Korean red ginseng (Panax ginseng) ameliorates type 1 diabetes and restores immune cell compartments

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 225-233

  Hong, Young Joo ^a   Kim, Nayoung ^b   Lee, Karim ^a   Hee Sonn, Chung ^a   Eun Lee, Jung ^a   Tae Kim, Sung ^a   Ho Baeg, In ^c   Lee, Kyung Mi ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Korea Ginseng Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hypoglycemia; Korean red ginseng; Lymphocytes; Prophylaxis; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; GINSENOSIDE RB 2; GINSENOSIDE RC; GINSENOSIDE RD; GINSENOSIDE RE; GINSENOSIDE RF; GINSENOSIDE RG 1; GINSENOSIDE RG 3; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; KOREAN RED GINSENG EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GINSENG; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RELEASE; KOREAN RED GINSENG; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PROPHYLAXIS; SPLEEN CELL; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CELL LINE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PANAX; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPLEEN;

MUS; PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 84868200116     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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