Pu-erh ripened tea resists to hyperuricemia through xanthine oxidase and renal urate transporters in hyperuricemic mice

To investigate the effects of Pu-erh ripened tea on lowering uric acid levels and identify its possible mechanisms, three different doses of the tea, with allopurinol as a positive control, were administered intragastrically to hyperuricemic mice. Hyperuricemia was induced in the mice by oral admini...

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Main Authors: Ran Zhao, Dong Chen, Hualing Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464616304108