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http://dx.doi.org/10.9799/ksfan.2012.25.4.755

Immuno-Modulatory Activity of the Crude Polysaccharide from Wild Ginseng Adventitious Root  

Nam, Sohyun (Korea Food Research Institute)
Rhee, Young Kyoung (Korea Food Research Institute)
Hong, Hee-Do (Korea Food Research Institute)
Lee, Young-Chul (Korea Food Research Institute)
Kim, Young-Chan (Korea Food Research Institute)
Shin, Kwang-Soon (Dept. of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyonggi University)
Cho, Chang-Won (Korea Food Research Institute)
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The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition / v.25, no.4, 2012 , pp. 755-761 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we examined immuno-modulatory activities of crude polysaccharides from wild ginseng adventitious roots (WGAR). The crude polysaccharide (WGAR-CP) was isolated from WGAR by hot water extraction, ethanol precipitation, and dialysis. The major constituents in WGAR-CP were neutral sugar (64.77%), and uronic acid (34.32%). WGAR-CP demonstrated anti-complementary activity dose-dependently. The immuno-modulatory effects of WGAR-CP were also analyzed by measuring nitric oxide and cytokines in the supernatants of mouse peritoneal macrophages. Mouse peritoneal macrophages stimulated with WGAR-CP produced nitric oxide and various cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-12 in a dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, WGAR-CP may have immuno-modulatory activities by activating a complementary system and macrophages, which produces cytokines.
Keywords
wild ginseng adventitious root; polysaccharide; anti-complementary; macrophage; cytokine;
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