Inhibitory effects of cultivated wild ginseng on the diff erentiation of 3T3-L1 Pre-adipocytes

Mohammad Lalmoddin Mollah, Yong Pil Cheon, Jun Gyo In, Deok Chun Yang, Young Chul Kim, Jae Chan Song, Kil Soo Kim

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Abstract

Wild ginseng has been used as a traditional medicine for thousands of years and for increase physical strength in Korea, China and Japan. This study reports that cultivated wild ginseng (CWG) inhibits adipocyte differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes in a concentration-dependent manner. Inhibition of adipocyte differentiation is one possible anti-obesity strategy. CWG inhibits the expression of the adipocyte differentiation regulator peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor (PPAR)γ and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein α mRNA. It also inhibited the expression of PPARγ and adiponectin at the protein level during the differentiation of pre-adipocytes into adipocytes. Additionally, CWG blocked the cell cycle at the sub-G1 phase transition, causing cells to remain in the pre-adipocyte state. These results indicate that CWG inhibits adipocyte differentiation and adipogenesis through pre-adipocyte cell cycle arrest in cultured 3T3-L1 cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-51
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Ginseng Research
Volume35
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

Keywords

  • 3T3-l1 cells
  • Adipocyte differentiation
  • Adipogenesis
  • Cell cycle arrest
  • Cultivated wild ginseng
  • Panax ginseng

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