ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2025
Ginsenoside Ro ameliorates cognitive impairment and neuroinflammation in APP/PS1 mice via the IBA1/GFAP-MAPK signaling pathway.
Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Ginseng Bioactive Components as Gut-Brain Axis-Targeted Modulators: Therapeutic Potential and Mechanisms in Multifactorial Diseases.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Neuroprotective effects of traditional Chinese medicine formulas in animal models of retinal degenerative diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Article
- Ginsenoside Ro attenuates aging-related cognitive impairment and associated neuroinflammatory changes via multi-target modulation of the PI3K-Akt axis: a convergent network pharmacology and experimental validation study.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- Traditional Chinese medicine ginseng regulates neurotrophic factors to improve neurodegenerative diseases: A potential strategy for Alzheimer's disease treatment.Journal of ginseng research · 2026Review
- Natural products and neurocognitive disorders: Mechanistic insights and research advances (Review).Molecular medicine reports · 2026Review
- Research on the Molecular Mechanism of Ginsenoside Ro in Neuronal Damage Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.ACS omega · 2026Article
- Pharmacology-Driven Dissection of Core Component Sets of Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction in Blood Stasis-Related Cardiovascular Diseases.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Modulation of programmed cell death by botanical drugs in Alzheimer's disease: a review from a traditional Chinese medicine perspective.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Berberine Alleviates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Impairments in Neuroplasticity and Spatial Memory by Modulating Microglial Polarization via MAPK Signaling Inhibition.Neural plasticity · 2026Article
- A recent review on ginseng's effects on neurodegenerative diseases: active ingredients, mechanisms of action, applications, and delivery strategies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Ginsenoside Rg1 attenuates asthma features in mice co-exposed to house dust mite allergen and diesel exhaust particle by modulating epithelial ILC2 interactions.Journal of ginseng research · 2026Article
- Targeting glial cells: Unveiling the neuroprotective mechanisms of Ginseng in the brain microenvironment.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2026Review
- Dietary dihydroquercetin alleviates age-related cognitive impairment in association with modulation of apoptosis and pyroptosis pathways.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- Ginsenoside Rg3-encapsulated pegylated niosomes exhibit multimodal therapeutic potential in Alzheimer's disease.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Neuroprotective Effects of Qi Jing Wan and Its Active Ingredient Diosgenin Against Cognitive Impairment in Plateau Hypoxia.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Natural Products in the Treatment of Neuroinflammation at Microglia: Recent Trend and Features.Cells · 2025Review
- Systems pharmacology identifies ajugol-mediated NF-κB/caspase-3 inhibition and isoacteoside-driven p62/mTOR-mediated autophagy as key mechanisms of Rehmanniae Radix and its processed form in Alzheimer's treatment.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
11 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Introduction: Ginseng, known as the "king of herbs," has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine due to its beneficial properties, including anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic effects. Ginsenosides, the active compounds in ginseng, have shown promise in treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study investigates the therapeutic potential of Ginsenoside Ro and its underlying mechanisms in AD treatment. Methods: In this study, male APP/PS1 transgenic mice were divided into five groups and treated with Ginsenoside Ro or ginseng for one month. Cognitive function and anxiety were assessed through behavioral tests, including the open field test (OFT) and Morris water maze (MWM). To evaluate Aβ deposition, neuronal apoptosis, neuroinflammation, and the MAPK pathway, various techniques were employed: Thioflavin-T staining, Nissl staining, immunofluorescence, Western blot, and qRT-PCR analyses. Results: Ginsenoside Ro significantly improved cognitive function and reduced anxiety in APP/PS1 mice. It also decreased Aβ deposition and ameliorated neuronal apoptosis in the cerebral cortex. The treatment regulated the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins (Bax and Caspase3) and increased the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2. Additionally, Ginsenoside Ro reduced neuroinflammation by decreasing IBA1-positive microglia and GFAP-positive astrocytes and lowering pro-inflammatory cytokines while enhancing anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. Furthermore, the phosphorylation levels of p38 and JNK in the MAPK pathway were significantly reduced, suggesting a key mechanism for its therapeutic effects. Discussion: These findings provide strong evidence supporting Ginsenoside Ro as a potential therapeutic agent for Alzheimer's disease. Its effects appear to be mediated through the modulation of the IBA1/GFAP-MAPK pathway, which may offer new insights into AD treatment strategies.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.