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. 2018 Sep 11;9(71):33601–33620. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.26035

Table 1. Activity of ginsenoside Rg1 in different models of cognitive deficits.

Model Dose Key effects References
Morphine-induced memory impairment in rats 30 mg/kg i.p. for 10 days Improves spatial learning capacity and restores LTP, and effect was NMDA receptor dependent [86]
Scopolamine-induced memory deficits in mice 6 and 12 mg/kg, i.p. for 7 days Improves ACh levels and inhibits AChE activity in the hippocampus; prevents the decrease of scopolamine-induced 5-HT [70]
D-Galactose-induced memory impairment in rats 20 mg/kg i.p., for 28 days Protects NSCs/NPCs by elevating SOX-2 expression level; reduces astrocyte activation indicated by decreasing Aeg-1 expression level; increases the hippocampal cell proliferation and enhances the activity of the antioxidant enzymes GPx and SOD; decreases the pro-inflammatory cytokines but increases telomere lengths and telomerase activity; down-regulates mRNA expression of cellular senescence related genes p53, p21Cip1/Waf1 and p19Arf in hippocampus of aged rats [87]
Age-Related Cognitive Decline in C57BL/6J mice 6 mg/kg p.o. every third day Upregulates expression of hippocampal synaptic plasticity-associated proteins such as synaptophysin, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit 1, postsynaptic density-95, and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha, through promoting the activation of mTOR pathway [88]
Chronic restraint stress in rat 5 and 10 mg/kg i.p. for 24 days Ameliorates decrease in levels of BDNF, TrkB and ERK phosphorylation in prefrontal cortex [89]
Isoflurane-induced memory impairment in rat 20 mg/k, i.p. for 7 days Reduces caspase-3 activity; upregulates the expression of PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β; downregulates mRNA expression levels of p21WAF1/CIP1 and p53 [90]
LPS-induced cognitive deficit in rat 200 mg/kg for 30 days Prevents decrease in ACh levels and increase of AChE activity; revert decrease of α7 nAChR protein expression in prefrontal cortex and hippocampus [91]
Dexamethasone-induced memory impairment in mice 2 and 4 mg/kg p.o. for 28 days Increases expression of glucocorticosteroid receptor and decreases expression of NLRP1, ASC, caspase-1, caspase-5, IL-1β and IL-18 in hippocampus [92]
Sepsis-associated encephalopathy in mice 40 and 200 mg/kg 10 ml/kg i.p.1 h before operation Attenuates brain histopathologic changes, suppresses Iba1 activation; decrease expression of inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6; reduces neuronal apoptosis (cleaved caspase 3 activation) in hippocampus; suppresses the expressions of light chain 3-II and p62 in hippocampus [93]
Theta-burst stimulation-induced LTP in mice 0.1, 1 or 10 mg/kg i.p. once a day for 30 consecutive days Facilitates hippocampal basal synaptic transmission and LTP; up-regulates hippocampal BDNF and p-Akt expression; increases hippocampal dendritic spines [94]
LTP in rat 1, 3, or 10 mg/kg systemic administration Impairs LTP in HP–mPFC pathway, perhaps by suppressing the firing of a subset of mPFC neurons [95]
Overexpression of APP and PS1 in mice 0.1-10 mg/kg i.p. for 30 days Repairs hippocampal LTP and memory, likely through facilitating the clearance of AD-associated proteins and activation of BDNF-TrkB pathway [96].
3xTg-AD mice 20 mg/kg i.p. for 6 weeks Improves behavioral deficits in AD via modulating expression of proteins (i.e., CPLX2, SYN2, and SNP25). [97]