Abstract
Background: The efficacy of ginseng, the representative product of Korea, and its chemical effects have been well investigated. The ginsenoside RG3 has been reported to exhibit apoptotic, anticancer, and antidepressant-like effects. Methods: In this report, the putative effect of RG3 on several cellular function including cell survival, differentiation, development and aging process were evaluated by monitoring each specific marker. Also, mitochondrial morphology and function were investigated in ultraviolet (UV)-irradiated normal human dermal fibroblast cells. Results: RG3 treatment increased the expression of extracellular matrix proteins, growth-associated immediate-early genes, and cell proliferation genes in UV-irradiated normal human dermal fibroblast cells. And, RG3 also resulted in enhanced expression of antioxidant proteins such as nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor-2 and heme oxygenase-1. In addition, RG3 affects the morphology of UV-induced mitochondria and plays a role in protecting mitochondrial dysfunction. Conclusioin: RG3 restores mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and membrane potential via its antioxidant effects in skin cells damaged by UV irradiation, leading to an increase in proteins linked with the extracellular matrix, cell proliferation, and antioxidant activity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 431-441 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Ginseng Research |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 Jul |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was financially supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea Government (MEST) (NRF-2014R1A1A3050752, NRF-2015R1A2A2A01003597, NRF-2016K1A3A1A08953546).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biotechnology
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
- Complementary and alternative medicine