Cancer Chemoprevention by Ginseng in Mouse Liver and Other Organs
Journal of Korean Medical Science
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: S66-S69, 2001.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Oral administration of red ginseng extracts (1% in diet for 40 weeks) resulted in the significant suppression of spontaneous liver tumor formation in C3H/He male mice. Average number of tumors per mouse in control group was 1.06, while that in red ginseng extracts-treated group was 0.33 (p<0.05). Incidence of liver tumor development was also lower in red ginseng extracts-treated group, although the difference from control group was not statistically significant. Anti-carcinogenic activity of white ginseng extracts, besides red ginseng extracts, was also investigated. In the present study, the administration of white ginseng extracts was proven to suppress tumor promoter-induced phenomena in vitro and in vivo. It is of interest that oral administration of the extracts of Ren-Shen-Yang- Rong-Tang, a white ginseng-containing Chinese medicinal prescription, resulted in the suppression of skin tumor promotion by 12-o-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate in 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-initiated CD-1 mice. These results suggest the usefulness of ginseng in the field of cancer prevention.
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Main subject:
Skin Neoplasms
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Plant Extracts
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Anticarcinogenic Agents
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Plant Roots
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Panax
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Liver Neoplasms, Experimental
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Animals
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Mice, Inbred C3H
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Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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