Inhibitory effects of ginsenoside re isolated from ginseng berry on histamine and cytokine release in human mast cells and human alveolar epithelial cells

Journal of Ginseng Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 369-374

  Bae, Hye Min ^a   Cho, Ok Sun ^a   Kim, Shin Jung ^b   Im, Byung Ok ^a   Cho, Soon Hyun ^c   Lee, Sena ^a   Kim, Myung Gyou ^a   Kim, Kyung Tack ^d   Leem, Kang Hyun ^a   Ko, Sung Kwon ^a  

^a Semyung University   (South Korea)

^b Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

^c Daewon University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Ginseng berry; Ginsenoside re; Histamine; Panax ginseng

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867671244     PISSN: 12268453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5142/jgr.2012.36.4.369     Document Type: Article

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