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ArticleJournal of sleep research2025

Senegenin regulates the mechanism of insomnia through the Keap1/Nrf2/PINK1/Parkin pathway mediated by GAD67.

Honglin Jia, Xu Chen, Zhengting Liang, Ruining Liang, Jinhong Wu, Yanling Hu, Wenjun Cui, Xingping Zhang

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Article in Journal of sleep research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Honglin JiaXinjiang Medical University Fourth Clinical Medical College, Urumqi, China.
Xu ChenXinjiang Medical University Fourth Clinical Medical College, Urumqi, China.
Zhengting LiangXinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Ruining LiangXinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
Jinhong WuXinjiang Medical University Fourth Clinical Medical College, Urumqi, China.
Yanling HuXinjiang Medical University Fourth Clinical Medical College, Urumqi, China.
Wenjun CuiXinjiang Medical University Fourth Clinical Medical College, Urumqi, China.
Xingping ZhangXinjiang Medical University Fourth Clinical Medical College, Urumqi, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1642-2710

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81960837National Natural Science Foundation of China 82160873Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 2022D01D48Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region XJ2024G163
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

GAD67 impacts insomnia as a key enzyme catalysing the conversion of glutamate (Glu) to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Senegenin enhances neuroprotection and is used widely to treat insomnia and other neurological diseases. This study aimed to investigate how senegenin regulates insomnia through a GAD67-mediated signalling pathway. We measured GAD67 expression levels in insomnia patients and evaluated the expression levels of GAD67 and Keap1/Nrf2/Parkin/PINK1-related cytokines following GAD67 lentiviral transfection in PC12 cells and in rat models. We also assessed cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial membrane potential levels. Additionally, EEG/EMG was used to analyse the sleep phases of rats and to assess memory and exploration functions. Pathological changes and the expression of GAD67 and sleep-related proteins in the hippocampus were examined. The results showed that GAD67 expression was increased in insomnia patients, ROS levels were elevated, and the mitochondrial membrane potential was decreased in the GAD67-KD group. Insomnia rats exhibited changes in sleep rhythm, learning, and exploration dysfunction, pathological changes in the CA1 region of the hippocampus, and differential expression of GAD67 and sleep-related factors. Inhibitory neurofactor expression levels were decreased in insomnia rats, showing a positive correlation in the GAD67-KD group and a negative correlation in the GAD67-OE group. Conversely, excitatory factor expression levels were increased in insomnia rats, showing a positive correlation in the GAD67-KD group and a negative correlation in the GAD67-OE group. Senegenin intervention modulated cytokine expression levels. In conclusion, GAD67 negatively regulates insomnia, and senegenin can regulate insomnia by mediating the expression of cytokines in the GAD67-regulated Keap1/Nrf2/Parkin/PINK1 pathway.

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Glutamate DecarboxylaseSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersAdultAnimalsFemaleHippocampusHumansKelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1MaleMembrane Potential, MitochondrialNF-E2-Related Factor 2PC12 CellsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReactive Oxygen SpeciesSignal TransductionGlutamate Decarboxylaseglutamate decarboxylase 1Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1NF-E2-Related Factor 2parkin proteinReactive Oxygen SpeciesUbiquitin-Protein LigasesGAD67insomniaKeap1/Nrf2lentivirusParkin/PINK1

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PMID39380353
PMCPMC12069745

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