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ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2021

Convallatoxin, the primary cardiac glycoside in lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis), induces tissue factor expression in endothelial cells.

Mami Morimoto, Kohei Tatsumi, Katsuya Yuui, Ikuko Terazawa, Risa Kudo, Shogo Kasuda

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Article in Veterinary medicine and science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Mami MorimotoDepartment of Legal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
Kohei TatsumiAdvanced Medical Science of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4732-1093
Katsuya YuuiDepartment of Legal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7714-5123
Ikuko TerazawaDepartment of Legal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
Risa KudoDepartment of Legal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
Shogo KasudaDepartment of Legal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8527-8367
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundConvallotoxin (CNT), present in lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis), is a toxin that causes food poisoning among humans and companion animals. Although various symptoms of CNT poisoning have been well described, hypercoagulability owing to CNT is only empirically known among some veterinarians, and the underlying mechanism remains to be elucidated. CNT exerts cytotoxic effects on endothelial cells.

objectivesThis study aimed to determine whether CNT induces the expression of tissue factor (TF), a potent initiator of the extrinsic coagulation cascade, in endothelial cells and leads to a hypercoagulable state.

methodsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were used for in vitro experiments. HUVECs were treated with or without CNT (50 and 100 nM) for 4 h. Phosphate-buffered saline was used as a control. Cell viability was determined using the WST-8 assay. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was performed to determine TF mRNA expression. TF protein expression was observed using a laser scanning confocal microscope.

resultsThe viability of HUVECs significantly reduced after CNT treatment compared with that of non-treated cells (p < 0.05). Moreover, a significant increase in TF mRNA and protein expression was observed after 4 h of CNT treatment. CNT elicited these effects in a dose-dependent manner.

conclusionsTF expression induced by CNT in endothelial cells can contribute to the development of a hypercoagulable state. The present study partially revealed the mechanisms underlying the CNT-induced hypercoagulable state. The findings can contribute to the development of a novel therapy for lily of the valley poisoning.

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Cardiac GlycosidesConvallariaAnimalsEndothelial CellsStrophanthinsThromboplastinCardiac GlycosidesconvallatoxinStrophanthinsThromboplastinconvallatoxinendothelial cellshypercoagulabilitylily of the valleytissue factor

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