RESEARCH ARTICLE
Effect of a Novel Substance from nattor on Tissue-type Plasminogen Activator (t-PA) Release in Perfused Rat Hindlegs
Tadanori Ohsugi*, Erena Sumida, Hiroyuki Sumi
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2013Volume: 7
First Page: 1
Last Page: 5
Publisher Id: TOFSJ-7-1
DOI: 10.2174/1874256401307010001
Article History:
Received Date: 22/9/2012Revision Received Date: 28/11/2012
Acceptance Date: 2/12/2012
Electronic publication date: 24/1/2013
Collection year: 2013
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Abstract
nattor is a traditional Japanese food made from soybeans fermented by Bacillus subtilis natto. natto and natto fungi contain many physiologically active substances, including dipicolinic acid, nattorkinase, and vitamin K2. We used a rat hindleg perfusion model to show that the novel substances present in nattor improve thrombolytic activity in the blood. The perfusion sample was extracted by mixing nattor with twice the amount of water and heating at 121°C for 30 min. The effect of the extract on fibrin dissolution was measured using the rat hindleg perfusion test and the fibrin plate method. In blood vessels perfused with the natto extract made using the Miyagino strain, tissue-type plasminogen activator(t-PA) ac-tivity increased by 4.8 ± 2.1 times (n = 8). Five varieties of commercially available nattor were examined. The average in-crease in fibrinolytic activity was 5.8 ± 3.0 times (n = 20).