Korean Red Ginseng Plays an Anti-Aging Role by Modulating Expression of Aging-Related Genes and Immune Cell Subsets
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. KRG Inhibited Aging-Related Thymic Involution
2.2. KRG Altered Protein Expression, But Not mRNA Expression of Aging-Related Genes in Aged Mice
2.3. KRG Regulated the Population of Thymic and Splenic Immune Cells in Aged Mice
2.4. KRG Did Not Alter the Production of Regulatory T Cell-Specific Cytokines IL-10 and TGF-β in Aged Mice
2.5. KRG Increased the Expression of Aging-Related Genes in Con A-Stimulated T Cells in Aged Mice
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Animal Husbandry and Experiments
3.3. Quantitative Real Time PCR
3.4. Western Blot Analysis
3.5. Flow Cytometry Analysis
3.6. ELISA
3.7. Cell Viability Assay
3.8. Statistical Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Availability: Samples of the compounds, Korean red ginseng, are available from the authors. |
Ingredient | Amount |
---|---|
Ginsenoside Rg1 | 5.5 mg |
Ginsenoside Rb1 | |
Ginsenoside Rg3 | |
Carbohydrate | 0.33 g |
Targets | Sequences (5′→3′) | |
---|---|---|
Lin28a | For | TCGGTGTCCAACCAGCAGTT |
Rev | GGCGGTCATAGACAGGAAGC | |
GDF-11 | For | GATCCTGGACCTACACGACTTC |
Rev | GGCCTTCAGTACCTTTGTGAAC | |
Sirt1 | For | CAGTGTCATGGTTCCTTTGC |
Rev | CACCGAGGAACTACCTGAT | |
IL-2 | For | TTAGGACAGCACAAAGTAAGCG |
Rev | TGAGCTGATGTTAGCTCCCTG | |
IL-17 | For | GCTGACCCCTAAGAAACCCC |
Rev | GAAGCAGTTTGGGACCCCTT | |
GAPDH | For | CAATGAATACGGCTACAGCAAC |
Rev | AGGGAGATGCTCAGTGTTGG |
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Shin, K.K.; Yi, Y.-S.; Kim, J.K.; Kim, H.; Hossain, M.A.; Kim, J.-H.; Cho, J.Y. Korean Red Ginseng Plays an Anti-Aging Role by Modulating Expression of Aging-Related Genes and Immune Cell Subsets. Molecules 2020, 25, 1492. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25071492
Shin KK, Yi Y-S, Kim JK, Kim H, Hossain MA, Kim J-H, Cho JY. Korean Red Ginseng Plays an Anti-Aging Role by Modulating Expression of Aging-Related Genes and Immune Cell Subsets. Molecules. 2020; 25(7):1492. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25071492
Chicago/Turabian StyleShin, Kun Kuk, Young-Su Yi, Jin Kyeong Kim, Haeyeop Kim, Mohammad Amjad Hossain, Jong-Hoon Kim, and Jae Youl Cho. 2020. "Korean Red Ginseng Plays an Anti-Aging Role by Modulating Expression of Aging-Related Genes and Immune Cell Subsets" Molecules 25, no. 7: 1492. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25071492
APA StyleShin, K. K., Yi, Y.-S., Kim, J. K., Kim, H., Hossain, M. A., Kim, J.-H., & Cho, J. Y. (2020). Korean Red Ginseng Plays an Anti-Aging Role by Modulating Expression of Aging-Related Genes and Immune Cell Subsets. Molecules, 25(7), 1492. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25071492