RRC ID 72892
Author Oh KW, Kim HS, Wagner GC.
Title Ginseng total saponin inhibits the dopaminergic depletions induced by methamphetamine.
Journal Planta Med
Abstract Pretreatment with ginseng total saponin (GTS) reduced the magnitude of the methamphetamine-induced dopamine (DA), 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), and homovanillinic acid (HVA) depletions. It is suggested that GTS can, in part, prevent the methamphetamine-induced striatal dopaminergic depletions.
Volume 63(1)
Pages 80-1
Published 1997-2-1
DOI 10.1055/s-2006-957610
PMID 9063099
MeSH 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / metabolism Animals Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Corpus Striatum / metabolism Dopamine / metabolism Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / antagonists & inhibitors* Electrochemistry Homovanillic Acid / metabolism Injections, Intraperitoneal Male Methamphetamine / antagonists & inhibitors* Mice Panax / chemistry* Plants, Medicinal* Saponins / administration & dosage Saponins / pharmacology*
IF 2.687
Resource
Human and Animal Cells HGC-27(RCB0500) 3T3, mouse fibroblast