Uric Acid-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction Is Associated with Mitochondrial Alterations and Decreased Intracellular ATP Concentrations
Author(s) -
Laura Gabriela SánchezLozada,
Miguel A. Lanaspa,
Magdalena Cristóbal-García,
Fernando E. GarcíaArroyo,
Virgilia Soto,
David CruzRobles,
Takahiko Nakagawa,
Min Yu,
DukHee Kang,
Richard J. Johnson
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nephron experimental nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1660-2129
DOI - 10.1159/000345509
Subject(s) - endothelial dysfunction , endocrinology , oxidative stress , medicine , uric acid , hyperuricemia , mitochondrion , mitochondrial ros , aconitase , nitric oxide , xanthine oxidase , chemistry , endothelium , intracellular , biology , biochemistry , enzyme
Endothelial dysfunction is associated with mitochondrial alterations. We hypothesized that uric acid (UA), which can induce endothelial dysfunction in vitro and in vivo, might also alter mitochondrial function.
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