Purine metabolism dysfunctions: experimental methods of detection and diagnostic potential

AFG Cicero, F Fogacci, V Di Micoli, C Angeloni… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Purines, such as adenine and guanine, perform several important functions in the cell. They
are found in nucleic acids; are structural components of some coenzymes, including NADH …

The results of the URRAH (Uric acid right for heart health) project: A focus on hyperuricemia in relation to cardiovascular and kidney disease and its role in metabolic …

A Maloberti, A Mengozzi, E Russo, AFG Cicero… - High Blood Pressure & …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The relationship between Serum Uric Acid (UA) and Cardiovascular (CV) diseases
has already been extensively evaluated, and it was found to be an independent predictor of …

Triglyceride-glucose index and mortality in a large Regional-based Italian database (Urrah Project)

L D'Elia, M Masulli, A Virdis, E Casiglia… - The Journal of …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Purpose Recently, a novel index [the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index]) was considered a
surrogate marker of insulin resistance (IR); in addition, it was estimated to be a better …

Expert consensus for the diagnosis and treatment of patient with hyperuricemia and high cardiovascular risk: 2021 update

C Borghi, J Domienik-Karłowicz, A Tykarski… - Cardiology …, 2021 - journals.viamedica.pl
Uric acid (UA) is the end product of purine metabolism, and its concentration in blood can
increase in humans, great apes, and dalmatian dogs as a consequence of a genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Serum uric acid/serum creatinine ratio as a predictor of cardiovascular events. Detection of prognostic cardiovascular cut-off values

E Casiglia, V Tikhonoff, A Virdis, G Grassi… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: In the frame of the Uric Acid Right for Heart Health (URRAH) study, a nationwide
multicenter study involving adult participants recruited on a regional community basis from …

Serum uric acid predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality independently of hypertriglyceridemia in cardiometabolic patients without established CV disease: a …

A Mengozzi, NR Pugliese, G Desideri, S Masi, F Angeli… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
High serum uric acid (SUA) and triglyceride (TG) levels might promote high-cardiovascular
risk phenotypes across the cardiometabolic spectrum. However, SUA predictive power in the …

Insulin resistance surrogate markers and risk of hyperuricemia among patients with and without coronary artery disease: A cross-sectional study

Z Ghorbani, SN Mirmohammadali… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Although emerging evidence emphasizes the associations between both
insulin resistance and hyperuricemia with coronary artery disease (CAD) risk, no definite …

The paradoxical relation between serum uric acid and outcomes of hip fracture in older patients after surgery: A 1-year follow-up study

M Liu, Q Chu, C Yang, J Wang, M Fu, Z Zhang, G Sun - Surgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The relation between serum uric acid and bone metabolism has been reported
in many studies, but few studies have focused on serum uric acid and fracture rehabilitation …

Serum uric acid levels are associated with the echogenic features of carotid plaque vulnerability in elderly patients with atherosclerotic disease

D Mastroiacovo, E Ettorre, A Mengozzi, A Virdis… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Uric acid is a marker of inflammation and a risk factor for atherosclerosis that has been
suggested to play a role in carotid plaque instability. Reduced atherosclerotic plaque …

Plasma and Urinary Metabolomic Analysis of Gout and Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia and Profiling of Potential Biomarkers: A Pilot Study

Y Ohashi, H Ooyama, H Makinoshima, T Takada… - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Gout results from monosodium urate deposition caused by hyperuricemia, but most
individuals with hyperuricemia remain asymptomatic. The pathogenesis of gout remains …