Research Article

In Vitro Antiatherothrombotic Effects of Extracts from Berberis Vulgaris L., Teucrium Polium L., and Orthosiphon Stamineus Benth

Table 1

Inhibition of platelet aggregation (%) in human whole blood with BVPE, BVAE, TPPE, and TPAE using platelet agonists of collagen (2 μg/ml), ADP (10 μM), and AA (0.5 μM).

SampleConcentrationInhibition of Platelet Aggregation (%)
(μg/ml)CollagenADPAA

BVPE12.540.4 ± 3.423.8 ± 3.949.6 ± 3.4
2545.8 ± 2.826.7 ± 2.652.0 ± 3.1
5053.7 ± 6.935.9 ± 3.152.6 ± 2.6

BVAE12.539.6 ± 3.134.1 ± 3.749.3 ± 2.8
2544.4 ± 3.636.3 ± 3.955.5 ± 3.5
5047.1 ± 3.648.9 ± 2.860.9 ± 2.9

TPPE12.531.6 ± 3.226.5 ± 4.336.2 ± 2.2
2539.2 ± 4.635.7 ± 4.643.7 ± 3.8
5042.2 ± 4.448.4 ± 4.154.3 ± 4.5

TPAE12.525.8 ± 4.111.1 ± 3.942.0 ± 4.5
2532.9 ± 4.126.7 ± 3.544.1 ± 3.6
5036.3 ± 4.444.4 ± 3.945.6 ± 3.3

Aspirin3076 ± 3.346.7 ± 4.2100

Aspirin was used as a positive control. Results were expressed as mean ± SEM. BVAE showed highest inhibition in AA-induced platelet aggregation. <0.05 as compared with respective control.