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12396072

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
Clinical and pre-clinical uses of Ginkgo biloba extract encompass a broad spectrum of pathologies that include peripheral arterial disorders, cardiovascular and neuronal dysfunctions and resolution of ischemia-reperfusion injuries. Many of these pathologies develop over time and recruit multiple cell types and molecular pathways that alter the cellular a nd molecular profiles of the failing targetorgans. Transcriptional processes are important determinants of the pathogenesis of these chronic disease states. Therefore the potential therapeutic and preventive actions of a standardized Ginkgo biloba extract, EGb 761, may be affected through modulation of transcriptional processes. We have used various techniques for large-scale mRNA expression analysis, including differential display of mRNAs, cDNA arrays and high-density oligonucleotide arrays, to evaluate the actions of EGb 761 on the activities of the genomes in vitro and in vivo. The results show broad but cell specific actions of Ginkgo biloba extract that may enhance antioxidant defenses in vitro in cancer cells and modulate neuronal functions in cortex and hippocampus in brain in vivo. The large scale analysis of mRNAs in response to Ginkgo biloba extract in vitro and in vivo show that the standardized extract affects the activities of the mammalian genome. The data provide some support for the concept that the actions of EGb 761 are mediated through it effects on the process of gene transcription which plays a causative role in chronic diseases.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0145-5680
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
625-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Global gene expression analysis identifies cell and tissue specific actions of Ginkgo biloba extract, EGb 761.
pubmed:affiliation
University of California, Davis 95616, USA. kgohil@ucdavis.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't