Ginseng ginsenoside pharmacology in the nervous system: Involvement in the regulation of ion channels and receptors

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 5 MAR, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Nah, Seung Yeol ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ginseng; Ginsenosides; Interaction site(s); Ion channels and receptors; Nervous system

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; GINSENG EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; GINSENOSIDE RB 2; GINSENOSIDE RC; GINSENOSIDE RD; GINSENOSIDE RE; GINSENOSIDE RF; GINSENOSIDE RG 1; GINSENOSIDE RG 2; GINSENOSIDE RG 3; GINSENOSIDE RH 1; GINSENOSIDE RH 2; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ALPHA SUBUNIT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL HERG; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV1.4; PROTOPANAXADIOL; PROTOPANAXATRIOL; RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

BINDING SITE; CHANNEL GATING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; GINSENG; HUMAN; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 84897939867     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00098     Document Type: Review

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