scholarly journals Serum uric acid concentration (SUAC): A useful tool to assess extent and severity of chronic plaque psoriasis in Pakistani population.

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 1825-1828
Author(s):  
Hafiz Bashir Ahmed ◽  
Deepa Mohan Lal ◽  
Muhammad Suleman Pirzado ◽  
Ajmal Rashid ◽  
Irfan Anwar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uric Acid ◽  
Serum Uric Acid ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Plaque Psoriasis ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Elevated Serum ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Uric Acid Concentration ◽  
Chronic Plaque Psoriasis ◽  
Serum Uric Acid Concentration

Objectives: Psoriasis is a systemic chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease. Psoriasis can lead to multiple complications and co-morbidities. It has also been observed that raised serum uric acid levels predispose to gouty arthritis and also thought to be a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. The basic aim of this study was to ascertain level of serum uric acid in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis and control cases which might be a useful tool for assessing the extent and severity of chronic plaque psoriasis. Study Design: Case control study. Setting: At Outpatient’s Department (OPD) of Department of Dermatology, PNS Shifa, Karachi. Period: From January 2013 to December 2016. Material & Methods: One hundred and ninety four (194) patients were taken in this study and 97 patients were biopsy proven cases of psoriasis and 97 other participants included as control cases reporting to OPD with other complaint like acne, hair fall and fungal infections. After written and informed consent, 5ml of venous blood was drawn in sterile syringe and using gel sample tube to see the serum uric acid levels. On the basis of laboratory reports the elevated serum uric acid level in psoriatic versus normal controls was recorded on a pre-designed proforma. Results: There were 54.6% (106/194) male and 45.4% (88/194) female. Elevated serum uric level was 4.5 times (Approximate of 4.46) more common in cases than control group (OR: 4.46 95%CI: 1.83 to 10.91). Conclusion: Raised levels of serum Uric acid have been seen frequently in psoriatic patients. Early treatment for higher levels of serum uric acid might play a critical role in the better treatment of psoriatic patients. These results revealed that serum uric acid concentration (SUAC) of psoriasis may play a vital role in assessing the complex multifactorial etiology of the psoriasis, severity and other possible metabolic factors.

Effect and Mechanism of Total Saponin of Dioscorea on Animal Experimental Hyperuricemia

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (01) ◽  
pp. 77-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guang-Liang Chen ◽  
Wei Wei ◽  
Shu-Yun Xu
Keyword(s):  
Uric Acid ◽  
Serum Uric Acid ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Serum Uric Acid Level ◽  
Urate Oxidase ◽  
Uric Acid Concentration ◽  
Total Saponin ◽  
Test Kit ◽  
Serum Uric Acid Concentration ◽  
Potassium Oxonate

In this study, we investigated the effects and mechanisms of Total Saponin of Dioscorea (TSD) on animal experimental hyperuricemia. Mouse and rat hyperuricemic models were made by orally administering yeast extract paste once a day (30 and 20 g/kg, respectively), for 7 days. Yeast would disturb normal purine metabolism by increasing xanthine oxidase (XOD) activity and generating large quantities of uric acid. This model is similar to human hyperuricemia, which is induced by high-protein diets, due to a purine and nucleic acid metabolic disturbance. Another mouse hyperuricemia model was generated by intraperitoneal injection once with uric acid 250 mg/kg or potassium oxonate 300 mg/kg. Potassium oxonate, a urate oxidase inhibitor, can raise the serum uric acid level by inhibiting the decomposition of uric acid. Likewise, injecting uric acid can also increase serum uric acid concentration. The concentration of uric acid in serum or urine was detected by the phosphotungstic acid method, and the activity of XOD was assayed by a test kit. The results showed that TSD (240, 120 and 60 mg/kg, ig) could significantly lower the level of serum uric acid in hyperuricemic mice. TSD (120 and 60 mg/kg, ig) could also lower the level of serum uric acid in hyperuricemic rats, reduce the activity of XOD in the serum and liver of hyperuricemic rats, and increase the level of urine uric acid concentration as well as 24-hour total uric acid excretion. In conclusion, TSD possesses a potent anti-hyperuricemic effect on hyperuricemic animals, and the mechanism may be relevant in accelerating the excretion and decreasing the production of uric acid.

High serum uric acid concentration predicts poor survival in patients with breast cancer

2017 ◽  
Vol 473 ◽  
pp. 160-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cai-Feng Yue ◽  
Pin-Ning Feng ◽  
Zhen-Rong Yao ◽  
Xue-Gao Yu ◽  
Wen-bin Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Uric Acid ◽  
Serum Uric Acid ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
High Serum ◽  
Uric Acid Concentration ◽  
Poor Survival ◽  
Serum Uric Acid Concentration

scholarly journals Prevalence of Hyperuricemia and the Relationship Between Serum Uric Acid Concentrations and Lipid Parameters Among King Abdulaziz University Hospital Patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranya A. Ghamri ◽  
Tala A. Qalai ◽  
Raghad A. Ismail ◽  
Joud M. Aljehani ◽  
Dina S. Alotaibi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uric Acid ◽  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Serum Uric Acid ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Uric Acid Concentration ◽  
Serum Uric Acid Concentration ◽  
King Abdulaziz University ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background: Hyperuricemia is a metabolic defect caused by high purine consumption, overproduction of uric acid, or reduced uric acid excretion. Hyperuricemia is the second most common metabolic disease after diabetes mellitus and can mediate proinflammatory endocrine imbalance in adipose tissue, which contributed to dyslipidemia. Furthermore, several studies have associated uric acid with dyslipidemia. However, no previous studies have examined patients without chronic illness. Thus, we aimed to assess the relationship between serum uric acid concentration and lipid profile parameters and to estimate the prevalence of hyperuricemia in the city of Jeddah. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted among 1206 patients without chronic illness after applying the exclusion criteria. Patients had undergone laboratory blood testing over a 3-year period (2018–2020) at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, which was ethically approved. We used a predesigned checklist to collect data from electronic hospital records using Google Forms. Bivariate analysis, tables, and graphs were used to represent and identify the relationships between variables. A P-value of <0.05 was considered significant.Results: Our study revealed a prevalence of 12% for hyperuricemia in the study population. Males were more frequently affected than females (8.13% vs. 3.73%, respectively). There was no association between serum uric acid concentration and lipid profile parameters, including total cholesterol (P = 0.92), triglyceride (P = 0.42), high-density lipoprotein (P = 0.47), and low-density lipoprotein (P = 0.66). There was a strong association between serum uric acid concentration and high body mass index (P < 0.001), older age (P = 0.002), male sex (P < 0.001), and nationality (P < 0.001). Furthermore, there was an association between sex and mean erythrocyte sedimentation rate (P = 0.02) and mean triglyceride concentration (P = 0.02).Conclusion: We observed a low prevalence of hyperuricemia, and our results indicate no association between serum uric acid concentration and lipid profile parameters.

scholarly journals Inverse association between coffee drinking and serum uric acid concentrations in middle-aged Japanese males

1999 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Kiyohara ◽  
S. Kono ◽  
S. Honjo ◽  
I. Todoroki ◽  
Y. Sakurai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uric Acid ◽  
Serum Uric Acid ◽  
Green Tea ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Coffee Consumption ◽  
Uric Acid Concentration ◽  
Coffee Drinking ◽  
Serum Uric Acid Concentration ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Self Defence

Consumption of caffeine-rich beverages, which have diuretic properties, may decrease serum uric acid concentrations. We examined cross-sectionally the relationship of coffee and green tea consumption to serum uric acid concentrations in 2240 male self-defence officials who received a pre-retirement health examination at four hospitals of the Self-Defence Forces between 1993 and 1994. The mean levels of coffee and green tea consumption were 2·3 and 3·1 cups/d respectively. There was a clear inverse relationship between coffee consumption and serum uric acid concentration. When adjusted for hospital only, those consuming less than one cup of coffee daily had a mean serum uric acid concentration of 60 mg/l, while that of those drinking five or more cups of coffee daily was 56 mg/l (P < 0·0001). No such relationship was observed for green tea, another major dietary source of caffeine in Japan. The relationship between coffee consumption and serum uric acid concentration was independent of age, rank in the Self-Defence Forces, BMI, systolic blood pressure, serum creatinine, serum total cholesterol and serum HDL-cholesterol concentrations, smoking status, alcohol use, beer consumption and intake of dairy products. These findings suggest that coffee drinking may be associated with lower concentrations of serum uric acid, and further studies are needed to confirm the association.

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