Role of uric acid metabolism‐related inflammation in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome components such as atherosclerosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

A Kushiyama, Y Nakatsu, Y Matsunaga… - Mediators of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Uric acid (UA) is the end product of purine metabolism and can reportedly act as an
antioxidant. However, recently, numerous clinical and basic research approaches have …

[HTML][HTML] Uric acid in inflammation and the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis

Y Kimura, D Tsukui, H Kono - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hyperuricemia is a common metabolic syndrome. Elevated uric acid levels are risk factors
for gout, hypertension, and chronic kidney diseases. Furthermore, various epidemiological …

[HTML][HTML] U-shaped association of uric acid to overall-cause mortality and its impact on clinical management of hyperuricemia

WT Crawley, CG Jungels, KR Stenmark, MA Fini - Redox Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Serum uric acid (SUA) is significantly elevated in obesity, gout, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and
the metabolic syndrome and appears to contribute to the renal, cardiovascular and …

[HTML][HTML] The relationships among hyperuricemia, endothelial dysfunction, and cardiovascular diseases: molecular mechanisms and clinical implications

P Puddu, GM Puddu, E Cravero, L Vizioli, A Muscari - Journal of cardiology, 2012 - Elsevier
Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism. Its immediate precursor, xanthine, is
converted to uric acid by an enzymatic reaction involving xanthine oxidoreductase. Uric acid …

[HTML][HTML] Uric acid puzzle: dual role as anti-oxidantand pro-oxidant

DH Kang, SK Ha - Electrolytes & Blood Pressure: E & BP, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hyperuricemia is known to be associated with the presence of cardiovascular and metabolic
syndrome and with the development of incipient kidney disease and an accelerated renal …

Impact of hyperuricemia on chronic kidney disease and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

H Nishizawa, N Maeda, I Shimomura - Hypertension Research, 2022 - nature.com
Hyperuricemia is caused by reduced renal/extrarenal excretion and overproduction of uric
acid. It is affected by genetic predisposition related to uric acid transporters and by visceral …

Hyperuricemia: A key contributor to endothelial dysfunction in cardiovascular diseases

X Wei, M Zhang, S Huang, X Lan, J Zheng… - The FASEB …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As an end product of purine metabolism, uric acid (UA) is a major endogenous antioxidant in
humans. However, impaired UA synthesis and excretion can lead to hyperuricemia (HUA) …

[HTML][HTML] Uric acid and cardiometabolic diseases

SJ Lee, BK Oh, KC Sung - Clinical hypertension, 2020 - Springer
Hyperuricemia, which has been considered as a cause of gout and nephrolithiasis has
recently been suggested to be associated with hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart …

[HTML][HTML] Uric acid and cardiovascular disease: an update from molecular mechanism to clinical perspective

W Yu, JD Cheng - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Uric acid (UA) is the end product of purine nucleotide metabolism in the human body.
Hyperuricemia is an abnormally high level of UA in the blood and may result in arthritis and …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperuricemia and endothelial function: From molecular background to clinical perspectives

T Maruhashi, I Hisatome, Y Kihara, Y Higashi - Atherosclerosis, 2018 - Elsevier
Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism catalyzed by xanthine oxidase in humans.
In the process of purine metabolism, reactive oxygen species, including superoxide, are …