1. Sclareol antagonizes the sedative effect of diazepam in thiopental sodium-induced sleeping animals: In vivo and in silico studies.
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Hassan SH, El-Nashar HAS, Rahman MA, Polash JI, Bappi MH, Mondal M, Abdel-Maksoud MA, Malik A, Aufy M, El-Shazly M, and Islam MT
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- Animals, Male, Mice, Diterpenes pharmacology, Caffeine pharmacology, Computer Simulation, Receptors, GABA-A metabolism, Humans, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Sleep Latency drug effects, Hypnotics and Sedatives pharmacology, Molecular Docking Simulation, Diazepam pharmacology, Sleep drug effects, Thiopental pharmacology
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Background: Sclareol (SCL), a labdane diterpene compound found in Salvia sclarea L., exhibited therapeutic effects. This study investigated the potential interaction between SCL and diazepam (DZP) in modulating sedation in the thiopental sodium-induced sleeping animal model, supported by in-silico molecular docking analysis., Methods: The control, sclareol (5, 10 and 20 mg/kg), and the reference drugs [diazepam: 3 mg/kg and Caffeine (CAF): 10 mg/kg] were used in male albino mice. Then, sodium thiopental (40 mg/kg, i.p.) was administrated to induce sleep. The latent period, percentage of sleep incidence and modulation of latency were measured. Further, homology modeling of human γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) was conducted examine the binding mode of GABA interaction with SCL, DZP, and CAF compounds RESULTS: SCL (low dose) slightly increased the sleep latency, while the higher dose significantly prolonged sleep latency. DZP, a GABA
A receptor agonist, exhibited strong sleep-inducing properties, reducing sleep latency, and increasing sleeping time. Caffeine (CAF) administration prolonged sleep latency and reduced sleeping time, consistent with its stimulant effects. The combination treatments involving SCL, DZP, and CAF showed mixed effects on sleep parameters. The molecular docking revealed good binding affinities of SCL, DZP, and CAF for GABAA receptor subunits A2 and A5., Conclusions: Our findings highlighted the complex interplay between SCL, DZP, and CAF in regulating sleep behaviors and provided insights into potential combination therapies for sleep disorders., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2024
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