Chemical Properties
White crystalline powder, soluble in organic solvents such as methanol, ethanol, and DMSO, derived from ginseng.
Uses
Ginsenoside Rg5 is an aromatase inhibitor from Panax ginseng leaves. Also, it ameliorates cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in mice through inhibition of inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis.
Definition
ChEBI: A natural product found in Panax japonicus var. major.
in vivo
Ginsenoside Rg5 inhibits the mRNA expression of COX-2 via suppression of the DNA binding activities of NF-κB p65 in lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-stimulated BV2 microglial cells. Rg5 pretreated group mice show declined expression of NF-κB p65 and COX-2. In the group treated with low dose of Ginsenoside Rg5 (10 mg/kg), there is remarkable tubular damage and infiltration of inflammatory cells. However, at the higher dose of Ginsenoside Rg5 (20 mg/kg), tubules markedly appeare histologically normal and no inflammation and cast formation is observed in kidney tissues[2].
target
TNF-α | IL Receptor | AChR | COX | NOS | Beta Amyloid | ERK | FAK | Akt | MMP(e.g.TIMP) | NF-kB | AP-1 | ROS | HO-1 | TLR | CDK | p21
IC 50
IGF-1R: 90 nM (IC
50); p65; COX-2
