1. Anxiolytic-like effect of danshensu [(3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-lactic acid)] in mice.
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Kwon G, Kim HJ, Park SJ, Lee HE, Woo H, Ahn YJ, Gao Q, Cheong JH, Jang DS, and Ryu JH
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- Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists pharmacology, Animals, Anti-Anxiety Agents antagonists & inhibitors, Benzazepines pharmacology, Dopamine Antagonists pharmacology, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Interactions, Exploratory Behavior drug effects, Lactates antagonists & inhibitors, Male, Maze Learning drug effects, Mice, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors pharmacology, Motor Activity drug effects, Muscle Relaxation drug effects, Piperazines pharmacology, Prazosin pharmacology, Pyridines pharmacology, Rotarod Performance Test, Serotonin Antagonists pharmacology, Anti-Anxiety Agents pharmacology, Lactates pharmacology
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Aims: Danshensu [3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-lactic acid], a phenylpropanoid compound isolated from Prunella vulgaris var. lilacina, is a well-known antioxidant. Although its antioxidant activity and cardioprotective effect have been reported, the pharmacological properties of danshensu in the central nervous system remain unclear. We investigated whether danshensu exerts anxiolytic-like activity in mice., Main Methods: We conducted monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) inhibition assay on danshensu in vitro, and behavioral tests including the elevated plus-maze test (EPM), the hole-board test, the rotarod test and the open field test were employed., Key Findings: We found that danshensu significantly inhibited the activity of MAO-A in vitro. The administration of danshensu (3 or 10mg/kg) produced a significant anxiolytic-like effect in the EPM and hole-board test. In addition, no changes in the spontaneous locomotor activity and no myorelaxant effects were observed compared to the control group; these effects were confirmed with the open field test and the rotarod test. Moreover, the anxiolytic-like properties of danshensu were antagonized by a dopamine D1 receptor antagonist (SCH 23390) but not by a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist (WAY 100635) or an α1-adrenergic receptor antagonist (prazosin)., Significance: These results indicate that danshensu exerts its anxiolytic-like properties, in part, through dopaminergic neurotransmitter signaling., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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