OBJECTIVE To study on anticoagulation of n-butanol extract of Toona sinensis seeds and its mechanisms of action. METHODS The anticoagulant properties of n-butanol extract of Toona sinensis seeds were studied by assays of recalcification time (RT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), thrombin time (TT) and prothrombin time(PT) and the fibrinogen level of rats were tested by clotting method. The activities of antithrombin Ⅲ and protein C of rats were tested by colorimetry method. RESULTS The results showed that RT, PT, APTT and TT were significantly prolonged by n-butanol extract of Toona sinensis seeds(P<0. 05). It also promoted the activities of of antithrombin Ⅲ(ATⅢ) signifigantly(P<0. 05).CONCLUSION n-Butanol extract of Toona sinensis seeds have the effect of anticoagulation,and its mechanisms might be associated with anti-coagulation, increasing the activity of antithrombinⅢ.
n-butanol extract of Toona sinensis seedsanticoagulationactivities of protein Cactivities of antithrombin Ⅲ