Journal of Ginseng Research

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Effects of Non-saponin Red Ginseng Components on the Function of Brain Cells

  • Sohn, Eun-Hwa (Department of Herbal Medicine Resource, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Do, Hang (College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Kang, Nam-Sung (College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Jang, Seon-A (Department of Herbal Medicine Resource, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Park, Sul-Kyung (Department of Herbal Medicine Resource, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Hye-Rim (College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Rhee, Dong-Kwon (College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Pyo, Suhk-Neung (College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • Published : 2008.03.31
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Abstract

Non-saponin gingseng fraction components (NSRG) have been known to have a variety of biological activity. However, the effects of these components on the function of brain cell have not been characterized in detail. In this study, we investigated the preventive effect of non-saponin red ginseng components on acrylamide (ACR)-induced suppression of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM), which is highly expressed in neuronal cells. The data showed that NSRG blocked the suppression of NCAM expression by ACR in neuroblastoma cells (SK-N-SH). In addition, NSRG significantly increased NCAM expression in ACR-nontreated neuroblastoma cells. NSRG treatment resulted in the increase of cell proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner. We also examined whether NSRG could modulate the NO production of astrocytes. When glioma cells (C6) were treated with various concentrations of NSRG (100-300 ug/ml) in the presence or absence of $IFN-{\gamma}$ for 24 hours, NO production was suppressed in $IFN-{\gamma}-$stimulated C6 cells. Taken together, these results demonstrate that treatment of brain cells with NSRG results in the enhancement of proliferation, the suppression of NO production and the protective effect on NCAM expression impaired by ACR. Thus, the present data suggest that NSRG has proliferative and neuroprotective effects and these effects could be useful in neuronal diseases.

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