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ReviewJournal of ginseng research2021

Functional roles and mechanisms of ginsenosides from Panax ginseng in atherosclerosis.

Qianqian Xue, Ningning He, Zhibin Wang, Xiuxiu Fu, Lynn Htet Htet Aung, Yan Liu, Min Li, Jae Youl Cho, Yanyan Yang, Tao Yu

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Review in Journal of ginseng research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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62 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Qianqian XueDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, China.
Ningning HeSchool of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, China.
Zhibin WangDepartment of Cardiac Ultrasound, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, China.
Xiuxiu FuDepartment of Cardiac Ultrasound, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, China.
Lynn Htet Htet AungInstitute for translational medicine, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, China.
Yan LiuInstitute for translational medicine, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, China.
Min LiInstitute for translational medicine, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, China.
Jae Youl ChoDepartment of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Yanyan YangSchool of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, China.
Tao YuDepartment of Cardiac Ultrasound, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerosis (AS) is a leading cause of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and it results in a high rate of death worldwide, with an increased prevalence with age despite advances in lifestyle management and drug therapy. Atherosclerosis is a chronic progressive inflammatory process, and it mainly presents with lipid accumulation, foam cell proliferation, inflammatory response, atherosclerotic plaque formation and rupture, thrombosis, and vascular calcification. Therefore, there is a great need for reliable therapeutic drugs or remedies to cure or alleviate atherosclerosis and reduce the societal burden. Ginsenosides are natural steroid glycosides and triterpene saponins obtained mainly from the plant ginseng. Several recent studies have reported that ginsenosides have a variety of pharmacological activities against several diseases including inflammation, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. This review focuses on describing the different pharmacological functions and underlying mechanisms of various active ginsenosides (Rb1,-Rd, -F, -Rg1, -Rg2, and -Rg3, and compound K) for atherosclerosis, which could provide useful insights for developing novel and effective anti-cardiovascular drugs.

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atherosclerosisendothelial cellginsenosidesinflammationmacrophage

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PMID33437153
PMCPMC7790891

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