20(S)-Ginsenoside rg3, a neuroprotective agent, inhibits mitochondrial permeability transition pores in rat brain

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 486-491

  Tian, Jingwei ^a,b   Zhang, Shumin ^b   Li, Guisheng ^a,b   Liu, Zhifeng ^a,b   Xu, Benming ^a,b  

^a YANTAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shandong Engineering Research Center for Nature Drug   (China)

Author keywords

20(S) ginsenoside Rg3; Brain ischemia; Energy metabolism; Mitochondrial permeability transition pore; Neuroprotection; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM ION; CYCLOSPORIN A; GINSENOSIDE RG 3; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MITOCHONDRIAL PERMEABILITY TRANSITION PORE; NORPHENAZONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; CALCIUM; CARRIER PROTEIN; GINSENOSIDE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SWELLING; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; GINSENG; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MITOCHONDRION SWELLING; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ARALIACEAE; PANAX GINSENG; RATTUS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CALCIUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GINSENOSIDES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIAL SWELLING; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PANAX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 64549087639     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2653     Document Type: Article

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