Electroacupuncture improves gout arthritis pain via attenuating ROS-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome overactivation

• Main Authors: Huina Wei (Author), Boyu Liu (Author), Chengyu Yin (Author), Danyi Zeng (Author), Huimin Nie (Author), Yuanyuan Li (Author), Yan Tai (Author), Xiaofen He (Author), Boyi Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Gout results from disturbed uric acid metabolism, which causes urate crystal deposition in joints and surrounding tissues. Gout pain management is largely limited to colchicine and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Constant usage of these medications leads to severe side effe...