Sentences with phrase «into uric acid»

Fructose breaks down into uric acid which drives up blood pressure by inhibiting the nitric oxide in blood vessels.

needed by xanthine oxidase enzyme, which oxidises purines into uric acid, a protective plasma antioxidant assisting in neutralizing radicals, including those formed during detoxication

Purines break down into uric acid and can badly affect gout, kidney stones and various digestive disorders.

Compounds called purines — found in our bodies and also in some foods — break down into uric acid.

Not exact matches

We delve into very fundamental problems such as «how does a malaria red blood cell attach itself to a blood vessel» or «how does binding of a ligand to a cell surface receptor or contact of a crystalline surface with the plasma membrane drive lipid sorting and how will this lead to signalling» but then immediately apply it to a practical problem such as «how does contact of uric acid crystals with dendritic cells cause gout in affected joints and how can we prevent this occurrence?»

When too much uric acid accumulates in the body, it collects into needle - shaped crystal deposits that settle into the joints (often in the feet, particularly in the big toe), causing bursts of pain, redness, and swelling.

When uric acid crystals settle into the joint, they trigger swelling and an intense bout of pain.

The physician will insert a needle into the affected joint to extract joint fluid, then study the sample under a microscope to look for uric acid crystals.

But when too much uric acid builds up — or the kidneys can't metabolize it quickly enough — it collects into crystals and settles into the joints.

By 1980, average uric acid levels had climbed into the range of 6.0 to 6.5 ml / dl and are probably much higher now.

Uric acid can produce needle - like crystals, which tear into the synovial sacks and cartilage between joints.

I presume the sugar in maple syrup turns into fructose and so should have caused a spurt in uric acid and gout.

To ensure that the introduction of the Low Uric Acid dogs into the registry is an informed, voluntary decision, the registration numbers for the Low Uric Acid Dalmatians and their descendents will have a letter indicator as part of the registration number.

Uric acid crystals form and congeal into kidney stones but classically gout involves the precipitation of uric acid crystals in the delicate membranes of joints, causing arthritis pUric acid crystals form and congeal into kidney stones but classically gout involves the precipitation of uric acid crystals in the delicate membranes of joints, causing arthritis puric acid crystals in the delicate membranes of joints, causing arthritis pain.

The idea here is to create a urine which brings the uric acid of the existing stone back into solution.