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ArticleJournal of ginseng research2018

Regulatory effects of saponins from

Yaoyan Dun, Min Liu, Jing Chen, Danli Peng, Haixia Zhao, Zhiyong Zhou, Ting Wang, Chaoqi Liu, Yuhui Guo, Changcheng Zhang and 1 more

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Article in Journal of ginseng research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yaoyan DunMedical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Min LiuMedical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Jing ChenMedical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Danli PengMedical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Haixia ZhaoMedical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Zhiyong ZhouMedical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Ting WangMedical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Chaoqi LiuMedical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Yuhui GuoMedical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Changcheng ZhangMedical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Ding YuanRenhe Hospital of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
China Three Gorges University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSaponins from

methodsAging rats had been treated with different doses (10 mg/kg, 30 mg/kg, and 60 mg/kg) of SPJ for 6 mo since they were 18 mo old. After the rats were euthanized, the colonic samples were harvested. Levels of tight junctions (claudin-1 and occludin) were determined by immunohistochemical staining. Levels of proinflammatory cytokines (interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α) were examined by Western blot. NF-κB and phosphorylation of MAPK signaling pathways were also determined by Western blot.

resultsWe found that SPJ increased the expression of the tight junction proteins claudin-1 and occludin in the colon of aging rats. Treatment with SPJ decreased the levels of interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α, reduced the phosphorylation of three MAPK isoforms, and inhibited the expression of NF-κB in the colon of aging rats.

conclusionThe studies demonstrated that SPJ modulates the damage of intestinal epithelial tight junction in aging rats, inhibits inflammation, and downregulates the phosphorylation of the MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways.

Indexed as

inflammationintestinal epithelial tight junctionmitogen-activated protein kinasenuclear factor-κBsaponins from Panax japonicus

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PMID29348722
PMCPMC5766693
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