Ya-Ping Su

Serum uric acid and incident sepsis risk: sex-specific nonlinear associations modified by kidney function in the UK Biobank

Serum uric acid (SUA), the end product of purine metabolism, has opposing biological effects: it acts as an antioxidant at physiological concentrations but contributes to inflammation and endothelial dysfunction at elevated concentrations. Whether these effects translate into a concentration-dependent association w...