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Sake CL, Metcalf AJ, Meagher M, Paola JD, Neeves KB, Boyle NR. Isotopically nonstationary 13C metabolic flux analysis in resting and activated human platelets. Metab Eng 2022; 69:313-322. [PMID: 34954086 PMCID: PMC8905147 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2021.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
Platelet metabolism is linked to platelet hyper- and hypoactivity in numerous human diseases. Developing a detailed understanding of the link between metabolic shifts and platelet activation state is integral to improving human health. Here, we show the first application of isotopically nonstationary 13C metabolic flux analysis to quantitatively measure carbon fluxes in both resting and thrombin activated platelets. Metabolic flux analysis results show that resting platelets primarily metabolize glucose to lactate via glycolysis, while acetate is oxidized to fuel the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Upon activation with thrombin, a potent platelet agonist, platelets increase their uptake of glucose 3-fold. This results in an absolute increase in flux throughout central metabolism, but when compared to resting platelets they redistribute carbon dramatically. Activated platelets decrease relative flux to the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway and TCA cycle from glucose and increase relative flux to lactate. These results provide the first report of reaction-level carbon fluxes in platelets and allow us to distinguish metabolic fluxes with much higher resolution than previous studies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cara L. Sake
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401 USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, 80045 USA,Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, 80045 USA,Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, 80045 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401 USA,Correspondence: , 423 Alderson Hall; 1613 Illinois St.; Golden, CO 80401
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Choi E, Oh J, Sung GH. Antithrombotic and Antiplatelet Effects of Cordyceps militaris. MYCOBIOLOGY 2020; 48:228-232. [PMID: 37970560 PMCID: PMC10635111 DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2020.1763115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
Abstract
Cordyceps is a genus of ascomycete fungi and is well known as one of the important medical fungi in Chinese, Korea, and other Asian countries, because of its various beneficial effects on human health. The pharmacological activities of Cordyceps extract are mainly focused on anti-cancer, anti-metastatic, and immune modulating effects. In the present study, we investigated whether the antiplatelet effect of ethanol extract of cultured Cordyceps militaris (CMEE) with FeCl3-induced arterial thrombosis model. We observed that CMEE exhibited a significant inhibitory effect against ADP and collagen-induced platelet aggregation. However, there were no significant differences in prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). These results suggest that antithrombotic activity of CMEE is related to antiplatelet effect rather than anticoagulation effect, and CMEE may be a positive effect on improving blood circulation against vessel injury and occlusion.
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- Eunhyun Choi
- Translational Research Division, Biomedical Institute of Mycological Resource, International St. Mary’s Hospital and College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Translational Research Division, Biomedical Institute of Mycological Resource, International St. Mary’s Hospital and College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Translational Research Division, Biomedical Institute of Mycological Resource, International St. Mary’s Hospital and College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung-si, Republic of Korea
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