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Xanthine

About: Xanthine is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4046 publications have been published within this topic receiving 129820 citations. The topic is also known as: Xanthine.


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TL;DR: In this article, the contribution and functional significance of the xanthine oxidase enzyme as a potential source of oxidant production in aged skeletal muscle during repetitive in situ electrically stimulated isometric contractions was examined.

70 citations

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TL;DR: Plasma XOR activity is a novel biomarker of metabolic disorders in a general population and was significantly higher in males than in females, and habitual smoking was associated with elevation of activity.
Abstract: BACKGROUND Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of uric acid from hypoxanthine and xanthine, leading to an increase in superoxide and reactive oxygen species. Activation of XOR promotes oxidative stress-related tissue injury. We investigated the associations between metabolic parameters and plasma XOR activity measured by a sensitive and accurate assay using a combination of liquid chromatography and triple quadrupole mass spectrometry to detect [13C2,15N2]-uric acid using [13C2,15N2]-xanthine as a substrate.Methods and Results:A total of 627 Japanese subjects (M/F, 292/335) from the Tanno-Sobetsu Study, a population-based cohort, were recruited. Plasma XOR activity was significantly higher in males than in females, and habitual smoking was associated with elevation of activity. Plasma XOR activity was positively correlated with body mass index (BMI; r=0.323, P<0.001), waist circumference, blood pressure, and levels of liver enzymes including alanine transaminase (r=0.694, P<0.001), uric acid (r=0.249, P<0.001), triglycerides (r=0.312, P<0.001), hemoglobin A1c, fasting glucose, insulin and HOMA-R (r=0.238, P<0.001) as a marker of insulin resistance and was negatively correlated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level. On stepwise and multivariate regression analyses, BMI, smoking and levels of alanine transaminase, uric acid, triglycerides and HOMA-R were independent predictors of plasma XOR activity after adjustment for age and gender. CONCLUSIONS Plasma XOR activity is a novel biomarker of metabolic disorders in a general population.

70 citations

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TL;DR: Xanthine oxidase inhibition with allopurinol modulates reactive oxygen species production and intracellular Ca2+ overload in hypoxia-reoxygenation-injured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes.

70 citations

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TL;DR: The stopped-flow study and the effects of BOF-4272 on various substrates showed that BOF -4272 bound to the xanthine binding site of the enzyme.

69 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202361
2022108
202157
202060
201961
201869