Ginsenoside Rg3 promoted the efficacy of cisplatin through inhibiting the basal level of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor2-(Nrf2) mediated heme oxygenase-1(HO-1)/NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase-1(NQO-1) expression in cancer cells [57]. The gene discussed is NQO1; the disease is cancer.