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G M Laekeman, F De Clerck, A J Vlietinck, A G Herman.
Abstract
Vernolepin, a natural compound isolated from Vernonia amygdalina Del., shows platelet anti-aggregating properties. In this paper some of its pharmacological activities towards rabbit platelets are studied. Vernolepin has a "stabilizing" effect during freeze-thawing of platelets, it inhibits arachidonic acid, ADP and collagen-induced platelet aggregation and interferes with ATP-release. Electromicroscopy shows a protection of platelets by the drug against adhesion and a desaggregating effect. All these activities are time dependent; a steep dose response relationship is seen. A concentration of 1 X 10(-5) g/ml seems to be optimal.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 3934564 DOI: 10.1007/bf00498859
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol ISSN: 0028-1298 Impact factor: 3.000