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Brizzolari A, Bosco G, Vezzoli A, Dellanoce C, Barassi A, Paganini M, Cialoni D, Mrakic-Sposta S. Seasonal Oxy-Inflammation and Hydration Status in Non-Elite Freeskiing Racer: A Pilot Study by Non-Invasive Analytic Method. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:3157. [PMID: 36833850 PMCID: PMC9960265 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Freeskiing is performed in an extreme environment, with significant physical effort that can induce reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and dehydration. This study aimed to investigate the evolution of the oxy-inflammation and hydration status during a freeskiing training season with non-invasive methods. Eight trained freeskiers were investigated during a season training: T0 (beginning), T1-T3 (training sessions), and T4 (after the end). Urine and saliva were collected at T0, before (A) and after (B) T1-T3, and at T4. ROS, total antioxidant capacity (TAC), interleukin-6 (IL-6), nitric oxide (NO) derivatives, neopterin, and electrolyte balance changes were investigated. We found significant increases in ROS generation (T1A-B +71%; T2A-B +65%; T3A-B +49%; p < 0.05-0.01) and IL-6 (T2A-B +112%; T3A-B +133%; p < 0.01). We did not observe significant variation of TAC and NOx after training sessions. Furthermore, ROS and IL-6 showed statistically significant differences between T0 and T4 (ROS +48%, IL-6 +86%; p < 0.05). Freeskiing induced an increase in ROS production, which can be contained by antioxidant defense activation, and in IL-6, as a consequence of physical activity and skeletal muscular contraction. We did not find deep changes in electrolytes balance, likely because all freeskiers were well-trained and very experienced.
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- Andrea Brizzolari
- Environmental Physiology and Medicine Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
- DAN Europe Research Division, 64026 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy
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- Environmental Physiology and Medicine Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council (IFC-CNR), Piazza dell’Ospedale Maggiore, 3, 20162 Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council (IFC-CNR), Piazza dell’Ospedale Maggiore, 3, 20162 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy
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- Environmental Physiology and Medicine Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Environmental Physiology and Medicine Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
- DAN Europe Research Division, 64026 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council (IFC-CNR), Piazza dell’Ospedale Maggiore, 3, 20162 Milan, Italy
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Peng H, Feng D, Wang Y, Dong Z, Chen Q, Zhang L, Luo R, Chen J, Wang A, Ma S. Effect of Oral Vitamin C Supplementation on High-Altitude Hyperuricemia in Young Men Initially Migrating to High Altitude: A Pilot Study. High Alt Med Biol 2018; 19:373-381. [PMID: 30358417 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2018.0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Clinical studies have shown that oral vitamin C supplementation can reduce serum uric acid levels in multiple populations and may also improve acute mountain sickness. However, it is unclear whether this protocol can improve high-altitude hyperuricemia. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the role of vitamin C supplementation on high-altitude hyperuricemia. METHODS A preliminary prospective control study was performed in 2015. Young male army recruits (n = 66), who had recently arrived on the Tibetan Plateau for the first time, were recruited for study I. Subjects were assigned to either the vitamin C group, who took an oral daily dose of 500 mg vitamin C for 1 month, or the blank control group, who had no intervention. The levels of serum uric acid, serum creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen were monitored at baseline and at the end of 1 month. In a second study II in 2016 (n = 120), the effect of 500 mg/d vitamin C on high-altitude hyperuricemia was compared with 75 IU/d of vitamin E. RESULTS In study I, the level of serum uric acid at 1 month was significantly higher than at baseline (436.1 ± 79.3 μmol/L vs. 358.0 ± 79.8 μmol/L, p < 0.001) and the prevalence of hyperuricemia was also significantly higher (63.6% [95% confidence interval, CI: 52.0%-75.2%] vs. 19.7% [95% CI: 10.1%-29.3%], p < 0.001). Both the level of serum uric acid (411.5 ± 74.2 μmol/L vs. 460.8 ± 54.8 μmol/L, p = 0.003) and the prevalence of hyperuricemia (48.5% [95% CI: 31.4%-65.6%] vs. 78.8% [95% CI: 64.9%-92.7%], p = 0.020) were significantly lower in the vitamin C group than in the blank control group. In study II, the levels of serum uric acid and the frequency of hyperuricemia also increased over 1 month and were similar in the vitamin C and the vitamin E groups at both baseline and 1 month (p > 0.05). The change in serum uric acid was positively correlated with both the changes in serum creatinine (r = 0.599, p < 0.001) and blood urea nitrogen (r = 0.207, p = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that healthy young men develop an increase in serum uric acid within a month of moving from low to high altitude. Oral vitamin C supplementation can safely reduce this increase at a low cost.
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- Hui Peng
- 1 Department of Infectious Disease, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Kunming, China.,2 Department of Postgraduate, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- 3 Laboratory Department, Tibet Military Region General Hospital, Tibet, China
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- 4 Medical Administration Division, Tibet Military Region General Hospital, Tibet, China
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- 5 Medical Administration Division, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Region, Kunming, China
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- 1 Department of Infectious Disease, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Kunming, China.,2 Department of Postgraduate, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- 1 Department of Infectious Disease, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Kunming, China
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- 6 Medical Team, Tibet Military Region 77649 Unit, Tibet, China
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- 6 Medical Team, Tibet Military Region 77649 Unit, Tibet, China
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- 6 Medical Team, Tibet Military Region 77649 Unit, Tibet, China
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- 1 Department of Infectious Disease, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Kunming, China.,7 State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Ben Salem C, Slim R, Fathallah N, Hmouda H. Drug-induced hyperuricaemia and gout. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2017; 56:679-688. [PMID: 27498351 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kew293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Hyperuricaemia is a common clinical condition that can be defined as a serum uric acid level >6.8 mg/dl (404 µmol/l). Gout, a recognized complication of hyperuricaemia, is the most common inflammatory arthritis in adults. Drug-induced hyperuricaemia and gout present an emergent and increasingly prevalent problem in clinical practice. Diuretics are one of the most important causes of secondary hyperuricaemia. Drugs raise serum uric acid level by an increase of uric acid reabsorption and/or decrease in uric acid secretion. Several drugs may also increase uric acid production. In this review, drugs leading to hyperuricaemia are summarized with regard to their mechanism of action and clinical significance. Increased awareness of drugs that can induce hyperuricaemia and gout, and monitoring and prevention are key elements for reducing the morbidity related to drug-induced hyperuricaemia and gout.
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- C Ben Salem
- Department of Pharmacovigilance, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse and
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- Department of Pharmacovigilance, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse and
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- Department of Pharmacovigilance, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse and
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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Ohno M, Ka T, Inokuchi T, Moriwaki Y, Yamamoto A, Takahashi S, Tsutsumi Z, Tsuzita J, Yamamoto T, Nishiguchi S. Effects of exercise and grape juice ingestion in combination on plasma concentrations of purine bases and uridine. Clin Chim Acta 2007; 388:167-72. [PMID: 18035056 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2007.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2007] [Revised: 10/29/2007] [Accepted: 10/29/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Since grape juice contains considerable amounts of fructose, which may increase the plasma concentration of urate, the combination of exercise and grape juice may increase the plasma concentration of urate to a greater degree than grape juice or exercise alone. METHODS We performed 3 experiments with 6 healthy male Japanese. The first was exercise alone (exercise alone experiment), the second was grape juice ingestion alone (grape juice alone experiment), and the third was a combination of exercise and grape juice ingestion (combination experiment). RESULTS In the exercise alone experiment, the concentrations of purine bases and uridine in plasma, and lactate in blood, as well as the urinary excretion of oxypurines were increased, whereas the urinary excretion of uric acid and fractional excretion of purine bases were decreased. In the grape juice alone experiment, the concentrations of purine bases and uridine, as well as lactate in blood were increased, whereas the fractional excretion of uric acid was decreased. In the combination experiment, the concentrations of purine bases and uridine in plasma, and lactate in blood, as well as the urinary excretion of oxypurines were increased, whereas the urinary excretion of uric acid and fractional excretion of hypoxanthine, xanthine, and uric acid were decreased. The increase in plasma concentration of urate by the combination of exercise and grape juice was greater than that by each alone, though it was not significantly different from the sum of increases in those 2 experiments. CONCLUSION Increases in adenine nucleotide degradation and lactic acid production caused by both exercise and grape juice ingestion play an important role in the increase in plasma concentration of urate, while those in combination have an additive effect on that concentration.
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- Masao Ohno
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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Kobayashi T, Inokuchi T, Yamamoto A, Takahashi S, Ka T, Tsutsumi Z, Saito H, Moriwaki Y, Yamamoto T. Effects of sucrose on plasma concentrations and urinary excretion of purine bases. Metabolism 2007; 56:439-43. [PMID: 17378997 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2006.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2006] [Accepted: 09/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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To determine whether an increase in the plasma concentration of uric acid by sucrose intake is ascribable to enhanced purine degradation and/or decreased urinary excretion of uric acid, we measured the plasma concentrations of purine bases (uric acid, hypoxanthine, and xanthine) and uridine, as well as the urinary excretion of purine bases in 7 healthy subjects before and after administering sucrose at 1.5 g/kg of body weight in 2 related experiments, with and without an administration of 300 mg of allopurinol. In addition, in the control experiment without an administration of sugar and with an administration of 300 mg of allopurinol, we measured the same parameters in those 7 subjects. Without added allopurinol, sucrose increased the plasma concentration of uric acid by 11% (P<.01) as well as that of uridine, although it did not significantly increase the plasma concentrations of hypoxanthine and xanthine or the urinary excretion of uric acid. On the other hand, the plasma concentration and urinary excretion of hypoxanthine were increased by 2.4-fold (P<.05) and 3.42-fold (P<.05), respectively, and the plasma concentration of xanthine was increased by 1.2-fold (P<.05) together with an increase in the plasma concentration of uridine in the experiment with allopurinol administration. In contrast, the plasma concentration and urinary excretion of uric acid and the urinary excretion of xanthine were not increased. In addition, in the control experiment, all parameters did not change significantly. These results indicate that purine degradation enhanced by sucrose plays a major role in the increased plasma concentration of uric acid.
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- Terumi Kobayashi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan
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Kaya M, Moriwaki Y, Ka T, Inokuchi T, Yamamoto A, Takahashi S, Tsutsumi Z, Tsuzita J, Oku Y, Yamamoto T. Plasma concentrations and urinary excretion of purine bases (uric acid, hypoxanthine, and xanthine) and oxypurinol after rigorous exercise. Metabolism 2006; 55:103-7. [PMID: 16324927 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2005.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2005] [Accepted: 07/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To investigate the effects of exercise on the plasma concentrations and urinary excretion of purine bases and oxypurinol, we performed 3 experiments with 6 healthy male subjects. The first was a combination of allopurinol intake (300 mg) and exercise (VO2max, 70%) (combination experiment), the second was exercise alone (exercise-alone experiment), and the third was allopurinol intake alone (allopurinol-alone experiment). In the combination experiment, exercise increased the concentrations of purine bases and noradrenaline in plasma, as well as lactic acid in blood and the urinary excretion of oxypurines, whereas it decreased the urinary excretion of uric acid and oxypurinol as well as the fractional excretion of hypoxanthine, xanthine, uric acid, and oxypurinol. In the exercise-alone experiment, exercise increased the concentrations of purine bases and noradrenaline in plasma, lactic acid in blood, and the urinary excretion of oxypurines, whereas it decreased the urinary excretion of uric acid and fractional excretion of purine bases. In contrast, in the allopurinol-alone experiment, the plasma concentration, urinary excretion, and fractional excretion of purine bases and oxypurinol remained unchanged. These results suggest that increases in adenine nucleotide degradation and lactic acid production, as well as a release of noradrenaline caused by exercise, contribute to increases in plasma concentration and urinary excretion of oxypurines and plasma concentration of urate, as well as decreases in urinary excretion of uric acid and oxypurinol, along with fractional excretion of uric acid, oxypurinol, and xanthine. In addition, they suggest that oxypurinol does not significantly inhibit the exercise-induced increase in plasma concentration of urate.
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- Mitsuharu Kaya
- First Department of Physiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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Stathis CG, Carey MF, Snow RJ. The influence of allopurinol on urinary purine loss after repeated sprint exercise in man. Metabolism 2005; 54:1269-75. [PMID: 16154423 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2005.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2004] [Accepted: 02/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The influence of allopurinol on urinary purine loss was examined in 7 active male subjects (age 24.9 +/- 3.0 years, weight 82.8 +/- 8.3 kg, V O2peak 48.1 +/- 6.9 mL.kg(-1).min(-1)). These subjects performed, in random order, a trial with 5 days of prior ingestion of a placebo or allopurinol. Each trial consisted of eight 10-second sprints on an air-braked cycle ergometer and was separated by at least a week. A rest period of 50 seconds separated each repeated sprint. Forearm venous plasma inosine, hypoxanthine (Hx) and uric acid concentrations were measured at rest and during 120 minutes of recovery from exercise. Urinary inosine, Hx, xanthine, and uric acid excretion were also measured before and for 24 hours after exercise. During the first 120 minutes of recovery, plasma Hx concentrations, as well as the urinary Hx and xanthine excretion rates, were higher (P < .05) with allopurinol compared with the placebo trial. In contrast, plasma uric acid concentration and urinary uric acid excretion rates were lower (P < .05) with allopurinol. The total urinary excretion of purines (inosine + Hx + xanthine + uric acid) above basal levels was higher in the allopurinol trial compared with placebo. These results indicate that the total urinary purine excretion after intermittent sprint exercise was enhanced with allopurinol treatment. Furthermore, the composition of urinary purines was markedly affected by this drug.
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- Christos G Stathis
- Exercise Metabolism Unit, Centre for Ageing, Rehabilitation and Exercise and Sport, Victoria University, Footscray 3011 Victoria, Australia
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Yamamoto T, Moriwaki Y, Takahashi S. Effect of ethanol on metabolism of purine bases (hypoxanthine, xanthine, and uric acid). Clin Chim Acta 2005; 356:35-57. [PMID: 15936302 DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2005.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2004] [Revised: 01/29/2005] [Accepted: 01/31/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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There are many factors that contribute to hyperuricemia, including obesity, insulin resistance, alcohol consumption, diuretic use, hypertension, renal insufficiency, genetic makeup, etc. Of these, alcohol (ethanol) is the most important. Ethanol enhances adenine nucleotide degradation and increases lactic acid level in blood, leading to hyperuricemia. In beer, purines also contribute to an increase in plasma uric acid. Although rare, dehydration and ketoacidosis (due to ethanol ingestion) are associated with the ethanol-induced increase in serum uric acid levels. Ethanol also increases the plasma concentrations and urinary excretion of hypoxanthine and xanthine via the acceleration of adenine nucleotide degradation and a possible weak inhibition of xanthine dehydrogenase activity. Since many factors such as the ALDH2*1 gene and ADH2*2 gene, daily drinking habits, exercise, and dehydration enhance the increase in plasma concentration of uric acid induced by ethanol, it is important to pay attention to these factors, as well as ingested ethanol volume, type of alcoholic beverage, and the administration of anti-hyperuricemic agents, to prevent and treat ethanol-induced hyperuricemia.
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- Tetsuya Yamamoto
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Mukogawa-cho 1-1. Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan.
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Yamamoto T, Moriwaki Y, Takahashi S, Tsutsumi Z, Yamakita J, Higashino K. Effects of fructose and xylitol on the urinary excretion of adenosine, uridine, and purine bases. Metabolism 1999; 48:520-4. [PMID: 10206448 DOI: 10.1016/s0026-0495(99)90114-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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To examine whether fructose and xylitol increase the plasma concentration and urinary excretion of adenosine, as well as uridine and purine bases (hypoxanthine, xanthine, and uric acid), we intravenously administered xylitol and, 2 weeks later, fructose, to five healthy subjects. Analyses of blood and urine samples obtained during these infusion studies demonstrated that fructose increased the urinary excretion of adenosine and uridine 11.9- and 105.5-fold, respectively, and caused only a small increase in the plasma concentrations of uridine and purine bases. It was further demonstrated that xylitol increased the urinary excretion of uridine 58.4-fold, with a marked increase in the plasma concentrations of purine bases and uridine but without an increase in the urinary excretion of adenosine. However, neither infusion increased the plasma concentration of adenosine. These results suggest that in addition to many organs, including the liver, fructose is significantly metabolized by an abrupt adenosine triphosphate (ATP) consumption in the kidney, leading to an increase in the urinary excretion of adenosine and uridine. They also suggest that xylitol is not significantly metabolized in the kidney.
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- T Yamamoto
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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Yamamoto T, Moriwaki Y, Takahashi S, Tsutsumi Z, Yamakita J, Nakano T, Hiroishi K, Higashino K. Xylitol-induced increase in the plasma concentration and urinary excretion of uridine and purine bases. Metabolism 1998; 47:739-43. [PMID: 9627375 DOI: 10.1016/s0026-0495(98)90039-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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To determine whether xylitol increases the plasma concentration and urinary excretion of uridine together with purine bases, we administered xylitol (0.6 g/kg weight) intravenously to six normal subjects using a 10% xylitol solution. Xylitol infusion increased the plasma concentration and urinary excretion of uridine, as well as purine bases, while it decreased both the concentrations of inorganic phosphate in plasma and pyruvic acid in blood and increased the blood concentration of lactic acid. These results suggest that an increase in the plasma concentration and urinary excretion of uridine is ascribable to increased pyrimidine degradation following purine degradation induced by xylitol.
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- T Yamamoto
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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Yamamoto T, Moriwaki Y, Takahashi S, Yamakita J, Tsutsumi Z, Ohata H, Hiroishi K, Nakano T, Higashino K. Effect of ethanol and fructose on plasma uridine and purine bases. Metabolism 1997; 46:544-7. [PMID: 9160822 DOI: 10.1016/s0026-0495(97)90192-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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To determine whether both ethanol and fructose increase the plasma concentration of uridine, we administered ethanol (0.6 g/kg) or fructose (1.0 g/kg) to seven normal subjects. Both ethanol and fructose increased the plasma concentration of uridine together with an increase in the plasma concentration of oxypurines, whereas fructose also increased the plasma concentration of uric acid, but ethanol did not. In ethanol ingestion and fructose infusion, an increase in the plasma concentration of purine bases correlated with that of uridine. These results strongly suggest that an increase in the plasma concentration of uridine is ascribable to increased pyrimidine degradation following purine degradation increased by ethanol and fructose.
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- T Yamamoto
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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Griffith DA, Jarvis SM. Nucleoside and nucleobase transport systems of mammalian cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1996; 1286:153-81. [PMID: 8982282 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4157(96)00008-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 377] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- D A Griffith
- Research School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbary, UK
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