Interaction of Veratrum nigrum with Panax ginseng against Obesity: A Sang-ban Relationship

Table 3

Inhibition rate of PG, VN, and their combination on gene expression of PPAR𝛾 and C/EBP𝛼.

Treatment	PPAR𝛾 (%)	C/EBP𝛼 (%)
PG 1 mg/mL	19.54±3.62^∗	32.92±3.34^∗
VN 1 mg/mL	26.85±2.69^∗∗	30.92±2.99^∗
PG-VN combination 1 mg/mL	35.75±2.07^∗∗a	36.32±4.34^∗∗
PG-VN combination 2 mg/mL	30.19±1.30^∗∗a	39.88±4.15^∗∗
^xPG + VN	46.39±6.31	63.84±6.33
^x(PG + VN)/2	23.195±3.155	31.92±3.165

Values were expressed as means ± SD. *𝑃<0.05, significantly different from the Control; **𝑃<0.005, significantly different from the control; ^a𝑃<0.05, significantly different from PG. ^xCalculated additive response (the sum of the effects of the individual PG and VN treatments). Control, expression of the differentiated 3T3-L1 cells was considered as 0%; PG: Panax ginseng; VN: Veratrum  nigrum.