Zurampic Protects Pancreatic β-Cells from High Uric Acid Induced-Damage by Inhibiting URAT1 and Inactivating the ROS/AMPK/ERK Pathways
Author(s) -
Ying Xin,
Kun Wang,
Zhaotong Jia,
Tao Xu,
Qiang Xu,
Chao Zhang,
Jia Liu,
Rui Chen,
Zhongcai Du,
Jianjing Sun
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000490184
Subject(s) - uric acid , ampk , viability assay , mapk/erk pathway , chemistry , apoptosis , phosphorylation , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biochemistry , protein kinase a , biology
Zurampic is a US FDA approved drug for treatment of gout. However, the influence of Zurampic on pancreatic β-cells remains unclear. The study aimed to evaluate the effects of Zurampic on high uric acid-induced damage of pancreatic β-cells and the possible underlying mechanisms.
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