Traditional Chinese Herbal Formula Relieves Snoring by Modulating Activities of Upper Airway Related Nerves in Aged Rats

Overview

Journal Drug Des Devel Ther

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 2018 May 22

PMID 29780237

Authors

Kou-Toung Chung

Chih-Hsiang Hsu

Ching-Lung Lin

Sheue-Er Wang

Chung-Hsin Wu

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Abstract

Aim: The present study investigated whether intraperitoneal treatment with the herbal formula B210 ([B210]; a herbal composition of and ) can reduce snoring in aged rats. Also, we studied possible neural mechanisms involved in B210 treatment and subsequent reduced snoring in rats.

Methods And Result: We compared pressure and frequency of snoring, activities of phrenic nerve (PNA), activities of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLNA) and activities of hypoglossal nerve (HNA), inspiratory time (T) and expiratory time (T) of PNA, and pre-inspiratory time (Pre-T) of HNA in aged rats between sham and B210 treatment groups (30 mg/mL dissolved in DMSO). We found that aged rats that received B210 treatment had significantly reduced pressure and frequency of snoring than rats who received sham treatment. Also, we observed that aged rats that received B210 treatment had significantly increased PNA, RLNA, and HNA, extended T and T of PNA, and prolonged Pre-T of HNA compared to rats that received sham treatment. In other words, B210 treatment may relieve snoring through modulating activities and breathing time of upper airway related nerves in aged rats.

Conclusion: We suggested that the B210 might be a potential herbal formula for snoring remission.

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