KONG Mei, XING Chang-yong, SHU Xiao-chun. Influence of Ease Powder Decoction on Expression of Hippocampus 5-HT1A Receptor and 5-HT2A Receptor in Rat Model of Sleep Deprivation Depression[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2010, 16(14): 157-160.
KONG Mei, XING Chang-yong, SHU Xiao-chun. Influence of Ease Powder Decoction on Expression of Hippocampus 5-HT1A Receptor and 5-HT2A Receptor in Rat Model of Sleep Deprivation Depression[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2010, 16(14): 157-160. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2010.14.063.
Influence of Ease Powder Decoction on Expression of Hippocampus 5-HT1A Receptor and 5-HT2A Receptor in Rat Model of Sleep Deprivation Depression
Objective:To discuss the molecular mechanism of Ease Powder decoction treating on sleep deprivation depression(SDD) by observing the changes of autonomic-behavior and the expression of hippocampus 5-HT1A receptor and 5-HT2A receptor in a rat experimental model of sleep deprivation depression.Method:48 Wistar rats were divided into four groups after first open-field testing(OFT)
they were normal group
model group
mirtazapine group and Ease Powder decoction group.Except the normal group
the other groups were received different stress for 21 days
then made 72 h rapid eye movement(REM)
taken the drug every day before the stress(1 h).Meanwhile
the model group
mirtazapine group and Ease Powder decoction group were intragastric administration of normal saline
mirtazapine
Ease Powder decoction respectively.At the end of 21 days
all the animals were sacrificed.The hippocampus of rats were taken then kept in liquid nitrogen.Result:Compared with the situation before stress
there is a significant decrease in the autonomic-behavior of SDD after 21 days(P <0.01).Compared with the model group
the rat’s autonomic-behavior in Ease Powder decoction group and the mirtazapine group is increased.Compared with the normal group
the expression of 5-HT1AR mRNA in hippocampus of model group is decreased
the expression of 5-HT2A R mRNA is increased
with statistical significance(P < 0.05).Comparison for expression of hippocampus 5-HT1AR mRNA and 5-HT2AR mRNA between the Ease Powder decoction group and the model group is significant(P < 0.01).However
compared with the model group
the mirtazapine group has no statistical significance.Comparison of Ease Powder decoction group and mirtazapine group has statistical significance(P < 0.05).Conclusion:The Ease Powder decoction exert an effect on SDD by regulating the expression of hippocampus 5-HT1AR and 5-HT2AR.