Hepatoprotective Effect Of Majonoside R-2, The Major Saponin From Vietnamese Ginseng (Panax Vietnamensis)
PLANTA MEDICA(2002)
摘要
The hepatoprotective effect of majonoside R-2 (MR2), the major saponin constituent from Vietnamese ginseng (Panax vietnamensis, Araliaceae), was evaluated in vivo on D-galactosamine (D-GalN)/lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced hepatic apoptosis and subsequent liver failure in mice. Pretreatment of mice with MR2 (50 or 10 mg/kg, intraperitoneal) at 12 and 1 h before D-GalN/LPS injection significantly inhibited apoptosis and suppressed following hepatic necrosis. Importantly, the elevation of serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) level, an important mediator for apoptosis in this model, was significantly inhibited by MR2 at a dose of 50 mg/kg. On the other hand, MR2 was found to protect primary cultured mouse hepatocytes from cell death by inhibiting apoptosis induced by D-GalN/TNF-alpha in vitro, as evidenced by DNA fragmentation analysis. These findings suggested that MR2 may have protected the hepatocytes from apoptosis via an inhibition of TNF-alpha production by activated macrophages and a direct inhibition of apoptosis induced by TNF-alpha.
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Panax vietnamensis, Araliaceae, hepatoprotective effect, apoptosis, Vietnamese ginseng, majonoside R-2
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