inflammasome activation and uric acid Archives

Abstract Number: 2965 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Targeting Glucose Metabolism in the Murine Air Pouch Model of Acute Gouty Inflammation
Anyan Cheng¹, Roxana Coras^1,2, Robert Terkeltaub^3,4, Ru Liu-Bryan^1,3 and Monica Guma^1,2, ¹Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellatera, Spain, ³VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, ⁴Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology. UCSD., La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Emerging evidence indicates that macrophage activation is critically supported by glucose metabolic shifts. Although macrophages are key contributors to inflammation, little is known about…
Abstract Number: 1218 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
The Reduction of Serum Uric Acid Level Might Prevent Atherosclerosis in Mice
Yoshitaka Kimura^1,2, Tamiko Yanagida³, Akiko Onda⁴, Hajime Kono², Maki Takayama², Kurumi Asako², Akiko Okamoto², Hirotoshi Kikuchi² and Toshihiro Nanki⁵, ¹Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Depart ment of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Department of Clinical Research Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Excess amount of uric acid in human body causes acute inflammation, gout. In addition, uric acid is identified as a danger signal and is…

Abstracts tagged "inflammasome activation and uric acid"

Targeting Glucose Metabolism in the Murine Air Pouch Model of Acute Gouty Inflammation

The Reduction of Serum Uric Acid Level Might Prevent Atherosclerosis in Mice