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Anti-Thrombotic Effects of Coprinus comatus Fibrinolytic Enzyme in Zebrafish

Authors
Jing, Y., Wang, J., He, Y., Liu, Z., Liu, X.
ID
ZDB-PUB-250730-14
Date
2025
Source
Nutrients   17: (Journal)
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Keywords
Coprinus comatus, fibrinolytic enzyme, thrombolysis and anticoagulation
MeSH Terms
  • Zebrafish
  • Fibrinolytic Agents*/pharmacology
  • Phenylhydrazines
  • Blood Coagulation/drug effects
  • Coprinus*/enzymology
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Platelet Activation/drug effects
  • Animals
  • Thrombosis*/chemically induced
  • Thrombosis*/drug therapy
  • Fibrinolysis*/drug effects
PubMed
40732981 Full text @ Nutrients
Abstract
This study investigated the antithrombotic properties of a fibrinolytic enzyme (CFE) purified from the culture supernatant of Coprinus comatus using a zebrafish thrombosis model.
A phenylhydrazine-induced thrombosis model was employed to evaluate the in vivo thrombolytic efficacy and mechanisms of CFE.
CFE significantly attenuated thrombogenesis by inhibiting erythrocyte aggregation in the caudal vessels, reducing staining intensity (3.61-fold decrease) and staining area (3.89-fold decrease). Concurrently, CFE enhanced cardiac hemodynamics, increasing erythrocyte staining intensity (9.29-fold) and staining area (5.55-fold) while achieving an 85.19% thrombosis inhibition rate. Behavioral analysis confirmed improved motility, with CFE-treated zebrafish exhibiting 2.23-fold increases in total movement distance and average speed, alongside a 3.59-fold extension in active movement duration. Mechanistically, ELISA revealed the multi-pathway activity of CFE, promoting fibrinolysis through reductions in plasminogen, fibrinogen, and D-dimer; inhibiting platelet activation via downregulation of prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase (PTGS), thromboxane A2 (TXA2), P-selectin, and von Willebrand factor (vWF); and modulating coagulation cascades through elevated protein C and tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) with concurrent suppression of coagulation factor VII (FVII).
These results indicate that the fibrinolytic enzyme CFE, derived from Coprinus comatus, exerts potent antithrombotic effects, supporting its potential as a basis for fungal-derived natural antithrombotic functional food ingredients.
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