Ginsenoside-Rg1 down-regulates glucocorticoid receptor and displays synergistic effects with cAMP

Steroids

Volumn 63, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 421-424

  Chung, Eunah ^a   Lee, Kwang Youl ^a   Lee, Youngjoo ^a   Lee, Yong Hee ^a   Lee, Seung Ki ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CAMP; Ginseng; Ginsenoside Rg1; Glucocorticoid receptor; Glucocorticoid receptor down regulation

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; GINSENOSIDE RG 1; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; GINSENOSIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SAPONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INDUCTION; GINSENG; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; LIGAND BINDING; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CYCLIC AMP; DEXAMETHASONE; DOWN-REGULATION; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; GINSENOSIDES; RATS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SAPONINS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032111805     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-128X(98)00043-9     Document Type: Article

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