ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2022
The Influence of Serum Uric Acid on the Brain and Cognitive Dysfunction.
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56 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effect of Hyperuricemia on Cognitive Impairment: A Cohort Study and Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Association between higher serum uric acid levels and cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Uric acid levels and risk of cognitive impairment: Dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Association between gout and the development of Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Association of serum uric acid levels with cognitive function in the hypertensive population: a cross-sectional study.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- The study on cerebral variations and cognitive function in male patients with hyperuricemia using amide proton transfer imaging.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- ASGR2 and CLEC12A as Prognostically Relevant C-Type Lectin Hubs in Glioblastoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Metabolic dysregulation in psychotic mania: longitudinal cardiometabolic changes with exploratory analyses of serum uric acid.Metabolic brain disease · 2026Article
- Serum uric acid levels and longitudinal change in cognitive function in older adults: a sex-stratified population-based study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026Article
- Establishment of a novel cynomolgus monkey model of hyperuricemia.Animal models and experimental medicine · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Hyperuricemia and Sleep Among Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- High serum uric acid levels explains the negative impact of the altitude adaptation index on the brain electroencephalographic Microstate D under high-altitude hypoxic conditions.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2026Article
- Association Between Triglyceride-Glucose Index and Hyperuricemia in Hospitalized Patients with Depression: A Cross-Sectional Study.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2026Article
- Uric acid and ammonia play synergistic roles in the loss of blood-brain barrier integrity in the context of hepatic encephalopathy.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2025Article
- Multi-omics study of mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of hyperuricemia.Renal failure · 2025Article
- Association between serum uric acid to serum creatinine ratio and in-hospital mortality in patients with severe acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Polyphenols: A top-down approach to nutrition and depression.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Relationship between uric acid and colon cancer risk: Dose-response analysis and mechanisms.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Article
- Non-Invasive Screening for Early Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Hyperuricaemic Men Using Transcranial Colour-Coded Duplex Sonography.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Xanthine Oxidoreductase: A Double-Edged Sword in Neurological Diseases.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Uric acid is commonly known for its bad reputation. However, it has been shown that uric acid may be actively involved in neurotoxicity and/or neuroprotection. These effects could be caused by oxidative stress or inflammatory processes localized in the central nervous system, but also by other somatic diseases or systemic conditions. Our interest was to summarize and link the current data on the possible role of uric acid in cognitive functioning. We also focused on the two putative molecular mechanisms related to the pathological effects of uric acid-oxidative stress and inflammatory processes. The hippocampus is a prominent anatomic localization included in expressing uric acid's potential impact on cognitive functioning. In neurodegenerative and mental disorders, uric acid could be involved in a variety of ways in etiopathogenesis and clinical presentation. Hyperuricemia is non-specifically observed more frequently in the general population and after various somatic illnesses. There is increasing evidence to support the hypothesis that hyperuricemia may be beneficial for cognitive functioning because of its antioxidant effects but may also be a potential risk factor for cognitive dysfunction, in part because of increased inflammatory activity. In this context, gender specificities must also be considered.
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