Green tea polyphenols decreases uric acid level through xanthine oxidase and renal urate transporters in hyperuricemic mice

摘要

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Green tea is a Chinese materia medica with the main functions of "inducing urination and quenching thirst". Green tea polyphenols (GTP) are generally acknowledged as the main active fraction with multiple pharmacological functions in green tea. However, the effect of GTP on hyperuricemia is not clear till now.