in the BHTe administered group, although the psychological stress was increased. 2. The BHTe administered group had no significant change in noradrenaline content in brain tissue, but the psychological stress group had decreased level. 3. The BHTe administered group had increased time of staying at open-arm than the psychological stress group. 4. Microarray revealed that TANK and RARA genes were up-regulated genes while AES, CDC42, FOS, NCL, and PVR were down-regulated genes by psychological stress but restored by BHTe.
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KEYWORD
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Banhahoobak-tang extract (BHTe), Psychological stress, Anti-anxiety effect, Microarray
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