AN AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF GUARANA (PAULLINIA-CUPANA) DECREASES PLATELET THROMBOXANE SYNTHESIS

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BYDLOWSKI, SP [1 ]
DAMICO, EA [1 ]
CHAMONE, DAF [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SAO PAULO,FAC MED,BR-05403 SAO PAULO,BRAZIL
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GUARANA; PLATELET AGGREGATION; THROMBOXANE SYNTHESIS;
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The effects of an aqueous extract of guarana (Paullinia cupana) on rabbit platelet aggregation and thromboxane synthesis were examined. The guarana extract (100 mg/ml) and fractions separated by TLC (origin and xanthines) decreased platelet aggregation (37, 27 and 31% of control values, respectively) and platelet thromboxane formation from [C-14]-arachidonic acid (78, 70 and 50% of control values, respectively). The decreased thromboxane synthesis could be responsible, at least in part, for the anti-aggregatory action of guarana.
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