High Uric Acid Ameliorates Indoxyl Sulfate-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction and Is Associated with Lower Mortality among Hemodialysis Patients

High Uric Acid Ameliorates Indoxyl Sulfate-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction and Is Associated with Lower Mortality among Hemodialysis Patients

High uric acid (UA) can act as a pro-oxidant in normal physiological conditions; however, emerging evidence is still debatable with regard to the association between high UA and poor outcomes among chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients. In the present study, 27,229 stable prevalent HD patients were enr...

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Main Authors: Wei-Liang Hsu, Szu-Yuan Li, Jia-Sin Liu, Po-Hsun Huang, Shing-Jong Lin, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Yao-Ping Lin, Der-Cherng Tarng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
cardiovascular mortality
hemodialysis
indoxyl sulfate
uric acid
vascular toxicity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/1/20

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