Figure 1.

Effects of cultured ginseng roots (GR) extract on cell viability in RAW264.7, mouse bone-marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM), and 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes. The culture of (A) RAW264.7, (B) BMDM, and (C) 3T3-L1 were treated with 25–250 μg/mL of GRE for 24 h. 2,3-Bis-(2-Methoxy-4-Nitro-5-Sulfophenyl)-2H-Tetrazolium-5-Carboxanilide (XTT) reagent was added 3 h before measurement of OD 450nm. Data are expressed as percentages of the vehicle control (dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)). Data are represented as the mean ± SEM of three independent experiments (n = 8/group for each experiment); * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; compared with vehicle vs. GRE-treated group by one-way ANOVA with Bonferroni’s comparison test.