Hypouricemic effects of Mesona procumbens Hemsl. through modulating xanthine oxidase activity in vitro and in vivo

Food Funct. 2016 Oct 12;7(10):4239-4246. doi: 10.1039/c6fo00822d.

Abstract

Uric acid is a metabolite obtained from purine by xanthine oxidase activity (XO) and high levels of serum uric acid leads to hyperuricemia and gout. Mesona procumbens Hemsl. has been used as a healthy beverage and a traditional remedy. In this study, the hypouricemic effects of M. procumbens extracts were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. The 50% ethanol extract of M. procumbens (EE50) showed the strongest inhibitory effect on monosodium urate (MSU)-induced XO activity in THP-1 cells. However, the phenolics and flavonoids in EE50 may not serve as inhibitors of XO. EE50 prevented an increase in the serum uric acid level in potassium oxonate (PO)-challenged ICR mice and streptozocin (STZ)-induced SD rats. EE50 down-regulated STZ-induced liver XO activity, and it restored renal OAT1 and urate transporter expression. STZ-induced renal interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) level were inhibited by EE50 treatment. EE50 exhibits the hypouricemic effect via down-regulation of XO activity, suggesting that EE50 has potential to improve hyperuricemia and its complications.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Hyperuricemia / chemically induced*
  • Hyperuricemia / drug therapy
  • Lamiaceae / chemistry*
  • Liver / enzymology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred ICR
  • Oxonic Acid / toxicity
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Streptozocin / toxicity
  • THP-1 Cells
  • Uric Acid / metabolism*
  • Xanthine Oxidase / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Uric Acid
  • potassium oxonate
  • Oxonic Acid
  • Streptozocin
  • Xanthine Oxidase