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Inhibition of phospholipase A2 and platelet aggregation by glycyrrhizin, an antiinflammation drug.

1983; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 37; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.18926/amo/32426

Eiji Okimasu, Y Moromizato, Sadahiro Watanabe, Junichi Sasaki, Noriyuki Shiraishi, Yosuke Morimoto, Masanobu Miyahara, Kozo Utsumi,

Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds

We studied the effect of glycyrrhizin, a compound known as an anti-inflammatory and antiallergic drug, on the membrane permeability change induced by phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and on platelet aggregation. Glycyrrhizin was found to inhibit the PLA2-induced carboxyfluorescein (CF) release from D,L-dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) liposomes. Part of this inhibitory effect of glycyrrhizin on PLA2 is accounted for by the physical state of the substrate, the DPPC liposome membrane. Glycyrrhizin also inhibited collagen-induced platelet aggregation in a concentration dependent manner, which may in part account for its inhibitory effect on PLA2.