Project description:Ginseng has been used for anti-stress agents, and its active ingredient, ginsenoside, has similar structure with estrogen. In this study, effects of red ginseng (RG) on gene expressions in immobilization (IMO) stressed mice brain was analyzed by system biology.
Project description:Ginseng is one of the well-known medicinal plants, exhibiting diverse medicinal effects. Its roots possess anticancer and anti-aging properties and are being used in the medical systems of East Asian countries. Ginseng is grown in low-light and low-temperature conditions and its growth is strongly inhibited at temperatures above 25 ℃. However, the molecular responses of ginseng to heat stress are currently poorly understood, especially at protein level. Therefore, here we utilized a shotgun proteomics approach to investigate the effect of heat stress on ginseng leaves. Total proteins were isolated from control (25 ℃) and ginseng plants exposed to 35 ℃ for 1 and 3 days and subjected to in-solution trypsin digestion. A total of 3,359 ginseng proteins were identified when searched in an in-house developed RNA-seq (PAC-BIO) database.
Project description:Obesity, as one of the major public health problems in the world, has attracted more and more attention. Rb1 is the most abundant active component of Panax ginseng and it has been reported to have benefit effects on obesity and diabetes. But the mechanisms of Rb1 in regulation of obesity are not very clear. In this study, by use of obese mice, we found that Rb1 not only reduced body weight but also decreased myostain (MSTN) expression,which plays a key role in the regulation of obesity. In vitro, we found that Rb1 treatment also decreased MSTN expression in differentiated C2C12 cells (Myoblast cells) and 3T3-L1 cells (adipocytes). Fndc5, as the downstream of MSTN, was increased after Rb1 treatment. Our results showed that Rb1 may ameliorate obesity through MSTN/Fndc5 signaling pathway. Our study provides important experimental evidences for the treatment of obesity by Rb1.after Rb1 treated.
Project description:Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is the most common endocrine disrupting chemical used as a plasticizer. DEHP is associated with the development of endometrium-related diseases through the induction of inflammation. The major therapeutic approaches against endometrial cancer and endometriosis involve the suppression of inflammatory response. Korean red ginseng (KRG) is a natural product with anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic effects. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of KRG on DEHP-induced inflammatory response in endometrial cancer Ishikawa cells.
Project description:The breast cancer incidence has been increasing in China, with the earlier age of onset compared with Western countries. Traditional Chinese medicine has been provided as one of the major source of anti-cancer drugs. Ginseng is one of the most common traditional medicines in China. Ginsenosides, the saponins in the plant Panax (ginseng) are the major active components responsible for their chemopreventive effects from cancer. However, the mechanisms by which ginsenosides exert their anti-cancer effect remain elusive. By combining TMT-based quantitation with TiO2-based phosphopeptide enrichment, we performed a quantitative analysis of the changes of the phosphoproteomes in ginsenoside Rg3-treated breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells. We were able to quantitate 5,140 phosphorylation sites on 2,041 phosphoproteins. Our data show that the phosphorylation status of 13 sites was changed in MDA-MB-231 cells upon Rg3 treatment. The perturbed phosphoproteins are CPSF7, EEF2, HIRIP3, MAGED2, MPRIP, MYCBP2, PAWR, PPP1R12A, RANBP2, SEPT9, TMPO, and UFL1. These proteins are involved in various biological processes, including protein synthesis, cell division, and inhibition of NF-κB signaling. Our study revealed that Rg3 exerts its anti-cancer effects through a combination of different signaling pathways.
Project description:Caffeoylquinic acids are a kind of phenolic acid, a natural component of quinine acids. A number of caffeic acids, which are widely found in plants, are connected by ester bonds. In classic Chinese medicines, including honeysuckle, Eucommia ulmoides and white flower ginseng, caffeoylquinic acids have been identified as a main effective component that exhibits antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral activities . Studies have shown that some dicaffeoylquinic acids have significant inhibitory effects on melanoma, colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer and many other tumours . The development and exploration of the pharmacodynamic effects of dicaffeoylquinic acids will become another hot topic in the development of new drugs.
Project description:Next generation sequencing (NGS) was performed to identify genes changed in ginseng upon Botrytis cinerea △BcSpd1 treatment. The goal of the work is to find interesting genes involved in ginseng in response to fungi induction. The object is to reveal the molecular mechanism of ginseng defense induced by Botrytis cinerea △BcSpd1 .