Description
PanaxADIolisatriterpenesapogeninoriginallyfoundinspeciesofPanax(ginseng)thatexhibitsanticancer,cardioprotective,anti-arrhythmic,andantioxidativeactivities.PanaxadiolinhibitsCa2+channels,decreasingchannelopentimeandopenstateprobABIlityinvitroanddisplayinganti-arrhythmicpotential.Thiscompoundalsoincreasessuperoxidedismutaseactivityanddecreasesmalondialdehydelevels,improvingcardiacfunctioninanimalmodelsofburninjury.Additionally,panaxadiolimprovesefficacyofco-admiNISTeredchemotherapeuticssuchascyclophosphamideinanimalmodelsofmelanomaandlungcarcinoma.