Uric Acid

"Uric Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An oxidation product, via XANTHINE OXIDASE, of oxypurines such as XANTHINE and HYPOXANTHINE. It is the final oxidation product of purine catabolism in humans and primates, whereas in most other mammals URATE OXIDASE further oxidizes it to ALLANTOIN.

Descriptor ID	D014527
MeSH Number(s)	D03.132.960.877 D03.633.100.759.758.824.877
Concept/Terms	Uric Acid Uric Acid Acid, Uric 2,6,8-Trihydroxypurine Trioxopurine Potassium Urate Potassium Urate Urate, Potassium Urate Urate Ammonium Acid Urate Ammonium Acid Urate Acid Urate, Ammonium Urate, Ammonium Acid Sodium Urate Monohydrate Sodium Urate Monohydrate Monohydrate, Sodium Urate Urate Monohydrate, Sodium Monosodium Urate Monohydrate Monohydrate, Monosodium Urate Urate Monohydrate, Monosodium Sodium Acid Urate Monohydrate Sodium Urate Urate, Sodium Monosodium Urate Urate, Monosodium Sodium Acid Urate Acid Urate, Sodium Urate, Sodium Acid

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Uric Acid".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Alkaloids [D03.132]
Xanthines [D03.132.960]
Uric Acid [D03.132.960.877]
Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring [D03.633]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring [D03.633.100]
Purines [D03.633.100.759]
Purinones [D03.633.100.759.758]
Xanthines [D03.633.100.759.758.824]
Uric Acid [D03.633.100.759.758.824.877]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2006	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1
2014	1	1	2
2016	0	3	3
2022	0	1	1

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Abhishek A, Cipolletta E, Nakafero G, Avery AJ, Mamas M, Tata LJ. Serum urate outcomes of treat-to-target urate lowering treatment: results of a nationwide cohort study from 1997 to the COVID-19 pandemic using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Dec; 81(12):1768-1769.

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Jutkowitz E, Dubreuil M, Lu N, Kuntz KM, Choi HK. The cost-effectiveness of HLA-B*5801 screening to guide initial urate-lowering therapy for gout in the United States. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2017 04; 46(5):594-600.

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Qaseem A, Harris RP, Forciea MA. Management of Acute and Recurrent Gout: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Jan 03; 166(1):58-68.

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Qaseem A, McLean RM, Starkey M, Forciea MA. Diagnosis of Acute Gout: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Jan 03; 166(1):52-57.

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George M, Pullman-Mooar S, Hussain F, Schumacher HR. Evaluating appropriate use of prophylactic colchicine for gout flare prevention. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Aug; 66(8):1258-62.

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Schwarzschild MA, Ascherio A, Beal MF, Cudkowicz ME, Curhan GC, Hare JM, Hooper DC, Kieburtz KD, Macklin EA, Oakes D, Rudolph A, Shoulson I, Tennis MK, Espay AJ, Gartner M, Hung A, Bwala G, Lenehan R, Encarnacion E, Ainslie M, Castillo R, Togasaki D, Barles G, Friedman JH, Niles L, Carter JH, Murray M, Goetz CG, Jaglin J, Ahmed A, Russell DS, Cotto C, Goudreau JL, Russell D, Parashos SA, Ede P, Saint-Hilaire MH, Thomas CA, James R, Stacy MA, Johnson J, Gauger L, Antonelle de Marcaida J, Thurlow S, Isaacson SH, Carvajal L, Rao J, Cook M, Hope-Porche C, McClurg L, Grasso DL, Logan R, Orme C, Ross T, Brocht AF, Constantinescu R, Sharma S, Venuto C, Weber J, Eaton K. Inosine to increase serum and cerebrospinal fluid urate in Parkinson disease: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Neurol. 2014 Feb; 71(2):141-50.

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Gotsman I, Keren A, Lotan C, Zwas DR. Changes in uric acid levels and allopurinol use in chronic heart failure: association with improved survival. J Card Fail. 2012 Sep; 18(9):694-701.

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Goodman JW, Asplin JR, Goldfarb DS. Effect of two sports drinks on urinary lithogenicity. Urol Res. 2009 Feb; 37(1):41-6.

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Wang HC, Zhang HF, Guo WY, Su H, Zhang KR, Li QX, Yan W, Ma XL, Lopez BL, Christopher TA, Gao F. Hypoxic postconditioning enhances the survival and inhibits apoptosis of cardiomyocytes following reoxygenation: role of peroxynitrite formation. Apoptosis. 2006 Aug; 11(8):1453-60.

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Dunn JP, Moses C. Correlation of serum lipids with uric acid and blood sugar in normal males. Metabolism. 1965 Jul; 14(7):788-92.

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