ZHANG Yue,LI Xiangyu,YANG Xuan,et al.Establishment and Evaluation of Hyperuricemia Mouse Model with Damp-Turbidity Internal Accumulation Syndrome[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,67(14):1538-1545.
ZHANG Yue,LI Xiangyu,YANG Xuan,et al.Establishment and Evaluation of Hyperuricemia Mouse Model with Damp-Turbidity Internal Accumulation Syndrome[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,67(14):1538-1545.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2026.14.012.
Establishment and Evaluation of Hyperuricemia Mouse Model with Damp-Turbidity Internal Accumulation Syndrome
To establish and evaluate a hyperuricemia (HUA) mouse model with the damp-turbidity internal accumulation syndrome.
Methods
2
Thirty-six C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into control group, chemically induced model group (Model), and model combined with high-fat and fatigue group (Model+HF). Twenty-four uricase gene knockout (UOX
-/-
) mice were randomly divided into UOX
-/-
group and UOX
-/-
+HF group, with 12 mice in each group. The Model group and the Model+HF group established the HUA model by intragastric administration of potassium oxyazinate combined with adenine. The Model+HF group and the UOX
-/-
+HF group adopted a high-fat diet combined with weight-bearing exhaustive swimming to establish the HUA model with the damp-turbidity internal accumulation syndrome. On day 1, 7, 14, 21, and 28 after modeling, the damp-turbidity internal accumulation syndrome score of each group was evaluated. On day 1 and day 28, a weight-bearing swimming exhaustion test was performed, and the exhaustive swimming time was recorded. On day 28, liver and kidney indexes were calculated, and hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe histopathological changes in liver and kidney tissues. Serum levels of uric acid (UA), xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH), xanthine oxidase (XOD) and urea nitrogen (BUN) were detected through biochemical assays. ELISA was used to detect serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β). Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the protein expression of organic anion transporter 1 (OAT1) and glucose transporter 9 (GLUT9) in renal tissue
s. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the mRNA expressions of adenosine triphosphate binding transporter G2 (
ABCG2
), hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (
HIF
-
1α
), urate anion transporter 1 (
URAT1
), and
GLUT9
in renal tissues.
Results
2
On day 14 of modeling, the damp-turbidity internal accumulation syndrome scores of mice in the Model+HF group and the UOX
-/-
+HF group were elevated compared with the control group(
P
<0.05); on day 28, the scores significantly increased, and the exhaustive swimming time was shortened (
P
<0.01), indicating successful establishment of the damp-turbidity internal accumulation syndrome model. Compared with the control group, all other groups exhibited increased kidney index, serum levels of UA, XDH, XOD, BUN, TNF-α, and IL-1β, elevated renal mRNA expression of
HIF
-
1α
,
URAT1
,
OAT1
, and
GLUT9
, and decreased renal
ABCG2
mRNA expression (
P
<0.01 or
P
<0.05). Significant pathological damage in the kidney was observed in the Model+HF group and the UOX
-/-
+HF group compared to the Model group and the UOX
-/-
group, with decreased serum UA and increased BUN and TNF-α levels (
P
<0.05 or
P
<0.01), as well as increased expression of OAT1 and GLUT9 in the renal tissue.
Conclusion
2
Both chemical induction and gene knockout, combined with a high-fat diet and weight-bearing exhaustive swimming, can successfully establish mouse models of HUA with damp-turbidity internal accumulation syndrome. Chemical induction is simple to operate and cost-effective, suitable for short-term drug screening, while UOX gene knockout induces spontaneous elevation of serum uric acid levels without drug administration, which may better mimick human metabolic characteristics.
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