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KMID : 1007520140230051683
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Food Science and Biotechnology
2014 Volume.23 No. 5 p.1683 ~ p.1688
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Hypnotic Effect of GABA from Rice Germ and/or Tryptophan in a Mouse Model of Pentothal-induced Sleep
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Ahn Ji-Hyeon
Im Chang-Kyun
Park Joon-Ha
Choung Se-Young
Lee Seok-hoon
Choi Jong-hun
Won Moo-Ho
Kang Il-Jun
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Abstract
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γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA), a primary inhibitory neurotransmitter, and tryptophan (Trp), a substrate for melatonin, are found in functional foods and exert hypnotic effects. The hypnotic effects of 3 doses of GABA and a combined-preparation of GABA and Trp (GABA+Trp) were investigated in mice. Hypnotic activity was evaluated using pentothal-induced sleep time testing. Treatments included low, middle, and high doses of GABA and GABA+Trp. Low doses of GABA (low-GABA) and low-GABA+Trp reduced sleep latency and significantly (p<0.05) prolonged the sleep time induced by pentothal, compared with controls, although the melatonin concentration in the serum was not affected. On the other hand, the adenosine A1 receptor (AA1R) immunoreactivity in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus was significantly (p<0.05) increased after administration of low-GABA and/or low-GABA+Trp, compared to controls. Low doses of GABA and/or Trp cause hypnotic effects that may be related to AA1R activation.
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KEYWORD
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γ-aminobutyric acid, tryptophan, melatonin, adenosine receptor, suprachiasmatic nuclei
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