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ArticleJournal of ginseng research2016

Anticancer effect of joboksansam, Korean wild ginseng germinated from bird feces.

Jae Gwang Park, Wie-Soo Kang, Kyung Tae Park, Dong Jun Park, Adithan Aravinthan, Jong-Hoon Kim, Jae Youl Cho

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Article in Journal of ginseng research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jae Gwang ParkDepartment of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.
Wie-Soo KangKorea Bird Wild Ginseng Co., Namyangju, Korea.
Kyung Tae ParkSchool of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
Dong Jun ParkSchool of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
Adithan AravinthanDepartment of Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan, Korea.
Jong-Hoon KimDepartment of Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan, Korea.
Jae Youl ChoDepartment of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.
Jeonbuk National University · KRKangwon National University · KRSungkyunkwan University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundJoboksansam, Korean bird wild ginseng, is an artificially cultivated wild ginseng germinated from bird feces. Although numerous pharmacologic activities of wild ginsengs have been reported, the beneficial effect of joboksansam in cancer has not been elucidated. In this study, we investigated the in vivo and in vitro anticancer activities of joboksansam powder.

methodsTo evaluate the in vivo anticancer activity of joboksansam, we established a xenograft mouse model bearing RMA cell-derived cancer. Direct cytotoxicity induced by joboksansam powder was also investigated in vitro using (3-4-5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2-5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The inhibitory activity of this powder on the activation of cell survival signaling involving Akt and Src was examined with immunoblot analysis.

resultsJoboksansam powder displayed strong inhibitory activity against the increased tumor size, increased weight of total body and cancer tissues, and mortality of tumor-bearing mice. Joboksansam powder also suppressed the activation of survival regulatory enzymes Akt and Src, as assessed by phosphorylation levels in the immunoblot analysis of tumor tissues. Interestingly, the viability of RMA cells in vitro was directly decreased by joboksansam treatment.

conclusionOverall, our results strongly suggest that joboksansam powder has the potential to protect against cancer generation by direct cytotoxic effects on cancer cells resulting from suppression of cell survival signaling.

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anticancer activitycytotoxicityjoboksansamPanax ginsengsurvival enzyme

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