In diabetic rats, the kidneys show lower levels of the URAT1 transporter and higher levels of the ABCG2 transporter in the membrane parts of kidney cells, which helps explain why more uric acid is excreted. This finding is from the abstract summary - full study details were not available

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

definitive

Can make definitive causal claims

Assessment Explanation

The claim accurately describes the observed expression changes in the study's animal model without overgeneralizing.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

Insulin stimulates uric acid reabsorption via regulating urate transporter 1 and ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 2.

Cohort Study

Animal

2017 Sep 1

Contradicting (0)

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Insulin stimulates uric acid reabsorption via regulating urate transporter 1 and ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 2.

Score: 6

DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00012.2017

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