title: Inhibitory activity of kinetin on free radical formation of activated platelets in vitro and on thrombus formation in vivo.
abstract: Kinetin has been shown to have anti-aging effects on several different systems, including plants and human cells. Recently, we demonstrated that kinetin markedly inhibited platelet aggregation in washed human platelets. In the present study, an electron spin resonance (ESR) method was used to further evaluate the scavenging activity of kinetin on the free radicals formed. Kinetin (70 and 150 microM) concentration dependently reduced the ESR signal intensity of hydroxyl radicals in collagen (1 microg/ml)-activated platelets. Furthermore, kinetin was effective in reducing the mortality of ADP-induced acute pulmonary thromboembolism in mice when administered intravenously at doses of 4 and 6 mg/kg. In addition, intravenous injection of kinetin (4 and 6 mg/kg) significantly prolonged the bleeding time by approximately 1.9- and 2.1-fold as compared with normal saline in severed mesenteric arteries of rats. A continuous infusion of kinetin (0.6 mg/kg/min) for 10 min also significantly increased the bleeding time by about 2.3-fold, and the bleeding time returned to baseline within 120 min after cessation of kinetin infusion. Platelet thrombi formation was induced by irradiation of mesenteric venules with filtered light in mice pretreated intravenously with fluorescein sodium. When kinetin was administered at 13 and 14 mg/kg in mice pretreated with fluorescein sodium (5 mg/kg), the occlusion time was significantly prolonged. In conclusion, these results suggest that kinetin has effective free radical-scavenging activity in vitro and antithrombotic activity in vivo. Treatment with kinetin may lower the risk of thromboembolic-related disorders. Therefore, kinetin may be a potential therapeutic agent for arterial thrombosis, but its toxicity must be further assessed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hsiao
authors.forename: Ming-Yi
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Kuan-Hung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chin-Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Nien-Hsuan
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Tzu
authors.forename: Chien-Huang
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Duen-Suey
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Tzeng-Fu
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Joen-Rong
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sheu
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001760:Bleeding Time; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019793:Fluorescein; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007701:Kinetin; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D051379:Mice; D015539:Platelet Activation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014699:Venules / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D005609:Free Radicals; D000225:Adenine; D007701:Kinetin; D019793:Fluorescein