PMID- 30545139 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200225 IS - 2073-4409 (Print) IS - 2073-4409 (Electronic) IS - 2073-4409 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 12 DP - 2018 Dec 12 TI - Protective Effects and Target Network Analysis of Ginsenoside Rg1 in Cerebral Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury: A Comprehensive Overview of Experimental Studies. LID - 10.3390/cells7120270 [doi] LID - 270 AB - Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion is a complicated pathological process. The injury and cascade reactions caused by cerebral ischemia and reperfusion are characterized by high mortality, high recurrence, and high disability. However, only a limited number of antithrombotic drugs, such as recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-TPA), aspirin, and heparin, are currently available for ischemic stroke, and its safety concerns is inevitable which associated with reperfusion injury and hemorrhage. Therefore, it is necessary to further explore and examine some potential neuroprotective agents with treatment for cerebral ischemia and reperfusion injury to reduce safety concerns caused by antithrombotic drugs in ischemic stroke. Ginseng Rg1 (G-Rg1) is a saponin composed of natural active ingredients and derived from the roots or stems of Panax notoginseng and ginseng in traditional Chinese medicine. Its pharmacological effects exert remarkable neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects in the central nervous system. To explore and summarize the protective effects and mechanisms of ginsenoside Rg1 against cerebral ischemia and reperfusion injury, we conducted this review, in which we searched the PubMed database to obtain and organize studies concerning the pharmacological effects and mechanisms of ginsenoside Rg1 against cerebral ischemia and reperfusion injury. This study provides a valuable reference and clues for the development of new agents to combat ischemic stroke. Our summarized review and analysis show that the pharmacological effects of and mechanisms underlying ginsenoside Rg1 activity against cerebral ischemia and reperfusion injury mainly involve 4 sets of mechanisms: anti-oxidant activity and associated apoptosis via the Akt, Nrf2/HO-1, PPARgamma/HO-1, extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK), p38, and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathways (or mitochondrial apoptosis pathway) and the caspase-3/ROCK1/MLC pathway; anti-inflammatory and immune stimulatory-related activities that involve apoptosis or necrosis via MAPK pathways (the JNK1/2 + ERK1/2 and PPARgamma/HO-1 pathways), endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS), high mobility group protein1 (HMGB1)-induced TLR2/4/9 and receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) pathways, and the activation of NF-kappaB; neurological cell cycle, proliferation, differentiation, and regeneration via the MAPK pathways (JNK1/2 + ERK1/2, PI3K-Akt/mTOR, PKB/Akt and HIF-1alpha/VEGF pathways); and energy metabolism and the regulation of cellular ATP levels, the blood-brain barrier and other effects via N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptors, ERS, and AMP/AMPK-GLUT pathways. Collectively, these mechanisms result in significant neuroprotective effects against cerebral ischemic injury. These findings will be valuable in that they should further promote the development of candidate drugs and provide more information to support the application of previous findings in stroke clinical trials. FAU - Xie, Weijie AU - Xie W AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5062-7843 AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Discovery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Natural Medicine) and Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. ginseng@163.com. AD - Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resource Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100193, China. ginseng@163.com. AD - Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of Chinese Medicine against Glycolipid Metabolic Disorders, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100193, China. ginseng@163.com. AD - Zhongguancun Open Laboratory of the Research and Development of Natural Medicine and Health Products, Beijing 100193, China. ginseng@163.com. FAU - Zhou, Ping AU - Zhou P AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Discovery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Natural Medicine) and Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. zhoup0520@163.com. AD - Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resource Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100193, China. zhoup0520@163.com. AD - Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of Chinese Medicine against Glycolipid Metabolic Disorders, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100193, China. zhoup0520@163.com. AD - Zhongguancun Open Laboratory of the Research and Development of Natural Medicine and Health Products, Beijing 100193, China. zhoup0520@163.com. FAU - Sun, Yifan AU - Sun Y AD - Institute of Medical Information, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100020, China. sun.yifan@imicams.ac.cn. FAU - Meng, Xiangbao AU - Meng X AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Discovery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Natural Medicine) and Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. xbmeng@implad.ac.cn. AD - Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resource Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100193, China. xbmeng@implad.ac.cn. AD - Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of Chinese Medicine against Glycolipid Metabolic Disorders, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100193, China. xbmeng@implad.ac.cn. AD - Zhongguancun Open Laboratory of the Research and Development of Natural Medicine and Health Products, Beijing 100193, China. xbmeng@implad.ac.cn. FAU - Dai, Ziru AU - Dai Z AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Discovery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Natural Medicine) and Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. athenadai219@163.com. AD - Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resource Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100193, China. athenadai219@163.com. AD - Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of Chinese Medicine against Glycolipid Metabolic Disorders, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100193, China. athenadai219@163.com. AD - Zhongguancun Open Laboratory of the Research and Development of Natural Medicine and Health Products, Beijing 100193, China. athenadai219@163.com. FAU - Sun, Guibo AU - Sun G AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Discovery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Natural Medicine) and Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. sunguibopaper@163.com. AD - Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resource Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100193, China. sunguibopaper@163.com. AD - Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of Chinese Medicine against Glycolipid Metabolic Disorders, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100193, China. sunguibopaper@163.com. AD - Zhongguancun Open Laboratory of the Research and Development of Natural Medicine and Health Products, Beijing 100193, China. sunguibopaper@163.com. FAU - Sun, Xiaobo AU - Sun X AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Discovery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Natural Medicine) and Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. sunxiaobopaper@163.com. AD - Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resource Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100193, China. sunxiaobopaper@163.com. AD - Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of Chinese Medicine against Glycolipid Metabolic Disorders, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100193, China. sunxiaobopaper@163.com. AD - Zhongguancun Open Laboratory of the Research and Development of Natural Medicine and Health Products, Beijing 100193, China. sunxiaobopaper@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20181212 PL - Switzerland TA - Cells JT - Cells JID - 101600052 PMC - PMC6316103 OTO - NOTNLM OT - anti-inflammatory OT - anti-oxidant OT - cerebral ischemia and reperfusion injury OT - differentiation OT - energy metabolism OT - ginsenoside Rg1 OT - ischemia stroke OT - proliferation OT - review COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2018/12/14 06:00 MHDA- 2018/12/14 06:01 PMCR- 2018/12/01 CRDT- 2018/12/15 06:00 PHST- 2018/12/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/12/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/12/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/12/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/12/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/12/14 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cells7120270 [pii] AID - cells-07-00270 [pii] AID - 10.3390/cells7120270 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cells. 2018 Dec 12;7(12):270. doi: 10.3390/cells7120270.