Glomus intraradices is a species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) that, as an obligate endomycorrhiza, can form mutually beneficial associations with plants. Panax ginseng is a famous traditional Chinese medicine; however, problems associated with ginseng planting, such as pesticide residues, reduce ginseng quality.

In colorectal cancer (CRC), 40–60% of patients develop metastasis. The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a pivotal and intricate process that increases the metastatic potential of CRC. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Korean red ginseng extract (RGE) on colorectal metastasis through inhibiting of EMT and the metastatic abilities of CRC cells.

Ginseng is believed to have antitumor activity. Autophagy is largely a pro-survival cellular process that is activated in response to cellular stressors, including cytotoxic chemotherapy; therefore, agents that inhibit autophagy can be used as chemosensitizers in cancer treatment. We examined the ability of Korean red ginseng extract (RGE) to prevent autophagic flux and to make hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells become more sensitive to doxorubicin.