The defect of uric acid metabolism in Eck-fistula rats

Because of the discovery of uric acid urolithiasis in rats after end-to-side portacaval anastomosis (PCA), uric acid metabolism was studied in these animals and in appropriate controls. Hyperuricemia and hyperuricosuria were observed in all experimental rats. The fraction of purine catabolites excreted in the urine as uric acid increased from an average of 4.8% to 15.3%. If 14C-uric specifically labeled at position 6 (6-14C-ua) was infused intravenously and the exhalation of 14CO2 was used to calculate a hepatic uric acid clearance, it decreased from 2.14 to 0.97 ml/min/100 gm despite a normal content of hepatic uricase activity as measured in liver homogenates. The fraction of the filtered amount of uric acid excreted in the urine increased from an average of 11% to 30%. Increased supersaturation of the urine with uric acid after PCA may be expected to contribute to the formation of uric acid urolithiasis. This investigation defines a hepatic and renal functional defect in uric acid metabolism which occurs as a result of the PCA.

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1977

Erschienen:

1977

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:90

Enthalten in:

The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 90(1977), 1 vom: 20. Juli, Seite 92-100

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lauterburg, B [VerfasserIn]
Sautter, V [VerfasserIn]
Herz, R [VerfasserIn]
Colombo, J P [VerfasserIn]
Roch-Ramel, F [VerfasserIn]
Bircher, J [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

142M471B3J
268B43MJ25
344S277G0Z
Allantoin
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Radioisotopes
EC 1.7.3.3
Journal Article
Urate Oxidase
Uric Acid

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Date Completed 12.08.1977

Date Revised 19.11.2015

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM000185000