Polysulfated xanthones: multipathway development of a new generation of dual anticoagulant/antiplatelet agents

J Med Chem. 2011 Aug 11;54(15):5373-84. doi: 10.1021/jm2006589. Epub 2011 Jul 18.

Abstract

A multipathway strategy was used to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo antithrombotic effects of a new synthetic family of sulfated small molecules. Polysulfated xanthonosides showed highly effective anticoagulation effects in vitro, both in plasma (clotting times) and in whole human blood (thromboelastography), as well as in vivo (ip administration, mice). Physicochemical properties were assessed for mangiferin heptasulfate (7), which showed high solubility and stability in water and in human plasma and no putative hepatotoxicity in vivo. Mangiferin heptasulfate (7) was found to be a direct inhibitor of FXa, while persulfated 3,6-(O-β-glucopyranosyl)xanthone (13) acted as a dual inhibitor of FXa (directly and by antithrombin III activation). By impedance aggregometry, compounds 7 and 13 exhibited the antiplatelet effect by inhibition of both arachidonic acid and ADP-induced platelet aggregation. Dual anticoagulant/antiplatelet agents, such as sulfated xanthonosides 7 and 13, are expected to lead to a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of both venous and arterial thrombosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Anticoagulants / pharmacology*
  • Factor Xa Inhibitors
  • Glucosides / chemical synthesis
  • Glucosides / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Platelet Aggregation / drug effects
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Sulfuric Acid Esters / chemical synthesis
  • Sulfuric Acid Esters / pharmacology*
  • Thrombosis / drug therapy
  • Xanthones / chemical synthesis
  • Xanthones / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Factor Xa Inhibitors
  • Glucosides
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • Sulfuric Acid Esters
  • Xanthones
  • mangiferin heptasulfate
  • persulfated 3,6-(O-glucopyranosyl)xanthone