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Ki SH, Yang JH, Ku SK, et al. Red ginseng extract protects against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis. J Ginseng Res. 2013;37(1):45-53doi: 10.5142/jgr.2013.37.45.
Ki, S. H., Yang, J. H., Ku, S. K., Kim, S. C., Kim, Y. W., & Cho, I. J. (2013). Red ginseng extract protects against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis. Journal of ginseng research, 37(1), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.5142/jgr.2013.37.45
Ki, Sung Hwan, et al. "Red ginseng extract protects against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis." Journal of ginseng research vol. 37,1 (2013): 45-53. doi: https://doi.org/10.5142/jgr.2013.37.45
Ki SH, Yang JH, Ku SK, Kim SC, Kim YW, Cho IJ. Red ginseng extract protects against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis. J Ginseng Res. 2013 Mar;37(1):45-53. doi: 10.5142/jgr.2013.37.45. PMID: 23717156; PMCID: PMC3659625.
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J Ginseng Res. 2013 Mar;37(1):45-53. doi: 10.5142/jgr.2013.37.45.

Red ginseng extract protects against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis.

Journal of ginseng research

Sung Hwan Ki, Ji Hye Yang, Sae Kwang Ku, Sang Chan Kim, Young Woo Kim, Il Je Cho

Affiliations

  1. College of Pharmacy, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Korea.

PMID: 23717156 PMCID: PMC3659625 DOI: 10.5142/jgr.2013.37.45

Abstract

Korean red ginseng, the processed root of Panax ginseng Meyer, has been frequently used for various therapeutic purposes in oriental medicine. The present study investigated the possible effect of Korean red ginseng extract (RGE) for the treatment of liver fibrosis in mice injected with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) for 4 wk. Liver injuries were assessed by blood biochemistry and histopathology in mice treated with CCl4 alone or CCl4+ RGE (30, 100, and 300 mg/kg). Concomitant treatment with RGE and CCl4 (three times/wk for 4 wk) effectively inhibited liver fibrosis as evidenced by decreases in plasma alanine and aspartate aminotransferases, as well as by the percentages of degenerative regions, numbers of degenerative hepatocytes, and collagen accumulation in hepatic parenchyma. Treatment with CCl4 for 4 wk increased mRNA levels of transforming growth factor β1 and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 in fibrogenic liver, whereas RGE (30, 100, and 300 mg/kg) significantly blocked the induction of fibrogenic genes by CCl4. Similarly, RGE also prevented transforming growth factor β1-mediated induction of fibrogenic genes in human hepatic stellate cell lines. More importantly, RGE markedly reduced the number of α-smooth muscle actin-positive cells in liver tissue. This study implies that RGE efficaciously protects against the liver fibrosis induced by chronic CCl4 treatment, and may therefore have potential to treat liver disease.

Keywords: Korean red ginseng; Liver fibrosis; Panax ginseng; Transforming growth factor β1; α-smooth muscle actin

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