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Hypnotic Effects of Lactobacillus fermentum PS150 TM on Pentobarbital-Induced Sleep in Mice.
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Nutrients [Nutrients] 2019 Oct 09; Vol. 11 (10). Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Oct 09. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The bidirectional communication between the gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system appears to be functionally linked to the intestinal microbiome, namely the microbiome-gut-brain axis (MGBA). Probiotics with health benefits on psychiatric or neurological illnesses are generally called psychobiotics, and some of them may also be able to improve sleep by targeting the MGBA. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a psychobiotic strain, Lactobacillus fermentum PS150 <superscript>TM</superscript> (PS150 <superscript>TM</superscript> ), on sleep improvement by using a pentobarbital-induced sleep mouse model. Compared with the vehicle control group, the oral administration of PS150 <superscript>TM</superscript> , but not the other L. fermentum strains, significantly decreased the sleep latency and increased the sleep duration of mice, suggesting strain-specific sleep-improving effects of PS150 <superscript>TM</superscript> . Moreover, the ingestion of diphenhydramine, an antihistamine used to treat insomnia, as a drug control group, only increased the sleep duration of mice. We also found that the sleep-improving effects of PS150 <superscript>TM</superscript> are time- and dose-dependent. Furthermore, the oral administration of PS150 <superscript>TM</superscript> could attenuate a caffeine-induced sleep disturbance in mice, and PS150 <superscript>TM</superscript> appeared to increase the expression of the gene encoding the adenosine 1 receptor in the hypothalamus of mice, as assessed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Taken together, our results present a potential application of PS150 <superscript>TM</superscript> as a dietary supplement for sleep improvement.
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- Adenosine metabolism
Animals
Caffeine pharmacology
DNA, Bacterial analysis
DNA, Bacterial isolation & purification
Gene Expression
Limosilactobacillus fermentum genetics
Locomotion drug effects
Locomotion physiology
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Signal Transduction genetics
Sleep physiology
Hypnotics and Sedatives pharmacology
Limosilactobacillus fermentum physiology
Pentobarbital pharmacology
Sleep drug effects
Sleep Aids, Pharmaceutical
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2072-6643
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nutrients
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31600934
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102409