Revista ABCd (São Paulo). 10 Nov, 2015

URIC ACID AND TISSUE REPAIR

Rodrigo Araldi NERY
Barbara Stadler KAHLOW
Thelma L SKARE
Fernando Issamu TABUSHI
Adham do Amaral e CASTRO
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-6720201500040018

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 supporter of adaptive immune system.


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