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KMID : 1123920220360010007
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2022 Volume.36 No. 1 p.7 ~ p.10
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Effects of Hwangryunagyo-tang on Sleep Onset and Total Duration of Sleep Induced by Thiopental Dodium in Mice
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Leem Kang-Hyun
Kim Tae-Yeon
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Abstract
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Hwangryunagyo-tang (HT) is a herbal cocktail to treat insomnia induced by yin deficiency with effulgent fire. In the present study, the onset time and the duration time of sleep were measured 30 minutes after thiopental sodium injection. And c-fos immunohistochemistry was performed to find the activated nerve cells of the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus (VLPO) and tuberomammillary nucleus (TMN) sites in the brain. HT significantly increased the number of activated nerve cells in the sleep-inducing center (VLPO), whereas HT significantly decreased the number of activated nerve cells in the arousal center (TMN). It could be concluded that the HT shortened the onset time and increased the duration time for sleep induced by thiopental sodium. And it was confirmed that the mechanism acted by activating the sleep-inducing center (VLPO) and suppressing the arousal center (TMN) in the brain. The results are considered to be useful as scientific evidence HT can be used clinically for the treatment of insomnia caused by yin deficiency with effulgent fire.
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KEYWORD
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Hwangryunagyo-tang (HT)(黃連阿膠湯), Onset time, Duration time, Sleep-inducing center (VLPO), Arousal center (TMN)
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