Effects of rosuvastatin on serum glucose and insulin in hyperuricemic rats.

Background: Hyperuricemia is a state in which the serum levels of uric acid (UA) are elevated. This study was to determine the roles of rosuvastatin in fasting blood glucose (FGB) and insulin levels in hyperuricemic rats.

Methods: Thirty-six Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomized divided into the control, model and rosuvastatin groups: the control was given no intervention, the model group was established by administrating yeast extract powder and oxonic acid potassium salt, and the rosuvastatin group was given intravenous administration of rosuvastatin for 28 days in hyperuricemic rats.

Bufalin Inhibits the Inflammatory Effects in Asthmatic Mice through the Suppression of Nuclear Factor-Kappa B Activity.

Asthma is an inflammatory airway disease characterized by increased infiltration of inflammatory cells into the airways and poor respiratory function. Bufalin is one of the biological ingredients obtained from Chansu. Bufalin was found to possess various pharmacological properties including anti-inflammatory activities.