A new role for the ginsenoside RG3 in antiaging via mitochondria function in ultraviolet-irradiated human dermal fibroblasts

Hyunji Lee; Youngeun Hong; Quangdon Tran; Hyeonjeong Cho; Minhee Kim; Chaeyeong Kim; So Hee Kwon; SungJin Park; Jongsun Park; Jisoo Park

Journal of Ginseng Research (Jul 2019)

A new role for the ginsenoside RG3 in antiaging via mitochondria function in ultraviolet-irradiated human dermal fibroblasts

Hyunji Lee,
Youngeun Hong,
Quangdon Tran,
Hyeonjeong Cho,
Minhee Kim,
Chaeyeong Kim,
So Hee Kwon,
SungJin Park,
Jongsun Park,
Jisoo Park

Affiliations

Hyunji Lee: Department of Pharmacology, Metabolic Syndrome and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Institute for Cancer Research, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Youngeun Hong: Department of Pharmacology, Metabolic Syndrome and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Institute for Cancer Research, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Quangdon Tran: Department of Pharmacology, Metabolic Syndrome and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Institute for Cancer Research, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Hyeonjeong Cho: Department of Pharmacology, Metabolic Syndrome and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Institute for Cancer Research, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Minhee Kim: Department of Pharmacology, Metabolic Syndrome and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Institute for Cancer Research, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Chaeyeong Kim: Department of Pharmacology, Metabolic Syndrome and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Institute for Cancer Research, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
So Hee Kwon: Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Yonsei Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yonsei University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
SungJin Park: Department of Pharmacology, Metabolic Syndrome and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Institute for Cancer Research, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Jongsun Park: Department of Pharmacology, Metabolic Syndrome and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Institute for Cancer Research, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author. Department of Pharmacology, Metabolic Syndrome and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Institute for Cancer Research, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea.
Jisoo Park: Department of Pharmacology, Metabolic Syndrome and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Institute for Cancer Research, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author. Department of Pharmacology, Metabolic Syndrome and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Institute for Cancer Research, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 43, no. 3
pp. 431 – 441

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Background: The efficacy of ginseng, the representative product of Korea, and its chemical effects have been well investigated. The ginsenoside RG3 has been reported to exhibit apoptotic, anticancer, and antidepressant-like effects. Methods: In this report, the putative effect of RG3 on several cellular function including cell survival, differentiation, development and aging process were evaluated by monitoring each specific marker. Also, mitochondrial morphology and function were investigated in ultraviolet (UV)-irradiated normal human dermal fibroblast cells. Results: RG3 treatment increased the expression of extracellular matrix proteins, growth-associated immediate-early genes, and cell proliferation genes in UV-irradiated normal human dermal fibroblast cells. And, RG3 also resulted in enhanced expression of antioxidant proteins such as nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor-2 and heme oxygenase-1. In addition, RG3 affects the morphology of UV-induced mitochondria and plays a role in protecting mitochondrial dysfunction. Conclusioin: RG3 restores mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and membrane potential via its antioxidant effects in skin cells damaged by UV irradiation, leading to an increase in proteins linked with the extracellular matrix, cell proliferation, and antioxidant activity. Keywords: Antiaging, Mitochondrial ATP, Normal Human Dermal Fibroblast cells, RG3, UV irradiation

Published in Journal of Ginseng Research

ISSN: 1226-8453 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Korea, Republic of
LCC subjects: Science: Botany
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