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Molecular mechanistic insight into the anti-hyperuricemic effect of Eucommia ulmoides in mice and rats

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2019
Context: Eucommia ulmoides Oliver (Eucommiaceae) has various medicinal properties. Our previous studies revealed that Eucommia ulmoides has a protective effect on hyperuricaemia.
Cong Fang, Lanying Chen, Mingzhen He, Yingying Luo, Mengjing Zhou, Ni Zhang, Jinfeng Yuan, Huiling Wang, Yongyan Xie   +8 more
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Role of Mouse Organic Anion Transporter 3 (mOat3) as a Basolateral Prostaglandin E2 Transport Pathway

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2007
Renal organic anion transporters play an important role in the handling of a number of endogenous and exogenous anionic substances in the kidney. In this study, we investigated prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) transport properties and intrarenal localization of ...
Sirinun Nilwarangkoon, Naohiko Anzai, Katsuko Shiraya, Erkang Yu, Rafiqul Islam, Seok Ho Cha, Maristela Lika Onozato, Daisaku Miura, Promsuk Jutabha, Akihiro Tojo, Yoshikatsu Kanai, Hitoshi Endou   +11 more
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Pharmacokinetic Herb-Drug Interactions: Insight into Mechanisms and Consequences [PDF]

, 2015
Herbal medicines are currently in high demand, and their popularity is steadily increasing. Because of their perceived effectiveness, fewer side effects and relatively low cost, they are being used for the management of numerous medical conditions ...
Horie, Toshiharu, Oga, Enoche Florence, Sekine, Shuichi, Shitara, Yoshihisa   +3 more
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The Evolving View of Uremic Toxicity

Toxins, 2022
Indoxyl sulfate, closely related to indigo, a dye valued for it binding to cloth, has been recognized as a protein-bound solute bound to albumin, present in increased concentration in the serum of patients with impaired glomerular filtration (13).
Bjorn Meijers, Jerome Lowenstein
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Regulation of osmoadaptation in the moderate halophile Halobacillus halophilus : chloride, glutamate and switching osmolyte strategies [PDF]

, 2008
The moderate halophile Halobacillus halophilus is the paradigm for chloride dependent growth in prokaryotes. Recent experiments shed light on the molecular basis of the chloride dependence that is reviewed here.
Saum, Stephan H., Müller, Volker
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Insulin-like growth factor 1 modulates the phosphorylation, expression, and activity of organic anion transporter 3 through protein kinase A signaling pathway

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2020
Organic anion transporter 3 (OAT3) plays a vital role in removing a broad variety of anionic drugs from kidney, thus avoiding their possible toxicity in the body.
Jinghui Zhang, Zhou Yu, Guofeng You
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Unraveling the functional role of the orphan solute carrier, SLC22A24 in the transport of steroid conjugates through metabolomic and genome-wide association studies. [PDF]

, 2019
Variation in steroid hormone levels has wide implications for health and disease. The genes encoding the proteins involved in steroid disposition represent key determinants of interindividual variation in steroid levels and ultimately, their effects ...
Boerwinkle, Eric, Cheung, Kit Wun Kathy, Chien, Huan-Chieh, Feofanova, Elena V, Giacomini, Kathleen M, Irannejad, Roshanak, Kinchen, Jason M, Stecula, Adrian, Suhre, Karsten, van Borselen, Marjolein, Yee, Sook Wah, Yousri, Noha A, Yu, Bing, Zou, Ling   +13 more
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Altered Brain Penetration of Diclofenac and Mefenamic Acid, but Not Acetaminophen, in Shiga-Like Toxin II-Treated Mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2005
It is well accepted that bacterial and virus infections elevate the levels of cytokines in serum and cerebrospinal fluids. Such high levels of cytokines might alter the integrity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and/or blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier ...
Masaya Fukuda, Kiyoyuki Kitaichi, Fumie Abe, Yohei Fujimoto, Kenji Takagi, Kenzo Takagi, Tsuneo Morishima, Takaaki Hasegawa   +7 more
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Pharmacogenetics of type 2 diabetes mellitus, the route toward tailored medicine [PDF]

, 2019
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease that has reached the levels of a global epidemic. In order to achieve optimal glucose control, it is often necessary to rely on combination therapy of multiple drugs or insulin because uncontrolled ...
Andreozzi, F, Mannino, Gc, Sesti, G
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Effects of polysaccharides-riched Prunus mume fruit juice concentrate on uric acid excretion and gut microbiota in mice with adenine-induced chronic kidney disease

Current Research in Food Science, 2022
The present study aimed to determine the effects of polysaccharides-riched Prunus mume fruit juice concentrate (PFC) on uric acid (UA) excretion and the gut microbiota in mice with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Yan Huang, Chen-Xi Wu, Lu Guo, Xiao-Xi Zhang, Dao-Zong Xia   +4 more
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