Biomol Ther.  2015 Sep;23(5):479-485. 10.4062/biomolther.2014.122.

Sedative-Hypnotic and Receptor Binding Studies of Fermented Marine Organisms

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701, Republic of Korea.
  • 2Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea. ishim@khu.ac.kr
  • 3Marine Bioprocess Co., Ltd., Busan 619-912, Republic of Korea.
  • 4Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul 05278, Republic of Korea.
  • 5Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

This study was performed to investigate the sedative-hypnotic activity of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-enriched fermented marine organisms (FMO), including sea tangle (FST) and oyster (FO) by Lactobacillus brevis BJ20 (L. brevis BJ20). FST and FO were tested for their binding activity of the GABA(A)-benzodiazepine and 5-HT(2C) receptors, which are well-known molecular targets for sleep aids. We also measured the sleep latency and sleep duration during pentobarbital-induced sleep in mice after oral administration of FST and FO. In GABA(A) and 5-HT(2C) receptor binding assays, FST displayed an effective concentration-dependent binding affinity to GABA(A) receptor, similar to the binding affinity to 5-HT(2C) receptor. FO exhibited higher affinity to 5-HT(2C) receptor, compared with the GABA(A) receptor. The oral administration of FST and FO produced a dose-dependent decrease in sleep latency and increase in sleep duration in pentobarbital-induced hypnosis. The data demonstrate that FST and FO possess sedative-hypnotic activity possibly by modulating GABA(A) and 5-HT(2C) receptors. We propose that FST and FO might be effective agents for treatment of insomnia.

Keyword

Fermented marine organisms; GABA(A) receptor; 5-HT(2C) receptor; Pentobarbital-induced sleep; Sedative-hypnotic activity

MeSH Terms

Administration, Oral
Animals
Aquatic Organisms*
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
Hypnosis
Lactobacillus brevis
Mice
Ostreidae
Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C
Receptors, GABA-A
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C
Receptors, GABA-A
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
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