URIC ACID AND TISSUE REPAIR
Uric acid, a metabolic product of purines, may exert a role in tissue healing. In this review we will explore its role as an alarm initiating the inflammatory process that is necessary for tissue repair, as a scavenger of oxygen free radicals, as a mobilizer of progenitor endothelial cells and as supporter of adaptive immune system.
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva
2015
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202015000400290 |
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