The relationship between serum uric acid (SUA) and hypertension has been a subject of increasing interest since the 1870 discovery by Frederick Akbar Mahomed. Several epidemiological studies have shown a strong association between high SUA levels and the presence or the development of hypertension. Genetic analyses have found that xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) genetic polymorphisms are associated with hypertension. However, genetic studies on urate transporters and Mendelian randomization studies failed to demonstrate a causal relationship between SUA and hypertension. Results from clinical trials on the role of urate-lowering therapy in the management of patients with hypertension are not uniform. Our study sought to analyze the prognostic and therapeutic role of SUA in the hypertensive disease, from uric acid (UA) biology to clinical trials on urate-lowering therapies.

Piani F, C.A. (2021). Uric Acid and Hypertension: Prognostic Role and Guide for Treatment. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, 10(3), 1-15 [10.3390/jcm10030448].

Uric Acid and Hypertension: Prognostic Role and Guide for Treatment

Piani F
Primo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;
Cicero AFG
Secondo
Conceptualization
;
Borghi C.
Ultimo
Supervision
2021

Abstract

The relationship between serum uric acid (SUA) and hypertension has been a subject of increasing interest since the 1870 discovery by Frederick Akbar Mahomed. Several epidemiological studies have shown a strong association between high SUA levels and the presence or the development of hypertension. Genetic analyses have found that xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) genetic polymorphisms are associated with hypertension. However, genetic studies on urate transporters and Mendelian randomization studies failed to demonstrate a causal relationship between SUA and hypertension. Results from clinical trials on the role of urate-lowering therapy in the management of patients with hypertension are not uniform. Our study sought to analyze the prognostic and therapeutic role of SUA in the hypertensive disease, from uric acid (UA) biology to clinical trials on urate-lowering therapies.
2021
Piani F, C.A. (2021). Uric Acid and Hypertension: Prognostic Role and Guide for Treatment. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, 10(3), 1-15 [10.3390/jcm10030448].
Piani F, Cicero AFG, Borghi C.
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