Uric acid: A new look at an old risk marker for cardiovascular disease metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus: The urate redox shuttle

摘要

BackgroundThe topical role of uric acid and its relation to cardiovascular disease, renal disease, and hypertension is rapidly evolving. Its important role both historically and currently in the clinical clustering phenomenon of the metabolic syndrome (MS), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), atheroscleropathy, and non-diabetic atherosclerosis is of great importance.