Novel Bioactivity of Ellagic Acid in Inhibiting Human Platelet Activation
Figure 6
Hypothesis of the inhibitory signaling of ellagic acid in platelet activation. Collagen activates the phospholipase C2 (PLC2), diacylglycerol (DAG), protein kinase C (PKC) cascade, and/or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and hydroxyl radical (OHā) formation, which then activates PI3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation. Ellagic acid may inhibit both PLC2-DAG-PKC cascade and hydroxyl radical formation and ultimately inhibits platelet activation. DTS: dense tubular system; IP3: inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate.