Monosodium urate (MSU) crystals increase gout associated coronary heart disease (CHD) risk through the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome

Int J Cardiol. 2012 Sep 20;160(1):72-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.05.083. Epub 2012 Jun 20.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism*
  • Coronary Disease / etiology*
  • Crystallization
  • Gout / complications*
  • Humans
  • Inflammasomes / metabolism*
  • NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
  • Risk
  • Uric Acid / blood*
  • Uric Acid / chemistry*

Substances

  • Carrier Proteins
  • Inflammasomes
  • NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
  • NLRP3 protein, human
  • Uric Acid