URIC ACID AND TISSUE REPAIR

Uric acid, a metabolic product of purines, may exert a role in tissue healing. In this review we will explore its role as an alarm initiating the inflammatory process that is necessary for tissue repair, as a scavenger of oxygen free radicals, as a mobilizer of progenitor endothelial cells and as su...

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Main Authors: NERY, Rodrigo Araldi, KAHLOW, Barbara Stadler, SKARE, Thelma L, TABUSHI, Fernando Issamu, CASTRO, Adham do Amaral e
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4755186/