COMPOSITION COMPRISING RED GINSENG EXTRACT OR GINSENOSIDES HAVING NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS AGAINST BRAIN STRIATUM NEUROTOXICITY

摘要

The invention ginseng extract or the ginsenosides containing as an active ingredient, 3-nitro-propionic acid (3-nitropropionic acid; 3-NP) composition of the for treatment and prevention of damage due to disease and death of nerve cells due to will be. Ginsenoside of the present invention noted the striatum neurotoxicity, motor neuron damage, intracellular calcium ion concentration increases and mitochondrial damage induced by 3-NP are known to lead to clinical symptoms similar to Huntington's disease (Huntington's disease) enemy because cognitive inhibition may be a useful treatment for disorders, movement disorders, personality disorders, and Huntington's disease.