%A LI Dong-wei, DOU De-qiang %T Research Advances in Using Ginseng to Prevent and Treat Parkinson’s Disease %0 Journal Article %D 2011 %J ACTA NEUROPHARMACOLOGICA %R %P 55-64 %V 1 %N 4 %U {http://actanp.hebeinu.edu.cn/CN/abstract/article_43.shtml} %8 2011-08-26 %X The current research in Parkinson’s disease and progress in using of ginseng to treat Parkinson’s disease，and mechanisms of ginsenosides-induced protection of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra were reviewed，which lay a foundation for the reasonable application of ginseng in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Ginsenosides can play an important role in protecting dopaminergic neurons by countering oxidative stress，inhibiting Ca
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+channel and blocking the signaling pathways of neurons apoptosis.