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SUBMITTER: Mohandas R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4107633 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mohandas Rajesh R Sautina Laura L Beem Elaine E Schuler Anna A Chan Wai-Yan WY Domsic John J McKenna Robert R Johnson Richard J RJ Segal Mark S MS
Experimental cell research 20140609 1
Uric acid affects endothelial and adipose cell function and has been linked to diseases such as hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease. Interestingly uric acid has been shown to increase endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) mobilization, a potential mechanism to repair endothelial injury. Since EPC mobilization is dependent on activity of the enzyme CD26/dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)IV, we examined the effect uric acid will have on CD26/DPPIV activity. Uric acid inhibited the CD2 ...[more]