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. 2026 Jul 23;31(15):2567. doi: 10.3390/molecules31152567
ZSS Ziziphi Spinosae Semen
TCM traditional Chinese medicine
MPLC medium-pressure liquid chromatography
HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography
NREM non-rapid eye movement
5-HT 5-hydroxytryptamine
CNS central nervous system
LHA lateral hypothalamic area
LC locus coeruleus
AD Alzheimer’s disease
ERK extracellular signal-regulated kinase
BDNF brain-derived neurotrophic factor
Nrf2 nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2
ADAM10 A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 10
APP amyloid precursor protein
LDH lactate dehydrogenase
ChAT choline acetyltransferase
GABA γ-Aminobutyric acid
PFC prefrontal cortex
ASK1 Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1
AST Aspartate Aminotransferase
BUN Blood Urea Nitrogen
SOD Superoxide Dismutase
NF-κB nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
OA Osteoarthritis
NQO1 NADPH quinone dehydrogenase 1
PKA Protein kinase A
LC3B-II light chain 3B-II
P-gp P-glycoprotein
CsA cyclosporine A
6-FS 6′′′-Feruloylspinosin
P-CS 6′′′-p-Coumaroylspinosin
AUC area under the concentration–time curve
SPI spinosin
BBB blood–brain barrier
HSCCC high-speed countercurrent chromatography
NMR nuclear magnetic resonance
REM rapid eye movement
TPH tryptophan hydroxylase
SD Sprague-Dawley
MCH melanin-concentrating hormone
Acb accumbens
NFTs neurofibrillary tangles
CREB cAMP-response element binding protein
ROS reactive oxygen species
HO-1 heme oxygenase-1
BACE1 Beta-site APP Cleaving Enzyme 1
MDA malondialdehyde
LTP long-term potentiation
CRS chronic restraint stress
HPC hippocampus
PGC-1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
p38 MAPK p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
ALT Alanine Aminotransferase
GSH Glutathione
CAT Catalase
TP53 Tumor Protein P53
PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder
Nfatc1 nuclear factor of activated T cells c1
GSK3β glycogen synthase kinase-3β
PK pharmacokinetic
MRPs multidrug resistance-associated proteins
CYP cytochrome P450
RORα retinoid-related orphan receptor α
SD Solid dispersion
Cmax peak plasma concentration