Environmental factors and risk of gout

Autor: Zheng-Dong Wu, Xiao-Ke Yang, Yi-Sheng He, Jing Ni, Jie Wang, Kang-Jia Yin, Ji-Xiang Huang, Yue Chen, Ya-Ting Feng, Peng Wang, Hai-Feng Pan
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Environmental research. 212
ISSN: 1096-0953
Popis: Gout is a chronic disease with inflammatory arthritis caused by monosodium urate (MSU) crystals deposition, an elevated serum urate level (hyperuricaemia) is the critical factor leading to MSU crystals deposition and promoting the progression of gout. The onset and development of gout is generally the result of multiple factors, such as diet, heredity and environmental factors. Although genetics and diet are thought to play as major factors, a growing body of research evidence has highlighted that environmental factors also play a significant role in the onset and exacerbation of gout. Recent studies have shown that air pollutants such as particulate matter, sulfur dioxide (SO
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