Uric acid: neuroprotective or neurotoxic?

Stroke. 2008 May;39(5):e88; author reply e89. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.513242. Epub 2008 Mar 27.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antioxidants / metabolism
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Brain Ischemia / drug therapy
  • Brain Ischemia / metabolism*
  • Brain Ischemia / physiopathology
  • Gout / metabolism
  • Gout / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Hyperuricemia / metabolism*
  • Hyperuricemia / physiopathology
  • Hyperuricemia / veterinary
  • Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome / metabolism
  • Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Neuroprotective Agents / metabolism
  • Neuroprotective Agents / pharmacology
  • Neurotoxins / metabolism
  • Neurotoxins / pharmacology
  • Oxidants / metabolism
  • Oxidants / pharmacology
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects
  • Oxidative Stress / physiology*
  • Superoxide Dismutase / pharmacology
  • Superoxide Dismutase / therapeutic use
  • Uric Acid / adverse effects
  • Uric Acid / metabolism*
  • Uric Acid / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Neuroprotective Agents
  • Neurotoxins
  • Oxidants
  • Uric Acid
  • Superoxide Dismutase