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ArticleJournal of ginseng research2023

Ginsenoside Rg5 promotes muscle regeneration via p38MAPK and Akt/mTOR signaling.

Ryuni Kim, Jee Won Kim, Hyerim Choi, Ji-Eun Oh, Tae Hyun Kim, Ga-Yeon Go, Sang-Jin Lee, Gyu-Un Bae

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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 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing 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

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ryuni KimDrug Information Research Institute, Muscle Physiome Research Center, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jee Won KimDrug Information Research Institute, Muscle Physiome Research Center, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyerim ChoiDrug Information Research Institute, Muscle Physiome Research Center, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ji-Eun OhDepartment of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Far East University, Chungbuk-do, Republic of Korea.
Tae Hyun KimDrug Information Research Institute, Muscle Physiome Research Center, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ga-Yeon GoResearch Institute of Aging Related Disease, AniMusCure Inc., Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Sang-Jin LeeResearch Institute of Aging Related Disease, AniMusCure Inc., Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Gyu-Un BaeDrug Information Research Institute, Muscle Physiome Research Center, College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sookmyung Women's University · KRInstitute of Aging · CAFar East University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Skeletal muscles play a key role in physical activity and energy metabolism. The loss of skeletal muscle mass can cause problems related to metabolism and physical activity. Studies are being conducted to prevent such diseases by increasing the mass and regeneration capacity of muscles. Ginsenoside Rg5 has been reported to exhibit a broad range of pharmacological activities. However, studies on the effects of Rg5 on muscle differentiation and growth are scarce. Methods: To investigate the effects of Rg5 on myogenesis, C2C12 myoblasts were induced to differentiate with Rg5, followed by immunoblotting, immunostaining, and qRT-PCR for myogenic markers and promyogenic signaling (p38MAPK). Immunoprecipitation confirmed that Rg5 increased the interaction between MyoD and E2A Results: Rg5 promoted C2C12 myoblast differentiation through phosphorylation of p38MAPK and MyoD/E2A heterodimerization. Furthermore, Rg5 stimulated C2C12 myotube hypertrophy Conclusion: This study provides an understanding of how Rg5 promotes myogenesis and hypertrophy and prevents dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy. The study is the first, to the best of our knowledge, to show that Rg5 promotes muscle regeneration and to suggest that Rg5 can be used for therapeutic intervention of muscle weakness and atrophy, including cancer cachexia.

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GinsenosideGlucocorticoidsMuscle atrophyMyogenesisMyotube growth

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PMID38107401
PMCPMC10721479
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