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Comparison of metabolic parameters between pure-uric acid and mixed-uric acid kidney stone formers
PurposeWe seek to compare clinical and 24-h urine parameters between pure-uric acid (UA) and UA–CaOx stone formers in our practice and explore how...
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Role of neutrophil / lymphocyte ratio, uric acid / albumin ratio and uric acid / creatinine ratio as predictors to severity of preeclampsia
BackgroundPre-eclampsia (PE) is an intractable obstetric disorder with high mortality and morbidity, affecting 6–8% of pregnancies worldwide. As its...
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Update in uric acid, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases
A direct relationship between serum uric acid levels and hypertension, cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases has been reported in many basic...
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Urinary excretion of calcium, phosphate, magnesium, and uric acid in healthy infants and young children. Influence of feeding practices in early infancy
BackgroundReference values for urinary calcium (Ca) and other solutes/creatinine (Cr) ratios in infants and young children are scarce. Its variation...
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Uric acid extrarenal excretion: the gut microbiome as an evident yet understated factor in gout development
Humans do not produce uricase, an enzyme responsible for degrading uric acid. However, some bacteria residing in the gut can degrade one-third of the...
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The effect of calcium oxalate stones and uric acid stones on male sexual function
PurposeThis study compared the effects of calcium oxalate stones and uric acid stones on male sexual function.
MethodsWe enrolled 100 patients with...
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Benefits of uric acid-lowering medication after bariatric surgery in patients with gout
Background/PurposePatients with gout are at risk for increased serum uric acid (SUA) levels and gout attacks in the short term after undergoing...
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Update on Uric Acid and the Kidney
Purpose of ReviewIn this review, we report on new findings regarding associations of uric acid with kidney health. We discuss kidney stones, effects...
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The association of urinary prostaglandins with uric acid in hyperuricemia patients
PurposeTo explore the association between uric acid and urinary prostaglandins in male patients with hyperuricemia.
MethodsA total of 38 male...
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A phenome-wide association and factorial Mendelian randomization study on the repurposing of uric acid-lowering drugs for cardiovascular outcomes
Uric acid has been linked to various disease outcomes. However, it remains unclear whether uric acid-lowering therapy could be repurposed as a...
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Could admission level of uric acid predict total diuretic dose in acute heart failure?
BackgroundRecent studies have shown that increases in serum UA levels are associated with adverse clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart...
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The association between the thyroid feedback quantile-based index and serum uric acid in U.S. adults
ObjectivesPrevious studies have shown that there may be a positive correlation between serum uric acid levels and hyperthyroidism. However, the...
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Correlation between serum uric acid and pulmonary arterial hypertension based on echo probability in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
BackgroundObstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome is the most common form of SRBDs. Recurrent hypoxia, which accompanies OSAHS, increases the...
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Inhibition of the uric acid efflux transporter ABCG2 enhances stimulating effect of soluble uric acid on IL-1β production in murine macrophage-like J774.1 cells
Soluble uric acid (UA) absorbed by cells through UA transporters (UATs) accumulates intracellularly, activates the NLRP3 inflammasome and thereby...
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Effects of empagliflozin on serum uric acid level of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
BackgroundSerum uric acid levels are higher in patients with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes compared to healthy individuals, and hyperuricemia...
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The association of serum uric acid level with metabolic risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes and their relation to eGFR status
BackgroundThe importance of uric acid has been increasingly appreciated because of its association with the development of diabetes mellitus and...
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Association between serum uric acid levels and dietary fiber intake in adults: the Korea national health and nutrition examination survey (KNHANES VII, 2016–2018)
BackgroundHyperuricemia could be a risk for various chronic diseases, and it could be largely corrected by diet control. This study was a nationwide...
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Analysis of different plant- and animal-based dietary patterns and their relationship with serum uric acid levels in Chinese adults
BackgroundDietary patterns play an important role in regulating serum uric acid levels in the body, but evidence for the association between...
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The relationship between uric acid and bone mineral density in the intermediate stage of CKD 1–3
BackgroundSome studies have suggested that uric acid has antioxidant properties that can prevent bone loss, but the relationship between uric acid...
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Causality between serum uric acid and diabetic microvascular complications - a mendelian randomization study
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to investigate whether a causal relationship exists between serum uric acid (SUA) and diabetic microvascular...
