New insights into purine metabolism in metabolic diseases: role of xanthine oxidoreductase activity

M Furuhashi - American Journal of Physiology …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) consists of two different forms, xanthine dehydrogenase
and xanthine oxidase (XO), and is a rate-limiting enzyme of uric acid production from …

[HTML][HTML] The role of xanthine oxidoreductase and uric acid in metabolic syndrome

MG Battelli, M Bortolotti, L Polito, A Bolognesi - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2018 - Elsevier
Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) could contribute to the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome
through the oxidative stress and the inflammatory response induced by XOR-derived …

[HTML][HTML] The role of oxidative stress in hyperuricemia and xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) inhibitors

N Liu, H Xu, Q Sun, X Yu, W Chen, H Wei… - … Medicine and Cellular …, 2021 - hindawi.com
Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism in humans. Hyperuricemia is a metabolic
disease caused by the increased formation or reduced excretion of serum uric acid (SUA) …

[HTML][HTML] Xanthine oxidoreductase: One enzyme for multiple physiological tasks

M Bortolotti, L Polito, MG Battelli, A Bolognesi - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Human xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is a multiple-level regulated enzyme, resulting from
a complicated evolutionary process that assigned it many physiological roles. The main …

[HTML][HTML] Xanthine oxidoreductase: A leading actor in cardiovascular disease drama

L Polito, M Bortolotti, MG Battelli, A Bolognesi - Redox Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of global mortality and their
pathogenesis lies mainly in the atherosclerotic process. There are close connections linking …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperuricemia-related diseases and xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) inhibitors: an overview

C Chen, JM Lü, Q Yao - Medical science monitor: international …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Uric acid is the final oxidation product of purine metabolism in humans. Xanthine
oxidoreductase (XOR) catalyzes oxidative hydroxylation of hypoxanthine to xanthine to uric …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiology of circulating xanthine oxidoreductase: new emerging roles for a multi-tasking enzyme

MG Battelli, A Bolognesi, L Polito - … Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis of Disease, 2014 - Elsevier
The enzyme xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) catalyses the last step of purine degradation in
the highest uricotelic primates as a rate-limiting enzyme in nucleic acid catabolism. Although …

Xanthine oxidoreductase and cardiovascular disease: molecular mechanisms and pathophysiological implications

CE Berry, JM Hare - The Journal of physiology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
There is substantial evidence that oxidative stress participates in the pathophysiology of
cardiovascular disease. Biochemical, molecular and pharmacological studies further …

Plasma xanthine oxidoreductase activity as a novel biomarker of metabolic disorders in a general population

M Furuhashi, M Matsumoto, M Tanaka, N Moniwa… - Circulation …, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of
uric acid from hypoxanthine and xanthine, leading to an increase in superoxide and reactive …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic syndrome and cancer risk: the role of xanthine oxidoreductase

MG Battelli, M Bortolotti, L Polito, A Bolognesi - Redox biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Obesity and related pathologies such as diabetes and metabolic syndrome are associated
with chronic inflammation and cancer. The serum level of xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is …