Gout is a disease caused by monosodium urate crystals deposited in the cartilaginous tissues of joints, causing inflammation. Urate crystals activate the NLRP3 inflammasome, which induces inflammatory cytokines.
La gota es una enfermedad causada por cristales de urato monosódico depositados en los tejidos cartilaginosos de las articulaciones, causando inflamación. Los cristales de urato activan el inflammasoma NLRP3, que induce citoquinas inflamatorias.
| Front | Disease caused by monosodium urate crystals deposited in the cartilaginous tissues of joints, causing inflammation. Urate crystals activate the NLRP3 inflammasome, which induces inflammatory cytokines |
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| Back | gout |
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