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Anti-hyperuricemia effect of Clerodendranthus spicatus: a molecular biology study combined with metabolomics.

Zheng Zhou, Manfei Xu, Meng Bian, Anzheng Nie, Bao Sun, Chunsheng Zhu

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Zheng Zhou *Department of Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, 450000, China.
Manfei Xu *Department of Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, 450000, China.
Meng BianDepartment of Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, 450000, China.
Anzheng NieDepartment of Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, 450000, China.
Bao SunDepartment of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 139 Renmin Middle Road, Changsha, 410011, China. scy_csu2016@csu.edu.cn.
Chunsheng ZhuDepartment of Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, 450000, China. zhuchunsheng6@163.com.

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Abstract

Hyperuricemia (HUA), a metabolic disease caused by excessive production or decreased excretion of uric acid (UA), has been reported to be closely associated with a variety of UA transporters. Clerodendranthus spicatus (C. spicatus) is an herbal widely used in China for the treatment of HUA. However, the mechanism has not been clarified. Here, the rat model of HUA was induced via 10% fructose. The levels of biochemical indicators, including UA, xanthine oxidase (XOD), adenosine deaminase (ADA), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and creatinine (Cre), were measured. Western blotting was applied to explore its effect on renal UA transporters, such as urate transporter1 (URAT1), glucose transporter 9 (GLUT9), and ATP-binding cassette super-family G member 2 (ABCG2). Furthermore, the effect of C. spicatus on plasma metabolites was identified by metabolomics. Our results showed that C. spicatus could significantly reduce the serum levels of UA, XOD, ADA and Cre, and improve the renal pathological changes in HUA rats. Meanwhile, C. spicatus significantly inhibited the expression of URAT1 and GLUT9, while increased the expression of ABCG2 in a dose-dependent manner. Metabolomics showed that 13 components, including 1-Palmitoyl-2-Arachidonoyl-sn-glycero-3-PE, Tyr-Leu and N-cis-15-Tetracosenoyl-C18-sphingosine, were identified as potential biomarkers for the UA-lowering effect of C. spicatus. In addition, pathway enrichment analysis revealed that arginine biosynthesis, biosynthesis of amino acids, pyrimidine metabolism and other metabolic pathways might be involved in the protection of C. spicatus against HUA. This study is the first to explore the mechanism of anti-HUA of C. spicatus through molecular biology and metabolomics analysis, which provides new ideas for the treatment of HUA.

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HyperuricemiaMetabolomicsUric AcidAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDrugs, Chinese HerbalKidneyMaleOrganic Anion TransportersPlant ExtractsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyXanthine OxidaseDrugs, Chinese HerbalOrganic Anion TransportersPlant ExtractsUric AcidXanthine OxidaseClerodendranthus spicatusHyperuricemiaMetabolomicsUric acid transporters

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