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February 5, 2026PharmaceuticalsOpen Access

13-HODE and 13-HOTrE, Present in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbal Extract di gu pi, Selectively Inhibit Platelet Function

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Why the study?

Platelet hyperreactivity precipitates acute cardiovascular events, and identifying key antiplatelet compounds within Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal extracts could yield novel antiplatelet therapies.

Do 13-HODE and 13-HOTrE from the TCM herbal extract di gu pi inhibit platelet function?

Comparison

Crude and fractionated TCM herbal extracts vs baseline or different agonist-induced platelet activations

Design

In vitro experimental screening study

Key result

The oxylipins 13-HODE and 13-HOTrE from the herbal extract di gu pi selectively inhibited collagen-mediated platelet aggregation without affecting thrombin-induced activation.

Authors

DSDylan T. SimpsonEBEliana BottaPYPooja Yalavarthi

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Overview

Should not change antiplatelet practice; hypothesis-generating for collagen-selective inhibition and needs human studies.

Key Points

  • The aim is to identify compounds in traditional Chinese medicine that regulate platelet function.
  • Screened crude and fractioned herbal extracts for platelet activation inhibition.
  • Used platelet aggregation and flow cytometry to assess compound potency.
  • Analyzed specific extracts from di gu pi, san qi, and zi cao.
  • Di gu pi, san qi, and zi cao showed significant inhibition of platelet aggregation.
  • DGP fractions suppressed integrin activation and granule secretion.
  • 13-HODE and 13-HOTrE selectively inhibited collagen-mediated platelet aggregation.

Structured PICO

Do 13-HODE and 13-HOTrE from the TCM herbal extract di gu pi inhibit platelet function?

P
Population
Platelets (in vitro model)
I
Intervention
Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal extracts (di gu pi, san qi, zi cao) and isolated oxidized lipids (13-HODE, 13-HOTrE)
O
Outcome
Inhibition of platelet activation and aggregationsurrogate

The oxidized lipids 13-HODE and 13-HOTrE from the TCM extract di gu pi selectively inhibit collagen-mediated platelet aggregation, representing potential candidates for novel antiplatelet therapies.

Cite This Study

Simpson et al. (2026) studied Platelet hyperreactivity. 13-HODE and 13-HOTrE from di gu pi extract was evaluated on Platelet aggregation and activation. The oxylipins 13-HODE and 13-HOTrE from the herbal extract di gu pi selectively inhibited collagen-mediated platelet aggregation without affecting thrombin-induced activation.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698435d5f1d9ada3c1fb528bhttps://doi.org/10.3390/ph19020263
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