Gut microbiota remodeling: A promising therapeutic strategy to confront hyperuricemia and gout

Z Wang, Y Li, W Liao, J Huang, Y Liu, Z Li… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The incidence of hyperuricemia (HUA) and gout continuously increases and has become a
major public health problem. The gut microbiota, which colonizes the human intestine, has a …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of xanthine oxidase (XO) on hemolytic diseases

HM Schmidt, EE Kelley, AC Straub - Redox Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Hemolytic diseases are associated with elevated levels of circulating free heme that can
mediate endothelial dysfunction directly via redox reactions with biomolecules or indirectly …

Green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG): a time for a new player in the treatment of respiratory diseases?

D Mokra, J Adamcakova, J Mokry - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is a major polyphenol of green tea that possesses a
wide variety of actions. EGCG acts as a strong antioxidant which effectively scavenges …

[HTML][HTML] Hemin and iron increase synthesis and trigger export of xanthine oxidoreductase from hepatocytes to the circulation

ER DeVallance, HM Schmidt, M Seman, SE Lewis… - Redox Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
We recently reported a previously unknown salutary role for xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR)
in intravascular heme overload whereby hepatocellular export of XOR to the circulation was …

Potential antioxidant multitherapy against complications occurring in sepsis

J Abelli, G Méndez-Valdés, F Gómez-Hevia… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Septic shock currently represents one of the main causes of mortality in critical patient units
with an increase in its incidence in recent years, and it is also associated with a high burden …

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of N-(4-alkoxy-3-(1H-tetrazol-1-yl) phenyl) heterocyclic aromatic amide derivatives as xanthine oxidase inhibitors

T Zhang, Z Zhang, X Zhang, Z Wang, E Xu, S Tu… - Bioorganic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Xanthine oxidase (XO) is a flavoprotein that exists in various organisms and can catalyze the
uric acid formation in the human body. Based on the amide framework of N-(4-((3 …

Clinical significance of elevated xanthine dehydrogenase levels and hyperuricemia in patients with sepsis

M Matsuoka, J Yamaguchi, K Kinoshita - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Patient outcomes for severe sepsis and septic shock remain poor. Excessive oxidative stress
accelerates organ dysfunction in severe acute illnesses. Uric acid (UA) is the most abundant …

Inhibition of Xanthine Oxidase Protects against Sepsis‐Induced Acute Kidney Injury by Ameliorating Renal Hypoxia

T Wang, Y Du, W Wang, X Li… - Oxidative Medicine and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Xanthine oxidase (XO) utilizes molecular oxygen as a substrate to convert purine substrates
into uric acid, superoxide, and hydrogen peroxide, which is one of the main enzyme …

Amide-based xanthine oxidase inhibitors bearing an N-(1-alkyl-3-cyano-1H-indol-5-yl) moiety: Design, synthesis and structure-activity relationship investigation

TJ Zhang, S Tu, X Zhang, QY Wang, SS Hu, Y Zhang… - Bioorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Our previous work identified a promising isonicotinamide based xanthine oxidase (XO)
inhibitor, N-(3-cyano-4-((2-cyanobenzyl) oxy) phenyl) isonicotinamide (1), and concluded …

Key role of organic cation transporter 2 for the nephrotoxicity effect of triptolide in rheumatoid arthritis

Q Shen, J Wang, Z Yuan, Z Jiang, T Shu, D Xu… - International …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. F.(TwHF), a traditional Chinese Medicine, is effective in
treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but its severe nephrotoxicity limits its extensive …