Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
DOI
10.3906/sag-1908-161
Abstract
Ankaferd hemostat (ABS; Ankaferd Blood Stopper® , İstanbul, Turkey) is a hemostatic agent having an impact on red blood cell-fibrinogen interactions. The hemostatic effect of ABS depends upon the quick promotion of a protein network, particularly fibrinogen gamma, in relation to the erythrocyte aggregation. The entire physiological process involves ABS-induced formation of the protein network by vital erythrocyte aggregation. Vital erythrocyte aggregation occurs with the spectrine, ankyrin, and actin proteins on the membrane of the red blood cells. ABS notably affects cell metabolism and cell cycle mechanisms. Meanwhile, ABS has antiproliferative effects on cancer cells. The aim of this review is to assess molecular basis of ABS as a hemostatic drug. The literature search on ABS was performed in PubMed, Web of Science (SCI expanded), and Scopus with particular focus on the studies of molecular basis of ABS, in vivo research, case series, and controlled randomized clinical studies. Current perspective for the utilization of ABS is to provide hemostasis with accelerating wound healing. Future controlled trials are needed to elucidate the pleiotropic clinical effects of ABS such as antineoplastic, antiinflammatory, antiinfective, antifungal, and antioxidative effects.
Keywords
Ankaferd hemostat, proteomic analyses, molecules, transcription factors
First Page
1739
Last Page
1750
Recommended Citation
ÇİFTÇİLER, RAFİYE and HAZNEDAROĞLU, İBRAHİM CELALETTİN
(2020)
"Ankaferd hemostat: from molecules to medicine,"
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 50:
No.
10, Article 18.
https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1908-161
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol50/iss10/18