10.6084/m9.figshare.8162756.v1
Luciano Teixeira Gomes
Luciano
Teixeira Gomes
Ananda Karla Bellei
Ananda Karla
Bellei
Denise Inácio de Andrade
Denise Inácio de
Andrade
Priscila Zanini Gotardo
Priscila Zanini
Gotardo
Andreia Ferreira Nery
Andreia
Ferreira Nery
Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes
Cor Jesus Fernandes
Fontes
Decreased uric acid levels in the acute phase of Plasmodium vivax malaria
SciELO journals
2019
Malaria
Uric acid
Acute phase
Convalescent phase
2019-05-22 02:47:40
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Decreased_uric_acid_levels_in_the_acute_phase_of_Plasmodium_vivax_malaria/8162756
<div><p>Abstract INTRODUCTION Uric acid is one of the compounds associated with the inflammatory process in malaria. It acts as an indicator of cellular damage by activating the immune response and inflammatory process. METHODS: We measured serum concentrations of uric acid in 60 symptomatic patients before and after treatment for malarial infections caused by Plasmodium vivax. RESULTS: Lower serum concentrations of uric acid were found during the acute phase of P. vivax malaria compared to those in its convalescent phase (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Patients in the acute phase of malaria had lower uric acid levels than those in its convalescent phase.</p></div>