Antiplatelet activity and chemical analysis of leaf and fruit extracts from Aristotelia chilensis

PLoS One. 2021 Apr 28;16(4):e0250852. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250852. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

Aristotelia chilensis (Mol.) Stuntz, also known as maqui, is a plant native to Chile without chemical characterization and quantification of the bioactive compounds present in it. HPLC-UV and HPLC-MS/MS studies have shown the presence, at different concentrations, of phenolic and anthocyanin compounds in fruit and leave extracts of the domesticated maqui clones Luna Nueva, Morena, and Perla Negra. The extracts from leaves and unripe fruits of Luna Nueva and Morena clones significantly inhibit platelet aggregation induced by several agonists; the extracts inhibit platelet granule secretion by decreasing the exposure of P-selectin and CD63 at the platelet membrane. Reactive oxygen species formation in platelets is lower in the presence of maqui extracts. Statistical Pearson analysis supports the levels of phenolic and anthocyanin compounds being responsible for the antiaggregant maqui effects. This work is the first evidence of antiplatelet activity from Aristotelia chilensis giving added value to the use of leaves and unripe fruits from this species.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anthocyanins / chemistry
  • Anthocyanins / isolation & purification
  • Anthocyanins / pharmacology*
  • Chile
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Domestication
  • Elaeocarpaceae / chemistry*
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Humans
  • P-Selectin / metabolism
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / isolation & purification
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Polyphenols / chemistry
  • Polyphenols / isolation & purification
  • Polyphenols / pharmacology*
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • Tetraspanin 30 / metabolism

Substances

  • Anthocyanins
  • CD63 protein, human
  • P-Selectin
  • Plant Extracts
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • Polyphenols
  • Tetraspanin 30

Grants and funding

We appreciate the support of ANID/CONICYT, FONDECYT (grant #1180427), REDES (N°170003, N°170002, and N°1700034), CSIC-Uruguay (Grupos N°536), and ANID-National Doctorate Scholarship (Folio: 21191143).