title: Protection of Panax ginseng in injured muscles after eccentric exercise.
abstract: Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer, the root of an Araliaceae plant has been shown to possess various biological effects. Ginseng treatment (100 mg kg(-1)) protected muscles from eccentric exercise injuries. It was effective in preserving mitochondrial membrane integrity and reduced nitrate concentration in vastus and rectus (46% and 26%, respectively). It also reduced carbonyl contents by approximately 27% in all the muscles studied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, SE, Brazil.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cabral de Oliveira
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Prieto
authors.forename: I D G
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D008931:Mitochondria, Muscle / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005894:Panax; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018517:Plant Roots; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D009124:Muscle Proteins; D010936:Plant Extracts; D009569:Nitric Oxide