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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Saponins as Modulators of the Blood Coagulation System and Perspectives Regarding Their Use in the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolic Incidents.

Beata Olas, Karina Urbańska, Magdalena Bryś

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Beata OlasDepartment of General Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/3, 90-236 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7048-2952
Karina UrbańskaFaculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland.
Magdalena BryśDepartment of Cytobiochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141/3, 90-236 Lodz, Poland.
University of Łódź · PLMedical University of Lodz · PL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Saponins comprise a heterogenous group of chemical compounds containing a triterpene or steroid aglycone group and at least one sugar chain. They exist as secondary metabolites, occurring frequently in dicotyledonous plants and lower marine animals. Plant saponin extracts or single saponins have indicated antiplatelet and anticoagulant activity. Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a multifactorial disease influenced by various patient characteristics such as age, immobility, previous thromboembolism and inherited thrombophilia. This mini-review (1) evaluates the current literature on saponins as modulators of the coagulation system, (2) discusses the impact of chemical structure on the modulation of the coagulation system, which may further provide a basis for drug or supplement design, (3) examines perspectives of their use in the prevention of VTE. It also describes the molecular mechanisms of action of the saponins involved in the prevention of VTE.

Indexed as

AnimalsArachidonic AcidBlood CoagulationHumansPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPlatelet Membrane GlycoproteinsPulmonary EmbolismSaponinsVenous ThrombosisArachidonic AcidPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPlatelet Membrane Glycoproteinsplatelet membrane glycoprotein VISaponinsanticoagulationantiplatelet activityantithrombotic effectsaponinsthromboembolic incidents

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PMID33172028
PMCPMC7664220
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