Preparation and toxicity evaluation of a novel nattokinase-tauroursodeoxycholate complex

Autor: Rui Feng, Jing Li, Jiepeng Chen, Lili Duan, XinRong Liu, Donghua Di, Yihui Deng, Yanzhi Song
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 173-182 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1818-0876
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajps.2017.11.001
Popis: Nattokinase (NK), which has been identified as a potent fibrinolytic protease, has remarkable potential in treatment of thrombolysis, and even has the ability to ameliorate chronic vein thrombosis. To reduce the hemorrhagic risk from an intravenous injection of NK, nattokinase-tauroursodeoxycholate (NK-TUDCA) complex was prepared at different pH values and with different ratios of NK and TUDCA. When assessing survival time, survival state, tail injury, and the body weight of mice, it was found that the NK-TUDCA complex (NK: 10 kIU/ml; TUDCA: 10 mg/ml; pH 5.0) had a lower toxicity when administered at an NK dosage of 130 kIU/kg in the acute toxicity test and 13 kIU/kg in the repeated low-dose challenge. From the results of the in vitro thrombolytic test and characterization of NK-TUDCA, we speculated that the delayed release of NK-TUDCA might be the main cause of toxicity reduction by the complex. This study described the preparation of an NK complex with low toxicity following intravenous administration, which could be utilized for further clinical study of NK. Keywords: Nattokinase, Tauroursodeoxycholate, Complex, Toxicity test, In vitro thrombolytic test
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