Old drug, new indication: Olsalazine sodium reduced serum uric acid levels in mice via inhibiting xanthine oxidoreductase activity

Hyperuricemia, a long-term purine metabolic disorder, is a well-known risk factor for gout, hypertension and diabetes. In maintaining normal whole-body purine levels, xanthine oxidase (XOD) is a key enzyme in the purine metabolic pathway, as it catalyzes the oxidation of hypoxanthine to xanthine and...

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Main Authors: Yanfen Niu, Hongjian Li, Lihui Gao, Hua Lin, Hsiangfu Kung, Marie Chia-mi Lin, Kwong-Sak Leung, Man-Hon Wong, Wenyong Xiong, Ling Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861317301767