The dual actions of Sanmiao wan as a hypouricemic agent: down-regulation of hepatic XOD and renal mURAT1 in hyperuricemic mice.

Abstract:

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:Sanmiao wan (SMW) is widely used for the treatment of gout and hyperuricemia in traditional Chinese medicine. AIM OF THE STUDY:The aim of the present study was to investigate the hypouricemic effects of SMW and its possible mechanism in potassium oxonate-induced hyperuricemic mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS:SMW at 489, 978 and 1956 mg/kg was orally administered to hyperuricemic and normal mice, and standard drug allopurinol (2.5mg/kg) was served as a positive control. The effects of SMW on serum, urine and liver levels of uric acid, serum levels of creatinine, and activity of hepatic xanthine oxidase (XOD) were measured in mice. Moreover, the effects of SMW on the mRNA and protein levels of hepatic XOD and renal urate transporter 1 (mURAT1) in mice were analyzed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western blotting methods, respectively. RESULTS:SMW significantly reduced uric acid levels in serum and liver, inhibited hepatic XOD activity, mRNA and protein levels in hyperuricemic mice. Furthermore, SMW could effectively down-regulate renal mURAT1 mRNA and protein levels of hyperuricemic mice. And it reversed oxonate-induced elevation in serum creatinine levels of mice. However, SMW did not show any effects in normal mice. CONCLUSION:These findings suggested that SMW produced dual hypouricemic actions by suppressing hepatic XOD to reduce uric acid production and down-regulating renal mURAT1 to decrease urate reabsorption and enhance urate excretion in hyperuricemic mice.

journal_name

J Ethnopharmacol

authors

Wang X,Wang CP,Hu QH,Lv YZ,Zhang X,Ouyang Z,Kong LD

doi

10.1016/j.jep.2009.12.035

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-03-02 00:00:00

pages

107-15

issue

1

eissn

0378-8741

issn

1872-7573

pii

S0378-8741(09)00790-9

journal_volume

128

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