Natural antibodies and CRP drive anaphylatoxin production by urate crystals

Abstract In gout, crystallization of uric acid in the form of monosodium urate (MSU) leads to a painful inflammatory response. MSU crystals induce inflammation by activating the complement system and various immune cell types, and by inducing necrotic cell death. We previously found that the soluble...

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Main Authors: Anne Kathrin Wessig, Leonie Hoffmeister, Annika Klingberg, Anika Alberts, Andreas Pich, Korbinian Brand, Torsten Witte, Konstantin Neumann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08311-z