Pharmacological actions of morusinol on modulation of platelet functions via integrin αIIb/β3 signaling
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Morus alba, a popular medicinal plant belonging to the family Moraceae, has long been used commonly in traditional medicine and has various physiological activities, including antidiabetic, anti-microbial, diuretic, anti-oxidant, and anti-cancer activities.Morusinol was isolated from the root bark of M. alba; however, its biological effects have not yet been reported.Therefore, we examined the inhibitory effects of morusinol on human platelet aggregation, Ca 2+ mobilization, and αIIb/β 3 activity.Our data showed that collagen-induced human platelet aggregation was inhibited by morusinol without cytotoxicity.In this study, we examined whether morusinol inhibits platelet aggregation through the regulation of integrin αIIb/β 3 and its associated signaling molecules.We observed that morusinol inhibited αIIb/β 3 activation by regulating vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase, Akt (protein kinase B), and glycogen synthase kinase-3α/β.These results show that morusinol inhibited fibronectin adhesion, fibrinogen binding, and clot retraction.Taken together, morusinol shows strong antiplatelet and anti-clot retraction effects and is a potential therapeutic drug candidate to prevent plateletrelated thrombosis and cardiovascular disease.
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Morusinol reportedly regulates beta3-integrin, tumor necrosis factor, and interleukin 1 beta involved in osteoclastogenesis.
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- Authors
- Kwon, H.-W.
- Affiliations
- Far East University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Kwon, Hyuk-Woo
- ORCID
- Kwon, Hyuk-Woo
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
- Published
- 2023-04-25
- Volume
- 66
- ISSN
- 1976-0442 (ISSN-L)
- 2234-7941
- OpenAlex
- W4366990975
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2
- FWCI
- 0.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- doi.org
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- Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Funders
- Far East University (FEU2022S04)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Platelet Disorders and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
- Keywords
- Morus alba, antiplatelet activity, platelet aggregation, integrin αIIbβ3, calcium mobilization, VASP, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, Akt, glycogen synthase kinase-3, clot retraction, fibrinogen binding, fibronectin adhesion, thromboprophylaxis, cardiovascular disease, root bark extract
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