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Why uric acid rises in pre-eclampsia?

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Why urate level increases in pregnancy induced hypertension? How is it a pathogenic marker of the disease condition?

asked Sep 13, 2015 in Medical Academics Questions by Sahid Ali

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Uric acid concentration is often elevated before development of clinical signs and symptoms in pre-eclampsia. Following are the hypothesis on the reason of hyperuricemia in gestational hypertension:

  1. Reduced renal clearance
  2. Hypovolemia (increases uric acid reabsorption)
  3. Increased uric acid production from maternal, fetal or placental tissues through heightened tissues breakdown (ie. increased substrate availability)
  4. Increased Xanthine Oxidase (XO) activity
answered Sep 13, 2015 by admin Doctor of Medicine (10,059 points)
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