El-Kafoury Bataa M A, Ahmed Mona A, Hammouda Gehad A, ElKady Amr H, Lasheen Noha N
Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Physiol Rep. 2019 Nov;7(22):e14282. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14282.
Hyperuricemia was linked to diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and oxidative stress, and could be induced by higher fructose consumption through altering energy status in liver. l-Carnitine is an antioxidant, affecting mitochondria and cellular energetics; however, little is known about its effects in hyperuricemic states. This study investigated metabolic and hepatic effects of hyperuricemia and fructose feeding, and demonstrated the role of l-Carnitine in such states. Fifty adult male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control, untreated hyperuricemic, fructose-supplemented hyperuricemic, l-Carnitine-treated hyperuricemic, and l-Carnitine-treated fructose-supplemented hyperuricemic groups. The separated plasma was used for determination of the glycemic control, lipid profile, liver function tests, uric acid level, and oxidative stress markers. Atherogenic index, HOMA-IR, and body mass index (BMI) were calculated. Left liver lobe and left kidney specimen from all groups were used for histopathological studies. Hyperuricemic rats exhibited significantly hypoalbuminemia, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and oxidative stress compared to the controls. Fructose-supplemented hyperuricemic group showed obesity and more deleterious effects, as well as, steatosis, and renal tubular damage compared to the hyperuricemic rats. Concomitant l-Carnitine treatment with hyperuricemia improved such effects, despite causing adiposity. While combined l-Carnitine treatment and fructose supplementation in hyperuricemia limited the aggressive hyperuricemic picture of fructose supplementation. It is concluded that hyperuricemia has detrimental metabolic and hepatic effects. Artificial fructose supplementation worsened such effects, while l-Carnitine was efficient in ameliorating these hyperuricemia and/or excess fructose-induced hyperuricemia effects, through its anti-inflammatory, antisteatotic, and antioxidant properties.
高尿酸血症与糖尿病、代谢综合征和氧化应激相关,并且可能通过改变肝脏能量状态,由较高的果糖摄入量诱发。左旋肉碱是一种抗氧化剂,影响线粒体和细胞能量代谢;然而,其在高尿酸血症状态下的作用鲜为人知。本研究调查了高尿酸血症和果糖喂养的代谢及肝脏影响,并证实了左旋肉碱在此类状态下的作用。五十只成年雄性Wistar大鼠被随机分为对照组、未经治疗的高尿酸血症组、补充果糖的高尿酸血症组、左旋肉碱治疗的高尿酸血症组以及左旋肉碱治疗且补充果糖的高尿酸血症组。分离出的血浆用于测定血糖控制、血脂谱、肝功能测试、尿酸水平和氧化应激标志物。计算动脉粥样硬化指数、稳态模型评估的胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR)和体重指数(BMI)。所有组的左肝叶和左肾标本用于组织病理学研究。与对照组相比,高尿酸血症大鼠表现出显著的低白蛋白血症、血脂异常、胰岛素抵抗和氧化应激。与高尿酸血症大鼠相比,补充果糖的高尿酸血症组表现出肥胖以及更有害的影响,还有脂肪变性和肾小管损伤。高尿酸血症同时接受左旋肉碱治疗改善了这些影响,尽管导致了肥胖。而高尿酸血症时左旋肉碱治疗与果糖补充联合使用限制了果糖补充所致的严重高尿酸血症情况。结论是,高尿酸血症具有有害的代谢和肝脏影响。人工补充果糖会使这些影响恶化,而左旋肉碱通过其抗炎、抗脂肪变性和抗氧化特性,在改善这些高尿酸血症和/或过量果糖诱导的高尿酸血症影响方面是有效的。