Purification of an Acidic Polysaccharide with Anticoagulant Activity from the Marine Sponge Sarcotragus spinosulus

Thromboembolic conditions are the most common cause of death in developed countries. Anticoagulant therapy is the treatment of choice, and heparinoids and warfarin are the most adopted drugs. Sulphated polysaccharides extracted from marine organisms have been demonstrated to be effective alternatives, blocking thrombus formation by inhibiting some factors involved in the coagulation cascade. In this study, four acidic glycan fractions from the marine sponge Sarcotragus spinosulus were purified by anion-exchange chromatography, and their anticoagulant properties were investigated through APTT and PT assays and compared with both standard glycosaminoglycans and holothurian sulphated polysaccharides. Moreover, their topographic localization was assessed through histological analysis, and their cytocompatibility was tested on a human fibroblast cell line. A positive correlation between the amount of acid glycans and the inhibitory effect towards both the intrinsic and extrinsic coagulation pathways was observed. The most effective anticoagulant activity was shown by a highly charged fraction, which accounted for almost half (about 40%) of the total hexuronate-containing polysaccharides. Its preliminary structural characterization, performed through infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance, suggested that it may consist of a fucosylated chondroitin sulphate, whose unique structure may be responsible for the anticoagulant activity reported herein for the first time.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Marine drugs - 22(2024), 3 vom: 21. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nieddu, Gabriele [VerfasserIn]
Obino, Gabriele [VerfasserIn]
Ciampelli, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Brunetti, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Cubeddu, Tiziana [VerfasserIn]
Manconi, Renata [VerfasserIn]
Stocchino, Giacinta Angela [VerfasserIn]
Deiana, Giovanni Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Formato, Marilena [VerfasserIn]
Lepedda, Antonio Junior [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anticoagulant activity
Anticoagulants
Fucosylated chondroitin sulphate
Glycosaminoglycans
Journal Article
Marine invertebrates
Polysaccharides
Porifera
Sulfates
Sustainable sponge culture

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.03.2024

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/md22030139

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370250281