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ArticleJournal of ginseng research2023

Proteomic analysis for the effects of non-saponin fraction with rich polysaccharide from Korean Red Ginseng on Alzheimer's disease in a mouse model.

Sujin Kim, Yunkwon Nam, Min-Jeong Kim, Seung-Hyun Kwon, Junhyeok Jeon, Soo Jung Shin, Soyoon Park, Sungjae Chang, Hyun Uk Kim, Yong Yook Lee and 2 more

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Article in Journal of ginseng research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sujin KimDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Yunkwon NamDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Min-Jeong KimDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Seung-Hyun KwonVeterans Medical Research Institute, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Junhyeok JeonDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Soo Jung ShinDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Soyoon ParkDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, California, United States.
Sungjae ChangDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Hyun Uk KimDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Yong Yook LeeThe Korean Ginseng Research Institute, Korea Ginseng Corporation, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Hak Su KimVeterans Medical Research Institute, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Minho MoonDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Konyang University · KRKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · KRKorean Society of Ginseng · KRVeterans Health Service Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The most common type of dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD), is marked by the formation of extracellular amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques. The impairments of axons and synapses appear in the process of Aβ plaques formation, and this damage could cause neurodegeneration. We previously reported that non-saponin fraction with rich polysaccharide (NFP) from Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) showed neuroprotective effects in AD. However, precise molecular mechanism of the therapeutic effects of NFP from KRG in AD still remains elusive. Methods: To investigate the therapeutic mechanisms of NFP from KRG on AD, we conducted proteomic analysis for frontal cortex from vehicle-treated wild-type, vehicle-treated 5XFAD mice, and NFP-treated 5XFAD mice by using nano-LC-ESI-MS/MS. Metabolic network analysis was additionally performed as the effects of NFP appeared to be associated with metabolism according to the proteome analysis. Results: Starting from 5,470 proteins, 2,636 proteins were selected for hierarchical clustering analysis, and finally 111 proteins were further selected for protein-protein interaction network analysis. A series of these analyses revealed that proteins associated with synapse and mitochondria might be linked to the therapeutic mechanism of NFP. Subsequent metabolic network analysis via genome-scale metabolic models that represent the three mouse groups showed that there were significant changes in metabolic fluxes of mitochondrial carnitine shuttle pathway and mitochondrial beta-oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Conclusion: Our results suggested that the therapeutic effects of NFP on AD were associated with synaptic- and mitochondrial-related pathways, and they provided targets for further rigorous studies on precise understanding of the molecular mechanism of NFP.

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Alzheimer's diseaseGenome-scale metabolic modelKorean Red GinsengNon-saponin fractionProteomics

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PMID36926613
PMCPMC10014184
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