Abstract Number: 2280 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monosodium Urate Crystal-Induced Inflammation Promotes Osteocyte Expression of Pro-Resorptive and Inflammatory Mediators: Implications for Erosive Gout
Background/Purpose: Bone erosion in gout is strongly associated with tophi; lesions comprising of inflammatory cells surrounding collections of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals. Osteocytes are…