Oxidative Stress in Human Lung Epithelial Cells Is Suppressed by Uric Acid (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Oxidative Stress in Human Lung Epithelial Cells Is Suppressed by Uric Acid

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Uric acid suppresses oxidative stress in human lung epithelial cells. This effect disappears in the presence of female hormones suggesting that uric acid has a strong protective effect in elderly women with low female hormone levels.

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Dr. Tsuyoshi Shuto

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<p>Adapted from figure 4 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 plots at the bottom of the image have been modified to fit the format of this press release. </p>

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