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ArticleJournal of ginseng research2017

Nonsaponin fractions of Korean Red Ginseng extracts prime activation of NLRP3 inflammasome.

Byung-Cheol Han, Huijeong Ahn, Jiseon Lee, Eunsaem Jeon, Sanghoon Seo, Kyoung Hwa Jang, Seung-Ho Lee, Cheon Ho Kim, Geun-Shik Lee

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Article in Journal of ginseng research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Byung-Cheol HanCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Institute of Veterinary Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Huijeong AhnCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Institute of Veterinary Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Jiseon LeeCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Institute of Veterinary Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Eunsaem JeonCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Institute of Veterinary Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Sanghoon SeoCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Institute of Veterinary Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Kyoung Hwa JangKorea Ginseng Research Institute, Korea Ginseng Corporation, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Seung-Ho LeeKorea Ginseng Research Institute, Korea Ginseng Corporation, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Cheon Ho KimCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Institute of Veterinary Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Geun-Shik LeeCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Institute of Veterinary Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Kangwon National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundKorean Red Ginseng extracts (RGE) have been suggested as effective immune modulators, and we reported that ginsenosides possess anti-inflammasome properties. However, the properties of nonsaponin components of RGE have not been well studied.

methodsTo assess the roles of nonsaponin fractions (NS) in NLRP3 inflammasome activation, we treated murine macrophages with or without first or second inflammasome activation signals with RGE, NS, or saponin fractions (SF). The first signal was nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB)-mediated transcription of pro-interleukin (IL)-1β and NLRP3 while the second signal triggered assembly of inflammasome components, leading to IL-1β maturation. In addition, we examined the role of NS in IL-6 production and IL-1β maturation in mice.

resultsNS induced IL-1β and NLRP3 transcription via toll-like receptor 4 signaling, whereas SF blocked expression. During the second signal, SF attenuated NLRP3 inflammasome activation while NS did not. Further, NS-injected mice presented increased IL-1β maturation and IL-6 production.

conclusionSF and NS of RGE play differential roles in the NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Hence, RGE can be suggested as an NLRP3 inflammasome modulator.

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cytokineinflammasomeinterleukin-1betaKorean Red Ginseng extractsNLRP3

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PMID29021698
PMCPMC5628333
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