Xiaoyao Pill Improves the Affective Dysregulation of Sleep-deprived Female Mice by Inhibiting Brain Injury and Regulating the Content of Monoamine Neurotransmitter

Li，Yujie1; Wei，Dandan2; Zhang，Minghao1; Yue，Tiantian1; Du，Huimin2; Liu，Qi2; Gan，Shihu2; Liu，Hanbin2; Dong，Yijie2; Qiao，Xinyue2; Zhang，Yichi3; Yang，Liping1

2022-07-01

10.2174/1389201022666211012102501

CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY   影响因子和分区

1389-2010

1873-4316

Background: Sleep curtailment is a serious problem in many societies. Clinical evidence has shown that sleep deprivation is associated with mood dysregulation, formation of false memory, cardio-metabolic risk factors and outcomes, inflammatory disease risk, and all-cause mortality. The affective disorder dysregulation caused by insufficient sleep has become an increasingly serious health problem. However, to date, not much attention has been paid to the mild affective dysregulation caused by insufficient sleep, and there is no clear and standard therapeutic method to treat it. The Xiaoyao Pill is a classic Chinese medicinal formula, with the effect of dispersing stagnated hepatoqi, invigorating the spleen, and nourishing the blood. Therefore, it is most commonly used to treat gynecological diseases in China. In the present study, the effects of the Xiaoyao Pill on affective dysregulation of sleep-deprived mice and its underlying molecular mechanisms were investigated. Methods: Forty adult female mice were used in the present study. The sleep deprivation model was established by improving the multi-platform water environment method. After 7 consecutive days of sleep deprivation, the mice were administrated low (LXYP, 0.32mg/kg) and high (HXYP, 0.64 mg/kg) doses of the Xiaoyao Pill for two weeks. Then, the body weight, behavioral deficits, and histopathology were evaluated. Meanwhile, the expression of c-fos protein and the concentrations of monoamine neurotransmitters in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex were determined after two weeks of treatment. Results: Xiaoyao Pill treatment significantly increased body weight and sucrose consumption and decreased the irritability scores of the sleep-deprived mice. Meanwhile, Xiaoyao Pill treatment prevented brain injury and inhibited the expression of c-fos protein in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. In addition, HXYP treatment significantly upregulated the levels of NE in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex (p < 0.01). LXYP treatment significantly up-regulated the levels of 5-HT in the prefrontal cortex. Meanwhile, both HXYP and LXYP treatment significantly upregulated the levels of DA in the prefrontal cortex (p < 0.05 or p < 0.01) of sleep-deprived mice. Conclusion: The present study demonstrates that Xiaoyao Pill treatment prevented the behavioral deficits of mice induced by sleep deprivation by promoting the recovery of brain tissue injury and up-regulating the levels of NE, 5-HT, and DA in the brain tissue.

5HT Body weight Brain tissue injury Monoamine neurotransmitters Sleep deprivation Xiaoyao Pill

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National Natural Science Foundation of China[81973596,81373790]

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ; Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ; Pharmacology & Pharmacy

WOS:000811700600007

BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD

PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY

2-s2.0-85130301874

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1.Pharmacology Laboratory,School of Basic Medical Medicine,Zhengzhou,China
2.College of First Clinical Medical,Henan,University of Chinese Medicine,Zhengzhou Henan,450046,China
3.Department of Materials Science and Engineering,College of Shuren,South University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen Guangdong,518055,China

Li，Yujie,Wei，Dandan,Zhang，Minghao,et al. Xiaoyao Pill Improves the Affective Dysregulation of Sleep-deprived Female Mice by Inhibiting Brain Injury and Regulating the Content of Monoamine Neurotransmitter[J]. CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY,2022,23(8):1080-1093.

Li，Yujie.,Wei，Dandan.,Zhang，Minghao.,Yue，Tiantian.,Du，Huimin.,...&Yang，Liping.(2022).Xiaoyao Pill Improves the Affective Dysregulation of Sleep-deprived Female Mice by Inhibiting Brain Injury and Regulating the Content of Monoamine Neurotransmitter.CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY,23(8),1080-1093.

Li，Yujie,et al."Xiaoyao Pill Improves the Affective Dysregulation of Sleep-deprived Female Mice by Inhibiting Brain Injury and Regulating the Content of Monoamine Neurotransmitter".CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 23.8(2022):1080-1093.