Epidemiological Analysis of Uric Acid Levels Vs Respiratory Function in People 50 Years and Older (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Epidemiological Analysis of Uric Acid Levels Vs Respiratory Function in People 50 Years and Older

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Women with high blood uric acid levels, or the SLC2A9 / GLUT9 gene polymorphism (T / T type) that causes high blood uric acid levels, have a high respiratory function index FEV1 / FVC (%) and maintain respiratory function.

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Dr. Tsuyoshi Shuto

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<p>Adapted from figure 5 of Fujikawa, H., Sakamoto, Y., Masuda, N., Oniki, K., Kamei, S., Nohara, H., ... Shuto, T. (2020). Higher Blood Uric Acid in Female Humans and Mice as a Protective Factor against Pathophysiological Decline of Lung Function. Antioxidants, 9(5), 387. doi:10.3390/antiox9050387 </p> <p>This image is made available under the terms of <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution License</a> which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The image has been modified to fit the format of this press release. </p>

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