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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2021

Anti-Hyperuricemic and Nephroprotective Effects of Dihydroberberine in Potassium Oxonate- and Hypoxanthine-Induced Hyperuricemic Mice.

Lieqiang Xu, Guoshu Lin, Qiuxia Yu, Qiaoping Li, Liting Mai, Juanjuan Cheng, Jianhui Xie, Yuhong Liu, Ziren Su, Yucui Li

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lieqiang XuSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Guoshu LinSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Qiuxia YuState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Qiaoping LiSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Liting MaiSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Juanjuan ChengSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Jianhui XieState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yuhong LiuSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Ziren SuSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yucui LiSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phellodendri Chinese Cortex has long been used to treat hyperuricemia and gout. Berberine (BBR), its characteristic ingredient, has also been shown to be effective in alleviating monosodium urate crystals-triggered gout inflammation

Indexed as

dihydroberberinehyperuricemiainflammationNLRP3 inflammasomeurate transportersxanthine oxidase

Identifiers

PMID33959014
PMCPMC8093860
OpenAlexW3156406451

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