Evaluation of serum uric acid level in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with normal and high pulmonary arterial hypertension

BioMedicine
Miramir AghdashiMasoumeh Rabiepour

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a life-threatening multisystem inflammatory condition affected any organ system. Considering the role of uric acid as a pro-inflammatory compound in high pulmonary arterial pressure, serum levels of uric acid and its relation to severity and duration of the disease were assessed in SLE patients. As a cross-sectional study, 75 patients with SLE were enrolled in Imam Khomeini Hospital and Sahand Clinic. Serum uric acid level was measured by pars azmoon kit. Pearson correlation coefficient and T-test were used for statistical analysis of data. The mean duration of SLE was 56.44 ± 40.57 months. High serum uric acid was observed in 13.3% of patients with SLE. Moreover, 8% of these patients had high pulmonary arterial pressure. Serum uric acid in patients with high pulmonary artery pressure was significantly higher than patients with normal pulmonary artery pressure (P < 0.01). Furthermore, a significant relation was seen between severity of SLE disease with serum uric acid level and pulmonary artery systolic pressure (P < 0.05). However, there was no significant correlation between serum uric acid level and duration of the disease (p = 0.90, r = 0.016). According to these results, a significantl...Continue Reading

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