Photochemical decomposition of uric acid crystals by ultra-short laser pulses

Rodriguez-Silva, Bryan Alejandro; Carrillo-Delgado, C. M.; Hernández-García, J. C.; Estudillo-Ayala, J. M.; Jáuregui-Vázquez, D.; Sierra-Hernández, J. M.; Rojas-Laguna, R.

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“…This enzyme can convert hypoxanthine and guanine into xanthine that comes from the kidneys and intestines. If there is a disturbance in the kidneys caused by high intake of purines in food, there will be an increase in uric acid in the body, especially the blood (Rodriguez et al, 2020;Faizal et al, 2019). The result of this disorder is called hyperuricemia which can trigger nephrolithiasis, and also the formation of needle-like crystals in body tissues resulting in swelling and joint pain that develops into gouty arthritis (Suhendi, Nurcahyanti, Muhtadi, & Sutrisna, 2011; Cendrianti, Muslichah, & Ulfa, 2014).…”

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Alternative Therapy of Moringa Leaves and Dates in Reducing Uric Acid Levels

Fitriyani¹,

Kuhu²,

Widayanti³

2022

IJSOC

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Uric acid, both in the world and in Indonesia, is currently increasing, even at a young age who is still productive, so that it interferes with work productivity due to pain from gout. Gout therapy can be done with medical or non-medical therapy. Non-medical therapy can be carried out with alternative therapies, including the use of Moringa leaves and dates, which until now have not been widely known by the people of Indonesia, so socialization of health education is needed. This study was to determine the difference in knowledge before and after being given health education socialization of alternative gout therapy in Sokaraja District, Banyumas Regency. The method used is quasi-experimental with the control group. The research population is the entire community from the age of teenagers in the Sokaraja District, amounting to 89,184 people. The sampling technique used was random sampling with a total sample of 438 respondents which were divided into 2 groups, namely the intervention group and the control group, each with 219 respondents. The research instrument was a questionnaire. Data analysis using Wilcoxon test. Results There was a difference between the intervention group and the control group before and after the educational outreach intervention for gout alternative therapy with p value = 0.000.

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Alternative Therapy of Moringa Leaves and Dates in Reducing Uric Acid Levels

Fitriyani¹,

Kuhu²,

Widayanti³

2022

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Controlling pain and hyperuricemia in patients with tophaceous gout after joints surgery

Jianchun¹,

Xiao-feng²,

Guo³

et al. 2021

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The primary treatment of tophaceous gout is to control the disease by pharmacological therapy. Additional surgical intervention is used to correct cosmetic deformation in joints or disabling functional disorder; however, one of its reported complications is hyperuricemia and recurrent attacks of pain. Objectives: to access the effectiveness of Low Intensity Laser therapy as addition to urate lowering treatment in patients with tophaceous gout, who underwent joints surgery in the Chengdu Rheumatism Hospital, in comparison to those patients who received only nonsurgical treatment. Subjects and methods. The effectiveness of Low Intensity Laser therapy (LILT) and urate lowering treatment in patients with tophaceous gout was investigated in 63 male patients of Chengdu Rheumatism hospital with tophaceous gout who underwent joints surgery. Control group was formed of 63 gout patients comparable in age and pre-treatment uric acid, who received non-surgical treatment.Results. Patients underwent surgery in one or two sessions, the most common lesion site being foot joints: toes (49.41%), ankle (39.68%) and knee (34.92%), with restricted mobility in the mentioned joints. Levels of CRP before the treatment were elevated in almost all patients (median 3.74 (0.2, 48.75) mg/L), regardless of the other comorbidities. Urate lowering therapy notably reduced the levels of CRP to 2.44 (0, 33.27) mg/L in study group and to 1.3 (0.13, 31.72) mg/L in controls. After surgery and following urate lowering therapy all patients noted functional improvement and reduction of pain. Decrease in serum urate levels were reported in 96.83% of patients in study group and in 93.65% of controls. There was no significant difference in serum UA between patients who underwent joint surgery and who didn’t. Patients, who in addition to surgery received Low-Level Laser Therapy therapy, had a lowest mean serum UA after treatment (280.93 ± 97.05 μmol/L), but due to wide range of variation, difference to other groups wasn’t statistically significant. Addition of laser therapy also helped to reduce the pain almost twice (0.56±0.56 compared to 1.04 ± 0.91). However, we haven’t registered notable anti-inflammatory influence of LILT. There was a weak direct link established between levels of serum UA and CRP after treatment, but in patients receiving laser therapy, CRP was elevated more often, compared to those who weren’t prescribed with LILT or controls. Conclusion. Arthroscopic shaving and other surgical approaches focused on joints often doesn’t affect system hyperuricemia in any way and can’t be viewed as a substitute to urate lowering therapy. However, our experience confirms that timely performed surgery contribute to functional improvement and reduction of pain in gout patients. Low Intensity Laser therapy doesn’t affect hyperuricemia or guarantee long-term systemic anti-inflammatory effect, but help to additionally relieve pain in joints and thus enhance treatment effect and quality of patients’ life.

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Photochemical decomposition of uric acid crystals by ultra-short laser pulses

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Alternative Therapy of Moringa Leaves and Dates in Reducing Uric Acid Levels

Alternative Therapy of Moringa Leaves and Dates in Reducing Uric Acid Levels

Controlling pain and hyperuricemia in patients with tophaceous gout after joints surgery

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