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ArticleJournal of ginseng research2016

Kwang-Soo Baek, Young-Su Yi, Young-Jin Son, Sulgi Yoo, Nak Yoon Sung, Yong Kim, Sungyoul Hong, 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 69 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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69citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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69 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kwang-Soo BaekDepartment of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.
Young-Su YiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Cheongju University, Cheongju, Korea.
Young-Jin SonDepartment of Pharmacy, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, Korea.
Sulgi YooDepartment of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.
Nak Yoon SungDepartment of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.
Yong KimDepartment of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.
Sungyoul HongDepartment of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 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.
Sungkyunkwan University · KRJeonbuk National University · KRCheongju University · KRSunchon National University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) has been traditionally used for a long time, its anti-inflammatory role and underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms have been poorly understood. In this study, the anti-inflammatory roles of KRG-derived components, namely, water extract (KRG-WE), saponin fraction (KRG-SF), and nonsaponin fraction (KRG-NSF), were investigated.

methodsTo check saponin levels in the test fractions, KRG-WE, KRG-NSF, and KRG-SF were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography. The anti-inflammatory roles and underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms of these components were investigated using a macrophage-like cell line (RAW264.7 cells) and an acute gastritis model in mice.

resultsOf the tested fractions, KGR-SF (but not KRG-NSF and KRG-WE) markedly inhibited the viability of RAW264.7 cells, and splenocytes at more than 500 μg/mL significantly suppressed NO production at 100 μg/mL, diminished mRNA expression of inflammatory genes such as inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interferon-β at 200 μg/mL, and completely blocked phagocytic uptake by RAW264.7 cells. All three fractions suppressed luciferase activity triggered by interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3), but not that triggered by activator protein-1 and nuclear factor-kappa B. Phospho-IRF3 and phospho-TBK1 were simultaneously decreased in KRG-SF. Interestingly, all these fractions, when orally administered, clearly ameliorated the symptoms of gastric ulcer in HCl/ethanol-induced gastritis mice.

conclusionThese results suggest that KRG-WE, KRG-NSF, and KRG-SF might have anti-inflammatory properties, mostly because of the suppression of the IRF3 pathway.

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anti-inflammatory activitygastritisKorean Red Ginsengnonsaponin fractionsaponin fraction

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