Elevated serum uric acid is associated with high circulating inflammatory cytokines in the population-based Colaus study.

Elevated serum uric acid is associated with high circulating inflammatory cytokines in the population-based Colaus study.

BACKGROUND: The relation of serum uric acid (SUA) with systemic inflammation has been little explored in humans and results have been inconsistent. We analyzed the association between SUA and circulating levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor- α (TNF-α) and C-r...

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Main Authors: Tanica Lyngdoh, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Fred Paccaud, Martin Preisig, Gérard Waeber, Murielle Bochud, Peter Vollenweider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3098830?pdf=render

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