ginsenoside 20 ( S ) -Rg3
It is a damaran, protopanaxadiol panaxoside, which is produced for the most part during processing (steaming) of ginseng on red ginseng :
R 1 = -Glc 2-1 Glc
R2 = H
- Gssd. 20 (S) Rg3 is mostly formed in the stomach by hydrolysis of gssd. Rb 1 . ( Christensen2009gcb )
- Gssd. Rg 3 is the major panaxoside responsible for the endothelium-dependent relaxation of the vessels (in vitro rat rings in vitro, according to Kim1999grm ). This effect is at gssd. Rg 3 is about 100 times greater than the gssd effect . Rg 1 , its mechanism is probably activation of K + channels of endothelium.
- Gssd. Rg 3 causes relaxation of the aortic rat rings caused by phenylephrine by increasing NO production. ( Kim2003gri )
- Gssd. 20 ( S ) Rg 3 , but not its 20 ( R ) epimer , causes a strong, endothelium-independent relaxation of the porcine coronary artery strips previously contracted with 25mM KCl. The reason is probably the different effects of epimers on K + channels. ( Kim2006seg )
- Both epimers gssd. Rg 3 mediate the relaxation of intact endothelial pig coronary artery strips after previous contraction caused by 3 μM serotonin. ( Kim2006seg )
- In stressed mice, cortisol is reduced in plasma. ( Kim2003iii )
- Prevents increased levels of the stress indicator of putrescine in the CNS under immobilization stress. ( Lee2006aeg )
- In experiments on ionotropic receptors expressed in claw oocytes, the inhibitory effect of gssd was measured. 20 (S) -Rg3 to the P / Q type of Ca2 + channels, Kv 1.4 K + channel and Na + channel IIA rat brain, whose IC 50 in μM were in the order of 30.1 ± 2.6; 58.6 ± 3.3 and 29.2 ± 8.5 with Hill coefficients in a row of 1.9; 1.8 and 1, indicating that the Na + channels examined block 1 gssd molecule. Rg 3 , while Ca 2+ and K + channels require two to block the molecule. R epimer on the studied Na + , K + and Ca 2+ channels does not work. Both epimers approximately equally inhibit the HT3A and α3β4 nACh receptors with IC50 in μM in series 47.1 ± 20.5 and 82.1 ± 9.1 and Hill coefficients ≈1 ( Jeong2004sgr )
- It reduced expression of cytokines in the activated microglia, inhibited the binding of NF-κB transcription factor to DNA binding sites and improved nerve cell survival. It further blocked the expression of NOS2 (iNOS) and increased the expression of MSRA ( macrophage scavenger receptor type A ). ( Joo2008pin )
- It acts inhibitory (70% inhibition at 10μM gssd, Rg 3 ) on the NMDA receptors in the hippocampus via a glycine binding site. ( Kim2004gra )
- It acts inhibitory on adipocyte proliferation ( Han2006g2p ).
- In vitro model of arthritis protected chondrocytes from destruction. ( So2013peg )
- Gssd. 20 ( S ) Rg 3 , but not its 20 ( R ) epimer acts against the AGS cells of the stomach cancer . ( Park2014sae )