Effects of diltiazem on plasma uric acid level and renal uric acid excretion in rats.
The effects of diltiazem on plasma uric acid level (PUA) and renal uric acid excretion were investigated in oxonate-loaded rats. Diltiazem (0.5 mg/kg, i.v.) decreased PUA without producing uricosuria, and it decreased fractional excretion of uric acid and renal blood flow. The present results suggest that diltiazem produces hypouricemia not accompanied by uricosuria, probably by affecting uric acid metabolism, and it may also cause an alteration in the renal handling of uric acid partly due to changes in renal hemodynamics.
Sugino
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Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.
Shimada
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D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004110:Diltiazem / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012079:Renal Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000187:drug effects
D014527:Uric Acid; D004110:Diltiazem