title: Antiplatelet activity of geranylgeraniol isolated from Pterodon pubescens fruit oil is mediated by inhibition of cyclooxygenase-1.
abstract: Geranylgeraniol is a natural isoprenoid with anti-inflammatory properties extracted from the Pterodon pubescens Benth. fruit oil (PpO). In this work, the antiplatelet effect of both PpO and geranylgeraniol is investigated. ADP-, thrombin- and arachidonic acid (AA)-induced aggregation in human and rabbit platelets showed a prime involvement of PpO and geranylgeraniol in the arachidonic acid cascade. The lack of any significant inhibition of platelet aggregation induced by U-46 619 and thrombin, associated with PpO and geranylgeraniol suppression of prostaglandin E(2) and thromboxane A(2) formation demonstrate, for the first time, the involvement of geranylgeraniol in the AA metabolisation by inhibiting the cyclooxygenase enzyme.
authors: Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors: Nivea Oliveira
authors: NO
authors: Calixto
authors: Maria Cristina
authors: MC
authors: da Costa e Silva
authors: Carlos Roberto Machado
authors: CR
authors: Gayer
authors: Marsen Garcia Pinto
authors: MG
authors: Coelho
authors: Márcia Cristina
authors: MC
authors: Paes
authors: Adriane Regina
authors: AR
authors: Todeschini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D004224:Diterpenes; D010938:Plant Oils; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; C017338:geranylgeraniol; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1