In Vivo Effects of Orally Administered Different Concentrations of Silver Oxide Nanoparticles in Hyperuricemic Mice

• Published in: Biological trace element research Vol. 200; no. 8; pp. 3677 - 3687
• Main Authors: Kiyani, Mubin Mustafa, Moghul, Nurain Baig, Javed, Ambreen, Butt, Maisra Azhar, Abbas, Hassan Burair, Rehman, Hamza, Rajput, Tausif Ahmed, Bokhari, Syed Ali Imran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01-08-2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Allopurinol; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Antioxidants; Arthritis; Bilirubin; Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Crystals; Gout; Inflammation; Joint diseases; Joints (timber); Life Sciences; Lipids; Microorganisms; Nanoparticles; Nutrition; Oncology; Oral administration; Properties; Silver; Silver oxides; Tissue; Uric acid; Antioxidants; Hyperuricemia; Mice; AgO-NPs; MSU crystals; Gout
• ISSN: 0163-4984; 1559-0720
• DOI: 10.1007/s12011-021-02960-3

Silver oxide nanoparticles (AgO-NPs) antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-microbial, and tissue repair properties. Gouty arthritis is the inflammation of tissues and joints caused by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals. In this experiment, we investigated the anti-hyperuricemic effectiveness of different concentrations of AgO-NPs in mice. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of administration of AgO-NPs in monosodium urate (MSU)–induced gouty mice for the very first time. Monosodium urate (MSU) crystals were administered intraperitoneal for gout induction, followed by 5, 10, and 20 µg/mL doses of AgO-NPs for 2 weeks. The positive control was provided with the commercially available drug allopurinol to compare the effects of AgO-NPs and allopurinol. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of the nanoparticles in comparison with commercially available drugs. AgO-NPs have been shown to improve the condition of gouty arthritis by reducing significantly (
P
˂ 0.001) increased levels of ALT, AST, and total bilirubin. The total protein estimation results showed significant improvement at concentration of 20 µg/mL of AgO-NPs. The lipid profile results showed that high concentration (20 µg/mL) of AgO-NPs decrease the lipid content significantly as compared to control. It was concluded from this study that the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antilipidemic properties of AgO-NPs may improve the hyperuricemic condition in gouty arthritis mice.
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