• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.145-153
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• 2020

Background: Panax ginseng Meyer (Araliaceae) is a highly valued medicinal plant in Asian regions, especially in Korea, China, and Japan. Chemical and biological studies on P. ginseng have focused primarily on its roots, whereas the seeds remain poorly understood. This study explores the phytochemical and biological properties of compounds from P. ginseng seeds. Methods: P. ginseng seeds were extracted with methanol, and 16 compounds were isolated using various chromatographic methods. The chemical structures of the isolates were determined by spectroscopic data. Antiinflammatory activities were evaluated for triterpene and steroidal saponins using lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages and THP-1 monocyte leukemia cells. Results: Phytochemical investigation of P. ginseng seeds led to the isolation of a novel triterpene saponin, pseudoginsenoside RT₈, along with 15 known compounds. Pseudoginsenoside RT₈ exhibited more potent antiinflammatory activity than the other saponins, attenuating lipopolysaccharide-mediated induction of proinflammatory genes such as interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, and matrix metalloproteinase-9, and suppressed reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide generation in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion: These findings indicate that pseudoginsenoside RT₈ has a pharmaceutical potential as an antiinflammatory agent and that P. ginseng seeds are a good natural source for discovering novel bioactive molecules.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.293-299
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• 2013

20S-dihydroprotopanaxadiol (2H-PPD) is a derivative of protopanaxadiol, a glycone of ginsenosides prepared from Panax ginseng. Although ginsenosides and acidic polysaccharides are known to be major active ingredients in ginseng, the immunopharmacological activities of their metabolites and derivatives have not been fully explored. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the regulatory action of 2H-PPD on the function of monocytes and macrophages in innate immune responses. 2H-PPD was able to boost the phagocytic uptake of fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran in macrophages and enhance the generation of radicals (reactive oxygen species) in sodium nitroprusside-treated RAW264.7 cells. The surface levels of the costimulatory molecules such as CD80 and CD86 were also increased during 2H-PPD treatment. In addition, this compound boosted U937 cell-cell aggregation induced by CD29 and CD43 antibodies, but not by cell-extracellular matrix (fibronectin) adhesion. Similarly, the surface levels of CD29 and CD43 were increased by 2H-PPD exposure. Therefore, our results strongly suggest that 2H-PPD has the pharmacological capability to upregulate the functional role of macrophages/monocytes in innate immunity.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.259-263
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• 1984

수삼(水蔘)으로부터 얻은 방향성(芳香性) 화합물(化合物)을 hexane으로 추출(抽出)한 분획(分劃)을 모세관 칼럼 크로마토그라피법으로 분리(分離)한 결과(結果) 약 50까지의 성분(成分)이 분리(分離)되었으며 이중에서 GC/MS에 의해서 26가지를 일차적(一次的)으로 동정(同定)할 수 있었다. 이들 중에는 ester와 ether가 절반가량 되었으며 나머지는 3가지의 monoterpene과 7가지의 sesquiterpene, 2가지의 sesquiterpenol, 한가지의 sesquiterpenediol이 동정(同定)되었다. 보고(報告)된 Kovat지수(指數)와 비교해 본 결과 ${\alpha}-guaine$만이 일치(一致)하였다. 인삼(人蔘)의 특유(特有)한 향기성분(香氣成分)은 이들 sesquiterpenoid중에서 몇 가지 성분일 것으로 추측된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.23-36
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• 1983

This study was devised to observe the nutritional effects of the diets supplemented with the leaf or trunk in rats. The male albino rats (110 heads), Sprague-Dowley strain weighing 75g to 79g, were used as the experimental aninl mils. The animals were divided into twelve diet groups and maintained with corresponding diet for 40 days, and then sacrificed. The growth rate, the consumption and efficiency ratios of the food and protein, the absorption rates of carbohydrate, lipid and protein, and the utilization rates of energy were determined during the feeding term. The results obtained are summarized as follows: 1) The growth rate, the consumption and efficiency ratios of the food and protein in each experimental diet group added ginseng steamed leaf or trunk were higher than those in experimental group A which has the diet supplemented with ginseng raw leaf of trunk. 2) The absorption rates of the carbohydrate were above 96%, higher than those or the control group, But those of fat, protein and the utilization rate of energy in each experimental diet group were generally lower than those in the control group.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.1394-1399
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• 2007

홍삼 추출액 제품의 변패원인균을 분리동정하고 생화학적 특성 및 병원성 유무를 판단하였다. 분리된 5가지의 균주는 각각 Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus sp., Paenibacillus sp., Micrococcus sp., Pseudomonas sp.로 동정되었으며, 이 중 Bacillus subtilis와 Paenibacillus sp., Micrococcus sp.는 홍삼 추출액의 원재료로부터 기인한 내생포자를 형성하는 내열성 균주로 추정되었다. 분리된 군주 대부분은 낮은 염도와 중성 pH 조건에서 잘 자라며, 영양요구성이 단순한 호중온성 세균들이었다. 또한 용혈성과 설사유발성을 나타내지 않았으며, 흰쥐 (rat)를 이용한 피부혈관 투과성 항진작용 실험에서도 음성을 나타내어, 수행한 실험 결과 내에서는 분리된 5균주 모두 병원성이 없는 것으로 판단되었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.429-435
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• 2011

Korean red ginseng has been studied various biological activities such as immune, anti-oxidative, anti-microbial, and anticancer activities but antiviral mechanism needs further studies. In this study, we aimed to examine the antiviral effects of Korea red ginseng extract and ginsenosides on norovirus surrogate, including murine norovirus (MNV) and feline calicivirus (FCV). We evaluated the pre-, co-, and post-treatment effects of Korean red ginseng (KRG), ginsenosides $Rb_1$ and $Rg_1$. To measure the antiviral effect and cytotoxicity of KRG extract, and ginsenosides $Rb_1$ and $Rg_1$, we treated Crandell-Reese Feline Kidney for FCV or RAW264.7 cells for MNV with concentrations of 0, 5, 6.7, 10, 20 ug/mL total saponin. There was cytotoxic effect in the highest concentration 20 ug/mL of KRG extract so this concentration was excluded in this study. The FCV titer was significantly reduced to 0.23-0.83 $log_{10}$ 50% tissue culture infectious dose ($TCID_{50}$)/mL in groups pre-treated with red ginseng extract or ginsenosides. The titer of MNV was significantly reduced to 0.37-1.48 $log_{10}$ $TCID_{50}$/mL in groups pre-treated with red ginseng extract or ginsenosides. However, there was no observed antiviral effect in groups co-treated or post-treated with KRG and its constituents. Our data suggest that KRG extract has an antiviral effect against norovirus surrogates. The antiviral mechanisms of KRG and ginsenosides should be addressed in future studies.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제38권8호
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• pp.1084-1089
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• 2009

인삼을 배지로 사용하여 목질진흙버섯(Phellinus linteus), 영지버섯(Ganoderma lucidum) 및 노루궁뎅이버섯(Hericium erinaceum) 균사체를 접종 배양하여 얻어진 균사체 인삼배양물과 원료 인삼에 대한 사포닌과 $\beta$-glucan의 변화를 분석하였다. 원료인삼의 구성사포닌 함량은 22.47mg/g이었으나 균사체로 배양된 인삼의 사포닌 함량은 목질 진흙버섯이 39.78 mg/g, 영지버섯이 55.88 mg/g 그리고 노루궁뎅이버섯이 32.69 mg/g으로 원료인삼에 비해 증가하였다. 균사체 인삼배양물의 사포닌은 PPT계는 감소하였고 PPD계는 증가하였다. 구성사포닌 중 ginsenoside Rd는 원료인삼에 비해 균사체 인삼배양물에서 각각 17, 30 및 12배 증가하였다. 3종의 균사체와 균사체 인삼배양물들의 총 glucan 함량은 각각 46.24, 34.74 및 34.02% 그리고 28.77, 17.78 및 21.77%이었다. $\beta$-glucan 함량은 균사체에서는 각각 29.14, 19.44 및 23.39%이었고 인삼배양물에서는 각각 8.85, 5.46 및 5.51%로 나타나 목질진흙버섯이 균사체와 인삼배양물에서 가장 높은 함량을 나타내었다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.263-267
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• 2000

The cytotoxic and antitumor activity of 23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin D (dhc D) isolated from Bryonia alba L. was examined. Our results showed that dhc D strongly inhibited the viability of the cultured cancer cells, A-549, COLO 205, SK-MEL-2, and L121O. It also exhibited effective antitumor activity in ICR mice, which had been intra peritoneally implanted with sarcoma 180 ascites tumor cells. The dhc D also strongly inhibited the viability of immortalized macrophages RAW 264.7, but not normal peritoneal macrophages. These results indicate that dhc D has antiproliferative effect on cancer cells and it may more sensitive on immortalized cells than normal cells.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.233-237
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• 2018

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.141-150
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• 2016

Background: Adipocyte-macrophage communication plays a critical role regulating white adipose tissue (WAT) inflammatory gene expression. Because WAT inflammation contributes to the development of metabolic diseases, there is significant interest in understanding how exogenous compounds regulate the adipocyte-macrophage crosstalk. An aqueous (AQ) extract of North American (NA) ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) was previously shown to have strong inflammo-regulatory properties in adipocytes. This study examined whether different ginseng extracts influence adipocyte-macrophage crosstalk, as well as WAT inflammatory gene expression. Methods: The effects of AQ and ethanol (EtOH) ginseng extracts ($5{\mu}g/mL$) on adipocyte and macrophage inflammatory gene expression were studied in 3T3-L1 and RAW264.7 cells, respectively, using real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Adipose tissue organ culture was also used to examine the effects of ginseng extracts on epididymal WAT (EWAT) and inguinal subcutaneous WAT (SWAT) inflammatory gene expression. Results: The AQ extract caused significant increases in the expression of common inflammatory genes (e.g., Mcp1, Ccl5, Tnf-${\alpha}$, Nos2) in both cell types. Culturing adipocytes in media from macrophages treated with the AQ extract, and vice versa, also induced inflammatory gene expression. Adipocyte Ppar-${\gamma}$ expression was reduced with the AQ extract. The AQ extract strongly induced inflammatory gene expression in EWAT, but not in SWAT. The EtOH extract had no effect on inflammatory gene expression in either both cell types or WAT. Conclusion: These findings provide important new insights into the inflammo-regulatory role of NA ginseng in WAT.