title: The anti-thrombotic active constituents from Centella asiatica.
abstract: The in vitro effects of a methanol extract from the aerial parts of Centella asiatica on shear-induced platelet activation and coagulation were assessed after oral administration to rats, by subjecting non-anticoagulated blood to haemostatometry. 3,5-Di-O-caffeoyl quinic acid, 1,5-di-O-caffeoyl quinic acid, 3,4-di-O-caffeoyl quinic acid, 4,5-di-O-caffeoyl quinic acid, and chlorogenic acid, together with asiaticoside, kaempferol, quercetine, kaempferol-3-O-beta-D-glucoside and quercetin-3-O-beta-D-glucoside were all isolated from the methanol extract. Amongst these, only 3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid showed significant inhibition of shear-induced platelet activation and dynamic coagulation. The reactive curve of the inhibitory effect on the platelet reaction and the dynamic coagulation showed a bell-shape.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Satake
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: Yin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Tomomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oishi Nee Taka
authors.forename: Junichiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests / Q000295:instrumentation; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D028041:Centella / Q000737:chemistry*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D000432:Methanol; D015394:Molecular Structure; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D015539:Platelet Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D000432:Methanol