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  • Continuous exposure to high temperatures can lead to heat stress, which causes oxidative stress in the liver and can result in various health issues.
  • Korean Red Ginseng (JP5) and Korean black ginseng (BG1) extracts were tested in a rat model and cell-based studies to see how they could protect against the harmful effects of heat stress.
  • Both ginseng extracts significantly reduced oxidative stress and inflammatory protein expression, helping to maintain liver function and prevent damage caused by heat stress.

Article Abstract

Background: Continuous exposure to high temperatures can lead to heat stress. This stress response alters the expression of multiple genes and can contribute to the onset of various diseases. In particular, heat stress induces oxidative stress by increasing the production of reactive oxygen species. The liver is an essential organ that plays a variety of roles, such as detoxification and protein synthesis. Therefore, it is important to protect the liver from oxidative stress caused by heat stress. Korean ginseng has a variety of beneficial biological properties, and our previous studies showed that it provides an effective defense against heat stress.

Methods: We investigated the ability of Korean Red Ginseng and Korean black ginseng extracts (JP5 and BG1) to protect against heat stress using a rat model. We then confirmed the active ingredients and mechanism of action using a cell-based model.

Results: Heat stress significantly increased gene and protein expression of oxidative stress-related factors such as catalase and SOD2, but treatment with JP5 (Korean Red Ginseng extract) and BG1 (Korean black ginseng extract) abolished this response in both liver tissue and HepG2 cells. In addition, JP5 and BG1 inhibited the expression of inflammatory proteins such as p-NF-κB and tumor necrosis factor alpha-α. In particular, JP5 and BG1 decreased the expression of components of the NLRP3 inflammasome, a key inflammatory signaling factor. Thus, JP5 and BG1 inhibited both oxidative stress and inflammation.

Conclusions: JP5 and BG1 protect against oxidative stress and inflammation induced by heat stress and help maintain liver function by preventing liver damage.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7031738PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgr.2018.12.005DOI Listing

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