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Year : 2013  |  Volume : 45  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 283--285

Anti-thrombotic activity of DT-13, a saponin isolated from the root tuber of Liriope muscari

Youqing Tian1, Shengtang Ma2, Biqi Lin3, Junping Kou2, Boyang Yu2 
1 Department of Complex Prescription of TCM, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing; Lianyungang TCM Branch, Jiangsu Union Vocational Technical Institute, Lianyungang; State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
2 Department of Complex Prescription of TCM, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing; State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
3 Department of Complex Prescription of TCM, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China

Correspondence Address:
Boyang Yu
Department of Complex Prescription of TCM, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing; State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing
China

Objective: To investigate the anti-thrombotic activity of DT-13 in experimental animal models. Materials and Methods: The anti-thrombotic activity of DT-13 was evaluated by measuring the thrombus induced by inferior vena cava (IVC) ligation in mice and rats. The anti-thrombotic mechanism of DT-13 was investigated by assessing the mRNA expression levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tissue factor (TF) in rat IVC tissue around thrombus. Results: DT-13 markedly inhibited thrombosis induced by IVC ligation for 6 h in mice (2.0 and 4.0 mg/kg, p.o.) and for 18 h in rats (1.4 mg/kg, p.o.). Furthermore, DT-13 down-regulated the increased mRNA expression levels of IL-6 and TF in rats. Conclusions: DT-13 has an anti-thrombotic activity due to down-regulation of the increased mRNA expression levels of IL-6 and TF.


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Tian Y, Ma S, Lin B, Kou J, Yu B. Anti-thrombotic activity of DT-13, a saponin isolated from the root tuber of Liriope muscari.Indian J Pharmacol 2013;45:283-285


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Tian Y, Ma S, Lin B, Kou J, Yu B. Anti-thrombotic activity of DT-13, a saponin isolated from the root tuber of Liriope muscari. Indian J Pharmacol [serial online] 2013 [cited 2023 Sep 26 ];45:283-285
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