Embelin ameliorated sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation intensities by simultaneously suppressing inflammation and thrombosis

In this study, we used three thrombotic mice models to confirm the antithrombotic property of embelin. By combining the anti-inflammatory and the antithrombotic properties, we proposed embelin as a potent therapeutic agent for sepsis-induced DIC, which involves both inflammation and thrombosis. In a lipopolysaccharides-induced septic mice model, embelin not only significantly ameliorated the inflammation levels, but also effectively reduced the pulmonary hemorrhages and the micro-thrombi formations in lung. In contrast, low-molecular-weight-heparin, an anticoagulant, only moderately ameliorated the pulmonary hemorrhages and thrombotic obstructions, but had non-measurable effect on the inflammatory conditions. In addition, embelin alleviated the dysregulation of the global coagulation in septic mice, but did not affect the global coagulation in normal mice. Our current study demonstrates the antithrombotic property of embelin and the potency of the treatment or prevention of syndromes combining inflammation and thrombosis, e.g. sepsis-induced DIC.
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