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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-17
pubmed:abstractText
1. Envenomation by the snake Bothrops jararaca is typically associated with hemostatic abnormalities including pro- and anticoagulant disturbances. Glycyrrhizin (GL) is a plant-derived thrombin inhibitor that also exhibits in vivo antithrombotic properties. Here, we evaluated the ability of GL to counteract the hemostatic abnormalities promoted by B. jararaca venom. 2. GL inhibited the human fibrinogen clotting (IC50 = approximately 1.0 mg ml(-1); 1.2 mM), H-D-phenylalanyl-L-pipecolyl-L-arginine-p-nitroanilide dihydrochloride hydrolysis (IC50 = approximately 0.4 mg ml(-1); 0.47 mM) and platelet aggregation (IC50 = approximately 0.28 mg ml(-1); 0.33 mM) induced by B. jararaca venom, in vitro. 3. The in vivo effect of GL was tested in rats using a model of venous thrombosis in which intravenous (i.v.) administration of B. jararaca venom (100 microg kg(-1)) produced in all animals a thrombus with a mean weight of 10.6+/-1.7 mg. 4. Prior administration of GL (180 mg kg(-1)) or antibothropic serum (27 microl kg(-1)) inhibited thrombus formation by 86 and 67%, respectively. Remarkably, co-administration of ineffective doses of GL and antibothropic serum markedly decreased thrombus weight, suggesting a synergistic effect. 5. Co-administration of GL with antibothropic serum abolished venom-induced bleeding. Ex vivo clotting times showed that rat plasma was non-clotting after i.v. administration of B. jararaca venom. Treatment with GL, antibothropic serum or both before venom administration efficiently prevented this abnormality. 6. Altogether, we demonstrate here that GL prevents both in vitro and in vivo venom-induced changes in hemostasis, suggesting a potential antiophidic activity.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0007-1188
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
148
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
807-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Counteracting effect of glycyrrhizin on the hemostatic abnormalities induced by Bothrops jararaca snake venom.
pubmed:affiliation
Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Programa de Biologia Estrutural, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't