title: Hinokitiol inhibits platelet activation ex vivo and thrombus formation in vivo.
abstract: Hinokitiol is a tropolone-related bioactive compound that has been used in hair tonics, cosmetics, and food as an antimicrobial agent. Recently, hinokitiol has attracted considerable interest because of its anticancer activities. Platelet activation plays a crucial role in atherothrombotic processes. We examined the effects of hinokitiol treatment on platelet activation using human platelets. In the present study, hinokitiol (1 and 2 μM) inhibited the collagen-induced aggregation of human platelets, but did not inhibit the activation of platelets by other agonists, including thrombin, arachidonic acid, and ADP. Hinokitiol inhibited the phosphorylation of phospholipase C (PLC)γ2, protein kinase C (PKC), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), and Akt in collagen-activated human platelets, and significantly reduced intracellular calcium mobilization and hydroxyl radical (OH·) formation. Hinokitiol also reduced the PKC activation and platelet aggregation stimulated by PDBu. In addition, hinokitiol significantly prolonged thrombogenesis in mice. Hinokitiol did not influence the binding of a fluorescent triflavin probe to the αIIbβ3 integrin on platelet membrane, and neither ODQ nor SQ22536 significantly reversed the hinokitiol-mediated inhibition of platelet aggregation. In conclusion, hinokitiol may inhibit platelet activation by inhibiting the PLCγ2-PKC cascade and hydroxyl radical formation, followed by suppressing the activation of MAPKs and Akt. Our study suggests that hinokitiol may represent a potential therapeutic agent for the prevention or treatment of thromboembolic disorders.
authors.affiliation: Central Laboratory, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kuan H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jinn R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Wan J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Chi L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Duen S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Shih Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hsiu C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Joen R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sheu
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D003094:Collagen / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051966:Phospholipase C gamma / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D015539:Platelet Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000378:metabolism; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D013917:Thrombin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014334:Tropolone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D039821:Monoterpenes; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D014334:Tropolone; D003094:Collagen; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D051966:Phospholipase C gamma; D013917:Thrombin; D002118:Calcium; C009479:beta-thujaplicin