Research advances in mechanism of active components of traditional Chinese medicine for reducing uric acid / 中国药理学通报

ABSTRACT

Hyperuricemia is a heterogeneous group of diseases caused by disorders of purine metabolism and /or excretion of uric acid reduction .Chinese medicine treatment of hyperurice-mia has gradually attracted attention , and made significant pro-gress.In recent years a large number of experimental studies have shown that flavonoids , saponins , alkaloids and other active components of traditional Chinese medicine can reduce uric acid by inhibiting the activity of key enzymes in purine metabolism ,or by increasing the excretion of uric acid through regulating the expression of uric acid transporters , thereby playing an important role in reducing uric acid .Based on the pathogenesis of hyperu-ricemia, the mechanism of active components of traditional Chi-nese medicine for reducing uric acid is summarized , and recent research reports are reviewed .