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ArticleJournal of radiation research2016

Difference in the action mechanism of radon inhalation and radon hot spring water drinking in suppression of hyperuricemia in mice.

Reo Etani, Takahiro Kataoka, Norie Kanzaki, Akihiro Sakoda, Hiroshi Tanaka, Yuu Ishimori, Fumihiro Mitsunobu, Kiyonori Yamaoka

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Article in Journal of radiation research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Reo EtaniGraduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, 5-1 Shikata-cho, 2-chome, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Takahiro KataokaGraduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, 5-1 Shikata-cho, 2-chome, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Norie KanzakiGraduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, 5-1 Shikata-cho, 2-chome, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Akihiro SakodaNingyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1550 Kamisaibara, Kagamino-cho, Tomata-gun, Okayama 708-0698, Japan.
Hiroshi TanakaNingyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1550 Kamisaibara, Kagamino-cho, Tomata-gun, Okayama 708-0698, Japan.
Yuu IshimoriNingyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1550 Kamisaibara, Kagamino-cho, Tomata-gun, Okayama 708-0698, Japan.
Fumihiro MitsunobuMisasa Medical Center, Okayama University Hospital, 827 Yamada, Misasa-cho, Tohaku-gun, Totori 682-0192, Japan.
Kiyonori YamaokaGraduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, 5-1 Shikata-cho, 2-chome, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan yamaoka@md.okayama-u.ac.jp.
Japan Atomic Energy Agency · JPOkayama University Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although radon therapy is indicated for hyperuricemia, the underlying mechanisms of action have not yet been elucidated in detail. Therefore, we herein examined the inhibitory effects of radon inhalation and hot spring water drinking on potassium oxonate (PO)-induced hyperuricemia in mice. Mice inhaled radon at a concentration of 2000 Bq/m(3) for 24 h or were given hot spring water for 2 weeks. Mice were then administrated PO at a dose of 500 mg/kg. The results obtained showed that serum uric acid levels were significantly increased by the administration of PO. Radon inhalation or hot spring water drinking significantly inhibited elevations in serum uric acid levels through the suppression of xanthine oxidase activity in the liver. Radon inhalation activated anti-oxidative functions in the liver and kidney. These results suggest that radon inhalation inhibits PO-induced hyperuricemia by activating anti-oxidative functions, while hot spring water drinking may suppress PO-induced elevations in serum uric acid levels through the pharmacological effects of the chemical compositions dissolved in it.

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Hot SpringsAdministration, InhalationAnimalsAntioxidantsDrinking WaterHyperuricemiaKidneyLiverMaleMice, Inbred ICROxonic AcidRadonWaterXanthine OxidaseAntioxidantsDrinking WaterOxonic Acidpotassium oxonateRadonWaterXanthine Oxidaseanti-oxidative functionshot spring water drinkinghyperuricemiaradon inhalation

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PMID27021217
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