Antitcoagulant and antiplatelet activities of scolymoside

BMB Rep. 2015 Oct;48(10):577-82. doi: 10.5483/bmbrep.2015.48.10.044.

Abstract

Cyclopia subternata is a medicinal plant commonly used in traditional medicine to relieve pain. Here, the anticoagulant effects of scolymoside, an active compound in C. subternata, were examined by monitoring activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), prothrombin time (PT), and the activities of thrombin and activated factor X (FXa). The effects of scolymoside on plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) and tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) expression were evaluated in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-activated human endothelial cells. Treatment with scolymoside resulted in prolonged aPTT and PT and the inhibition of thrombin and FXa activities and production. In addition, scolymoside inhibited thrombin-catalyzed fibrin polymerization and platelet aggregation. Scolymoside also elicited anticoagulant effects in mice, including a significant reduction in the PAI-1 to t-PA ratio. Collectively, these findings indicate that scolymoside possesses anticoagulant activities and could be developed as a novel anticoagulant.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anticoagulants / pharmacology*
  • Blood Coagulation / drug effects
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Factor Xa / metabolism
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
  • Humans
  • Luteolin / pharmacology*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Partial Thromboplastin Time
  • Platelet Aggregation / drug effects
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Prothrombin Time
  • Thrombin / metabolism

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • scolymoside
  • Thrombin
  • Factor Xa
  • Luteolin