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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2014

Effects of ginsenoside Rg1 on the expression of toll-like receptor 3, 4 and their signalling transduction factors in the NG108-15 murine neuroglial cell line.

Bao-Sheng Zhao, Yang Liu, Xiao-Yan Gao, Hua-Qiang Zhai, Jian-You Guo, Xue-Yong Wang

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bao-Sheng ZhaoCenter of Scientific Experiment, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China. zhaobs1973@163.com.
Yang LiuSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. netug@126.com.
Xiao-Yan GaoCenter of Scientific Experiment, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China. gaoxiaoyan0913@sina.com.
Hua-Qiang ZhaiSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. zhaihq@bucm.edu.cn.
Jian-You GuoKey Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China. guojy@psych.ac.cn.
Xue-Yong WangSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. wxyph.d@163.com.
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNInstitute of Physics · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As one of the most important components of Panax ginseng, ginsenoside Rg1 has certain anti-aging effects, improving the activity of learning and memory. Studies have showed that ginsenoside Rg1 improves the memory impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, the effects of ginsenoside Rg1 were investigated through the activity of toll-like receptor (TLR) 3, TLR4 and their signaling transduction pathways in amyloid β peptide 25-35 (Aβ25-35) induced AD cell model. Thus we investigated several critical components of the TLR pathway. The neuroglial cell line NG108-15 was stimulated with or without Aβ25-35, while different concentrations of ginsenoside Rg1 were administered. After 24 h, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interferon-β (IFN-β) in cell supernatant and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in cell lysate supernatant were measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). The mRNA and protein expression of TLR3, TLR4, nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor-6 (TRAF-6) were detected by real-time PCR and western blot methods, respectively. The experimental results showed that Aβ25-35 could markedly raise the level of TNF-α, IFN-β and iNOS, and increase the expressions of mRNA and TLR3, TLR4, NF-κB and TRAF-6 protein in the NG108-15 cells. At the same time, the ginsenoside Rg1 significantly reduced the expressions of proteins and mRNA of TLR3, TLR4, NF-κB and TRAF-6, and down-regulated the levels of TNF-α, IFN-β of cell supernatant and iNOS of cell lysate supernatant in a concentration-dependent manner. In conclusion, ginsenoside Rg1 has good activity for suppressing the signaling transduction pathway of TLR3 and TLR4, and decreasing the inflammation factors induced by Aβ25-35 in NG108-15 cells, and this may be the mechanism of ginsenoside Rg1 action in AD treatment, but more studies are needed to identify its specificity.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayGene Expression RegulationGinsenosidesInflammation MediatorsInterferonsMiceNeurogliaNF-kappa BNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIPanaxAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (25-35)ginsenoside Rg1GinsenosidesInflammation MediatorsInterferonsNF-kappa BNitric Oxide Synthase Type IINOS2 protein, humanPeptide FragmentsRNA, MessengerTLR3 protein, mouseTlr4 protein, mouseToll-Like Receptor 3Toll-Like Receptor 4Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID25340298
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