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However, its sleep-regulating effects have not been investigated. This study aimed to delineate the therapeutic effects and underlying mechanisms of NF in mitigating insomnia.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The sedative-hypnotic effects of NF were assessed employing locomotor activity test, pentobarbital-induced sleep test, and electroencephalography-based sleep profiling. Insomnia symptoms in rodents were induced by serotonin (5-HT) depletion and environmental stress. The potential mechanisms of NF\u2019s action through the regulation of central serotonin system were also explored.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Nuciferine attenuated locomotor activity and extended pentobarbital-induced sleep duration in a dose-dependent manner. It also significantly augmented total and non\u2013rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep time and enhanced delta power at frequencies of 0.5 and 1 Hz in normal rats. Sleep analysis revealed that NF effectively reversed the reduction in total and NREM sleep time caused by environmental stress from cage changing. NF treatment also proved effective against insomnia induced by 5-HT depletion, as evidenced by increased sleep duration and reduced sleep latency. Further investigation revealed a synergetic effect of NF and 5-hydroxytryptophan, alone with increased 5-HT and 5-HT1A receptor levels in the hypothalamus of insomniac mice following NF administration.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The results demonstrate NF\u2019s hypnotic effects and its ability to alleviate insomnia, providing preclinical evidence for its potential as a naturally derived treatment for insomnia.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ijnp\/pyaf019","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,31]],"date-time":"2025-03-31T20:54:02Z","timestamp":1743454442000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Sedative and hypnotic effects of nuciferine: enhancing rodent sleep via serotonergic system modulation"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"Luo-Xuan","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 ,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu-Meng","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 ,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yong-Fang","family":"Gu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 ,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lu","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 ,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ren-Hong","family":"Qiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 ,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yan-Kai","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 ,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jin","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 ,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ji","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 ,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yang","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 ,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuo","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 ,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qiong-Yin","family":"Fan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 ,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rui","family":"Xue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 ,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jing-Cao","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 ,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1686-8651","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"You-Zhi","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Beijing 100850 ,","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025052712441806900_CIT0001","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"173","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsmc.2022.03.003","article-title":"Epidemiology of insomnia: prevalence, course, risk factors, and public health burden","volume":"17","author":"Morin","year":"2022","journal-title":"Sleep Med Clin."},{"key":"2025052712441806900_CIT0002","first-page":"68","article-title":"Sleep medicine: insomnia and sleep","volume":"116","author":"Bollu","year":"2019","journal-title":"Mo Med."},{"key":"2025052712441806900_CIT0003","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e0150602","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0150602","article-title":"In vitro and in vivo characterization of the Alkaloid Nuciferine. 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