Effect of sun ginseng methanol extract on lipopotysaccharide-induced liver injury in rats
Effect of sun ginseng methanol extract on lipopotysaccharide-induced liver injury in rats
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DOI:
10.1016/j.phymed.2007.01.002
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发表时间:
2007-12-01
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影响因子:
7.9
通讯作者:
Yokozawa, T.
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作者:
Kang, K. S.;Yamabe, N.;Yokozawa, T.
Sun ginseng (SG) is heat-processed Panax ginseng C.A. MEYER steamed at 120 degrees C, which has ginsenoside-Rg(3), -Rk(1), and -Rg(5) as its main ginsenoside components. The effect of SG on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced liver injury in rats was investigated in this study. Intravenous injection of LPS induced excessive nitric oxide ((NO)-N-.) generation in serum and increased the hepatic mitochondrial thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBA-RS) level. However, the elevated TBA-RS level was significantly lowered by 15 consecutive days of SG administrations. In addition, up-regulated hepatic inducible nitric oxide synthase and heme oxygenase I levels in LPS-treated control rats were significantly lowered and increased, respectively, by 100mg/kg body weight/day of SG administration. These antioxidant effects were thought to be partially related to the deactivation of nuclear factor-kappa B by SG administration. (c) 2007 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.