Construction and expression of recombinant uricase‑expressing genetically engineered bacteria and its application in rat model of hyperuricemia.

ABSTRACT: At present, the treatment of hyperuricemia is designed primarily to decrease the production of uric acid using xanthine oxidase inhibitors; however, the therapeutic effect is not satisfactory. Therefore, the key to the successful treatment of hyperuricemia is to increase the excretion of uric acid. The aim of present study was to construct uricase‑expressing genetically engineered bacteria and analyze the effects of these engineered bacteria on the lowering of uric acid levels in a rat model of hyperuricemia. The uricase expression vector was constructed by gene recombination technology and transfected into Escherichia coli. The expression and activity of uricase were analyzed by SDS‑PAGE analysis and Bradford assay. The water consumption, food intake, body weight, eosinophil count and int

SUBMITTER: Cai L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7138262 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature