Characterization of the intracellular mechanisms involved in the antiaggregant properties of cinnamtannin B-1 from bay wood in human platelets

J Med Chem. 2007 Aug 9;50(16):3937-44. doi: 10.1021/jm070508d. Epub 2007 Jun 29.

Abstract

Cinnamtannin B-1, a natural A-type proanthocyanidin recently identified as a radical scavenger component of Laurus nobilis L., exerts antiaggregant and antiapoptotic effects in human platelets. Here, we have investigated the intracellular mechanisms involved in the antiaggregant effects of cinnamtannin B-1. Cinnamtannin B-1 showed a greater free radical scavenging activity than vitamin C, vitamin E, or Trolox, among other antioxidants and reduced thrombin-evoked tubulin reorganization and platelet aggregation. Thrombin-evoked activation of Btk and pp60(src) was also inhibited by cinnamtannin B-1. In conclusion, we show that cinnamtannin B-1 is a powerful oxygen radical scavenger that reduces thrombin-evoked microtubular remodeling and activation of the tyrosine kinases Btk and pp60(src), which leads to inhibition of platelet aggregation. These observations suggest that cinnamtannin B-1 may prevent thrombotic complications associated to platelet hyperaggregability and hyperactivity, although further studies are necessary to establish appropriate therapeutic strategies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase
  • Anthocyanins / pharmacology*
  • Calcium / metabolism
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Enzyme Activation
  • Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Laurus*
  • Microtubules / drug effects
  • Phosphorylation
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Proanthocyanidins
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src) / metabolism
  • Thrombin / metabolism
  • Tyrosine / metabolism

Substances

  • Anthocyanins
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • Proanthocyanidins
  • cinnamtannin B-1
  • Tyrosine
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase
  • BTK protein, human
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src)
  • Thrombin
  • Calcium