• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.711-721
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• 2022

The immune system is one of the most important parts of the human body and immunomodulation is the major function of the immune system. In response to outside pathogens or high inflammation, the immune system is stimulated or suppressed. Thus, identifying effective and potent immunostimulants or immunosuppressants is critical. Ginsenosides are a type of steroid saponin derived from ginseng. Most are harmless to the body and even have tonic effects. In this review, we mainly focus on the immunostimulatory and immunosuppressive roles of two types ginsenosides: the protopanaxadiol (PPD)-type and protopanaxatriol (PPT)-type. PPT-type ginsenosides include Rg1, Rg2, Rh4, Re and notoginsenoside R1, and PPD-type ginsenosides include Rg3, Rh2, Rb1, Rb2, Rc, Rd, compound K (CK) and PPD, which activate the immune responses. In addition, Rg1 and Rg6 belong to PPT-type ginsenosides and together with Rg3, Rb1, Rd, CK show immunosuppressive properties. Current explorations of ginsenosides in immunological areas are in the preliminary stages. Therefore, this review may provide some novel ideas to researchers who study the immunoregulatory roles of ginsenosides.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.605-614
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• 2023

Ginsenosides are bioactive components of Panax ginseng with many functions such as anti-aging, anti-oxidation, anti-inflammatory, anti-fatigue, and anti-tumor. Ginsenosides are categorized into dammarane, oleanene, and ocotillol type tricyclic triterpenoids based on the aglycon structure. Based on the sugar moiety linked to C-3, C-20, and C-6, C-20, dammarane type was divided into protopanaxadiol (PPD) and protopanaxatriol (PPT). The effects of ginsenosides on skin disorders are noteworthy. They play antiaging roles by enhancing immune function, resisting melanin formation, inhibiting oxidation, and elevating the concentration of collagen and hyaluronic acid. Thus, ginsenosides have previously been widely used to resist skin diseases and aging. This review details the role of ginsenosides in the anti-skin aging process from mechanisms and experimental research.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.36-44
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• 1986

추출조건이 인삼엑기스의 일반성분 및 사포닌 함량에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 수삼과 백삼을 시료로 추출용매, 용매농도, 온도등의 조건을 달리하여 조사 비교한 결과 수삼의 경우 $70^{\circ}C$ 및 $100^{\circ}C$구가 다른구에 비하여 가용성물질의 용출량이 5배이상 컸으며 사포닌의 용출율은 $70^{\circ}C$-$H_2O$구가 가장 높았고, $100^{\circ}C$구는 거의 1/2이 감소되었다. 압착에 의한 방법으로 사포닌의 52%가 추출되었고 triol계가 diol계 사포닌보다 더 잘 추출되었다. 전당, 환원당, 조단백 및 총 아미노산의 용출율도 $H_2O$구가 ethanol구보다 높은 값을 나타내었고 회분은 압착구에서 높은 값을 보였다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.383-389
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• 2019

Background: Ginseng has been used as a medicine and functional food since ancient times. It is a perennial crop, and its whose commercial valuse increases with growing period and is affected by the atmosphere and soil environment. Methods and Results: In a selected field, we measured air temperature under a shade structure and soil physicochemical properties, and determied plant and root growth as well as ginsenoside and total polyphenol content of one- to five-year-old ginsengs plants. Although air temperature above 30℃ was recored for more than 37 days, no marked growth inhibition of ginseng was detected. Among all soil physicochemical properties, except for pH, were within the allowable range the shortage increases with ginseng years. In five-year-old ginseng, the quantity is about 9.7% higher than the average weight by standard, indicating that is not affected by temperature when grown under a shade structure. Three-year-old ginseng contained the highest total ginsenoside and total polyphenol levels and exhibited the greatest DPPH radical scavenging activity. Conclusions: The total ginsenoside and protopanaxadiol/protopanaxatriol ratio were both low at five-year-old ginseng plants, which was attributed to rapid growth of the root system in five-year-oid plants. There were no significant differences in total polyphenol content and antioxidant activity between.

• 약학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.296-301
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• 1998

To investigate the effects of ginsenosides from Panax ginseng on mitogenic responses in macrophages and splenocytes from murine, we examined the effects of representative protopanaxadiol and protopanaxatriol ginsenosides ($Rb_1,\;Rb_2,\;Re\;and\;Rg_1$) on tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-(${\alpha}$) production in murine macrophage cell line (RAW264.7 cells) stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and T cell proliferation in splenocytes stimulated by concanavalin A (Con A). Among the ginsenosides tested, protopanaxadiol ginsenosides ($Rb_1\;and\;Rb_2$) significantly inhibited TNF-${\alpha}$ production in a dose-dependent manner. However, protoppanaxatriol ginsenosides (Re and $Rg_1$) showed little inhibitory activity. The molar concentrations of $Rb_1\;and\;Rb_2$ producing 50% inhibition ($IC_{50}$) of TNF-${\alpha}$ production were $55.8{\mu}g/ml\;(48.0{\mu}M)\;and\;31.8{\mu}g/ml (27.9{\mu}M)$, respectively. As a positive control, prednisolone also exhibited inhibitory activity with an $IC_{50}$ value of $21.7{\mu}M$. In T cell proliferation, $Rg_1$, was not effective but $Rb_1$ and Re or $Rb_2$ significantly increased or inhibited at high concentration, 75 and $100{\mu}g/ml$. In contrast, prednisolone showed potent inhibitory activity with an $IC_{50}$ value of 6.1nM. These results suggest that ginsenosides may take part in the mitogen-induced signaling pathway for TNF-${\alpha}$ production and T cell proliferation from macrophages and splenocytes.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.111-121
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• 2015

The root of Panax ginseng, is a Korea traditional medicine, which is used in both raw and processed forms due to their different pharmacological activities. As part of a continued chemical investigation of ginseng, the focus of this research is on the isolation and identification of compounds from Panax ginseng root by open column chromatography, medium pressure liquid chromatography, semi-preparative-high performance liquid chromatography, Fast atom bombardment mass spectrometric, and nuclear magnetic resonance. Dammarane-type triterpenoid saponins were isolated from Panax ginseng root by open column chromatography, medium pressure liquid chromatography, and semi-preparative-high performance liquid chromatography. Their structures were identified as protopanaxadiol ginsenosides [gypenoside-V (1), ginsenosides-Rb1 (2), -Rb2 (3), -Rb3 (4), -Rc (5), and -Rd (6)], protopanaxatriol ginsenosides [20(S)-notoginsenoside-R2 (7), notoginsenoside-Rt (8), 20(S)-O-glucoginsenoside-Rf (9), 6-O-[$\alpha$-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1$\rightarrow$2-$\beta$-D-glucopyranosyl]-20-O-$\beta$-D-glucopyranosyl-$3\beta$,$12\beta$, 20(S)-dihydroxy-dammar-25-en-24-one (10), majoroside-F6 (11), pseudoginsenoside-Rt3 (12), ginsenosides-Re (13), -Re5 (14), -Rf (15), -Rg1 (16), -Rg2 (17), and -Rh1 (18), and vinaginsenoside-R15 (19)], and oleanene ginsenosides [calenduloside-B (20) and ginsenoside-Ro (21)] through the interpretation of spectroscopic analysis. The configuration of the sugar linkages in each saponin was established on the basic of chemical and spectroscopic data. Among them, compounds 1, 8, 10, 11, 12, 19, and 20 were isolated for the first time from P. ginseng root.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.375-383
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• 2011

In the previous report, we have demonstrated that ginsenoside Rc, one of major ginsenosides, is a major component for the restoration for normal growth of worms in cholesterol-deprived medium. In the present study, we further investigated the roles of minor ginsenosides, such as ginsenoside $Rh_1$ and $Rh_2$, ginsenoside metabolites such as compound K (CK), protopanaxadiol (PPD), and protopanaxatriol (PPT) and ginsenoside epimers such as 20(R)- and 20(S)-ginsenoside $Rg_3$ in cholesterol-deprived medium. We found that ginsenoside $Rh_1$ almost restored normal growth of worms in cholesterol-deprived medium in F1 generation. However, supplement of ginsenoside $Rh_2$ caused a suppression of worm growths in cholesterol-deprived medium. In addition, CK and PPD also slightly restored normal growth of worms in cholesterol-deprived medium but PPT not. In experiments using ginsenoside epimers, supplement of 20(S)- but not 20(R)-ginsenoside $Rg_3$ in cholesterol-deprived medium also almost restored worm growth. These results indicate that the absence or presence of carbohydrate component at backbone of ginsenoside, the number of carbohydrate attached at carbon-3, and the position of hydroxyl group at carbon-20 of ginsenoside might plays important roles in restoration of worm growth in cholesterol-deprived medium.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.7-11
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• 1985

인삼(人蔘) saponin의 생물학적(生物學的) 활성(活性)을 조사(調査)하기 위하여 세균(細菌) v{\alpha}$-amylase의 작용(作用)에 미치는 인삼(人蔘) saponin의 영향(影響)을 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. Protopanaxadiol계(系), triol계(系) 및 total saponin 모두 ${\alpha}$-amylase의 활성(活性)을 25, 12, 13%정도(程度) 촉진(促進)시켰다. Diol계(系) saponin첨가(添加)경우 $40^{\circ}C$에서 3분간(分間) 전처리(前處理)함으로서 ${\alpha}$-amylase의 활성(活性)을 20%정도(程度) 촉진(促進)시켰으며 酵素(효소)의 열변성(熱變性)에 대(對)한 보호작용(保護作用)은 protopanaxariol계(系) saponin은 $60^{\circ}C$에서 5분(分)까지는 보호작용(保護作用)이 있었으나 protopanaxadiol계(系) saponin은 오히려 열실활(熱失活)을 촉진(促進)하는 경향이었다. Diol 및 triol계(系) saponin의 산가수분해물(酸加水分解物)이 ${\alpha}$-amylase의 활성(活性)을 diol 및 triol계(系) saponin보다 더 촉진(促進)시켰으며 diol, triol계(系) saponin의 첨가(添加)는 고농도(高濃度)의 기질(基質)이 존재(存在)할 때 기질저해(基質沮害)를 막아주었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.211-217
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• 1982

경색정도(莖色程度)가 다른 자경종인삼근동체(紫莖種人蔘根胴體)의 표피일주피(表皮一周皮)(외부(外部))와 도관일수(導管一隋)(내부(內部))의 진세노사이드를 조사하였다. 진세노사이드의 양상(樣相), 다이올계와 트리올계의 비(比)(PT/PD) 및 총(總) 진세노사이드 함량은 두 부위간(部位間)에만 유의성(有意性) 있는 차이(差異)를 보였으며 경색도(莖色度)와는 관계(關係)를 보이지 아니하였다. 자색도(紫色度) 감소에 따른 총(總) 진세노사이드 함량(含量)의 증가경향(增加傾向)은 시료수(試料數)를 증대(增大)하여 조사(調査)할 필요(必要)가 있다. 진세노사이드의 함량(含量) 순서는 외부(外部)에서 $R_{b1}>R_{g1}>R_{e}>R_{c}>R_{g2}>R_{b2}>R_{f}>R_{d}$였고 내부(內部)에서는 $R_{g1}>R_{b1}>R_{g2}>R_{e}>R_{b2}>R_{c}>R_{f}>R_{d}$였다. PT/PD는 외부(外部)에서 1.08 내부(內部)에서 1.95였다. 총(總) 진세노사이드 함량(含量)은 외부(外部)가 내부(內部)보다 3배(倍) 높고 두 부위(部位)의 무게는 비슷하므로 동체(胴體)의 진세노사이드 함량은 외부(外部)의 함량에 의존된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.123-132
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• 2018

Ginseng has gained its popularity as an adaptogen since ancient days because of its triterpenoid saponins, known as ginsenosides. These triterpenoid saponins are unique and classified as protopanaxatriol and protopanaxadiol saponins based on their glycosylation patterns. They play many protective roles in humans and are under intense research as various groups continue to study their efficacy at the molecular level in various disorders. Ginsenosides Rb1 and Rg1 are the most abundant ginsenosides present in ginseng roots, and they confer the pharmacological properties of the plant, whereas ginsenoside Rg3 is abundantly present in Korean Red Ginseng preparation, which is highly known for its anticancer effects. These ginsenosides have a unique mode of action in modulating various signaling cascades and networks in different tissues. Their effect depends on the bioavailability and the physiological status of the cell. Mostly they amplify the response by stimulating phosphotidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase/protein kinase B pathway, caspase-3/caspase-9-mediated apoptotic pathway, adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase, and nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells signaling. Furthermore, they trigger receptors such as estrogen receptor, glucocorticoid receptor, and N-methyl-$\text\tiny{D}$-aspartate receptor. This review critically evaluates the signaling pathways attenuated by ginsenosides Rb1, Rg1, and Rg3 in various tissues with emphasis on cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodegenerative disorders.