Cesare Tripolino1
Jacopo Ciaffi2Piero Ruscitti3Roberto Giacomelli4Riccardo Meliconi2,5
Francesco Ursini2,5*- 1Geriatric Medicine Unit, Department of Medical Functional Area, “San Giovanni di Dio” Hospital, Crotone, Italy
- 2Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR), Bologna, Italy
- 3Rheumatology Unit, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
- 4Unit of Allergology, Immunology, Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico Di Roma, Rome, Italy
- 5Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) represents the articular component of the systemic psoriatic disease and the extra-cutaneous disorder most frequently found in patients with psoriasis. Besides the articular involvement, PsA is associated with several metabolic abnormalities such as insulin resistance, hypertension, diabetes and hyperuricemia. Uric acid is the final product of purine metabolism and the etiological substrate of gout. Accumulating evidence highlights the emerging role of hyperuricemia as a major cardiovascular risk factor. Moreover, different studies evaluated the interplay between hyperuricemia and psoriatic disease, suggesting that individuals affected by psoriasis or PsA might present higher serum levels of uric acid and that hyperuricemia might affect severity of clinical manifestations and degree of inflammation in PsA patients. In this review, we focus on the bidirectional relationship between uric acid and PsA, analyzing how uric acid may be involved in the pathogenesis of psoriasis/PsA and how clinical manifestations of PsA and inflammatory mediators are affected by uric acid concentrations. Finally, the effects of anti-rheumatic drugs on uric acid levels and the potential benefit of urate-lowering therapies on psoriasis and PsA were summarized.
Introduction
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) represents the articular component of a complex clinical entity now recognized as “psoriatic disease.” Musculoskeletal involvement is reported in 20% of patients with psoriasis (Pso) (1) and encompasses a wide spectrum of manifestations including enthesitis, dactylitis, peripheral arthritis, and axial disease. Discrete clinical phenotypes (asymmetric oligoarthritis, symmetrical polyarthritis, distal interphalangeal joints arthritis, arthritis mutilans, spondylitis) have been historically identified although, in clinical practice, they frequently intersect each other (2). Beyond the joint involvement, PsA is burdened by a high prevalence of cardiometabolic comorbidities such as obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, hypertension and hyperuricemia (3).
Uric acid (UA) is the end-product of purine metabolism. Recently, serum uric acid (SUA) gained popularity since an association with cardiovascular mortality and morbidity has been demonstrated (4). A number of studies investigated the interplay between hyperuricemia and Pso/PsA suggesting that subjects with these disorders also show higher levels of SUA or increased prevalence of hyperuricemia (5–21). The mechanisms behind these findings are not completely understood. Hyperuricemia was hypothesized to be a consequence of the accelerated cutaneous cells turnover observed in Pso or an epiphenomenon secondary to the metabolic disorders observed in Pso/PsA.
In the present review, we summarize the available literature regarding the association between Pso/PsA and hyperuricemia focusing on epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical implications.
Literature review was limited to published primary research, including basic science, cohort studies, intervention and observational trials, and review articles indexed in PubMed.
The following search terms were used: “psoriasis” OR “psoriatic arthritis” AND “urate” OR “uric acid” OR “monosodium urate” OR “gout” OR “urate-lowering agent.” The search was limited to articles written in English, with no date restriction. Title and abstract screening of all retrieved studies published up to 1st June 2021 was performed by two of the authors (CT and JC). Eligible articles proceeded to full-text assessment. As the intent of the review was narrative, inclusion was based on relevance, as deemed so by the authors, to one of the 5 subcategories of interest: (1) pathophysiology of uric acid in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, (2) uric acid levels in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, (3) uric acid levels and cardiovascular comorbidities in psoriatic arthritis, (4) effects of anti-rheumatic drugs on serum uric acid levels in psoriatic arthritis, and (5) effects of urate-lowering agents on serum inflammatory mediators.
Uric Acid Metabolism and Biological Functions: A Brief Overview
UA is a heterocyclic compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen derived from the exogenous and endogenous purine metabolism. Liver and gut, but also muscles, lungs, kidneys and the vascular endothelium represent the main sites of UA production. Normal SUA values range from 1.5 to 6.0 mg/dL in adult females and from 2.5 to 7.0 mg/dL in adult males (22, 23). Urate homeostasis is maintained by a finely regulated balance between production and excretion. Although kidneys are the main responsible for UA excretion (65–75% of UA elimination), also intestine plays a relevant role in UA metabolism (25–35% of UA elimination). Kidneys and intestine exert these activities through the presence of urate transporters on their surface. The primary urate transporters are urate transporter 1 (URAT1), located on the apical surface of proximal tubular cells, glucose transporter 9 (GLUT9), located on the basolateral membrane of the proximal tubule, and ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 2 (ABCG2), located on both intestinal and renal cells surface (24). On the other hand, organic anion transporters (OAT1, OAT2, and OAT3) at the basolateral membrane, sodium-dependent phosphate cotransporters (NPT1 and NPT4) and multidrug resistance protein-4 (MRP4) at the apical membrane, mediate urate secretion. URAT 1, GLUT 9 and OAT4 are responsible for the tubular urate reabsorption (25).
Raised levels of serum UA derive from increased production, impaired elimination, or a combination of the two. With progress in understanding the pathogenesis, some authors proposed a new classification of hyperuricemia: renal overload type (including overproduction and reduced extra-renal excretion) and renal underexcretion type (26). Neoplastic diseases, Pso, obesity, alcohol consumption, and genetic disorders belong to the first group, whereas kidney disease, diuretics, and immunosuppressant agents are included in the second one (27).
UA formation involves a series of biochemical reactions that lead to the degradation of adenosine and guanosine. As first step, adenosine monophosphate is converted to inosine by a deaminase that removes an amino-group creating the inosine monophosphate. Afterward, it is transformed in inosine by a nucleotidase. Instead, guanine monophosphate is transformed in guanosine by the nucleotidase. Subsequently, an enzyme called purine nucleoside phosphorylase converts inosine and guanosine into hypoxanthine and guanine. The intervention of xanthine-oxidase will transform hypoxanthine in xanthine, whereas the guanine deaminase will convert guanine in xanthine. Finally, xanthine oxidase oxidizes xanthine, forming the uric acid molecule (23). Historically known as the causative agent of gout, uric acid has gained increased popularity in the last years for its double-faced nature as a risk and protective factor in various settings (28).
Uric Acid as Protective Factor
SUA has a strong antioxidant effect and metal-chelating properties (22, 29), acting as a scavenger of plasma nitrogen radicals and reactive oxygen species, thus reducing the production of peroxynitrite (29, 30).
Furthermore, UA plays an important function as immune-stimulating agent especially in innate immune responses and type 2 immune responses (31, 32). Studies suggest that UA acts as a damage-associated molecular pattern after transformation in crystals of monosodium urate (33, 34). In this form it activates dendritic cells and enhances the innate immune system, behaving as an endogenous adjuvant (35, 36). Urate in its crystallin shape is phagocytized by monocytes or neutrophils causing the generation of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1. Furthermore, the internalization of UA crystals by leukocytes leads to production of free radicals, release of cathepsin B and activation of inflammasome (37, 38).
Interestingly, higher SUA levels have been hypothesized to play a protective role in the development of some neurological disorders such as dementia, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease (39–42). In a recent meta-analysis involving 5,575 participants, Zhou et al. demonstrated a significant inverse association between SUA and Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease (43). Moreover, the authors found a linear dose-response relationship between UA values and risk of dementia. In a retrospective analysis involving 1,166 subjects with ischemic stroke, higher UA levels proved a significant protective role in preventing negative neurological outcomes in male patients (44). The reasons behind these findings are not fully elucidated but it has been speculated that the antioxidant and metal-chelating properties of UA exert a neuro-protective effect on brain function and cognitive decline (45).
Uric Acid as Risk Factor
Besides these beneficial effects, UA is also associated with several cardiovascular disorders (46). In the development of atherosclerotic lesions, UA up-regulates inflammatory signal pathways and promotes the pro-inflammatory response of M1 macrophages inhibiting the anti-inflammatory response of M2 (47). Moreover, hyperuricemia leads to development and progression of atherosclerosis through endothelial dysfunction. Intracellular UA reduces nitric oxide bioavailability impairing the activity of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and nitric oxide production (48). A role of UA has also been postulated in insulin resistance. Intracellular UA increases reactive oxygen species (ROS), which in turn cause β-cell apoptosis. Furthermore, due to the stimulation of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) gene expression, UA favors nitric oxide overproduction that leads to β-cell dysfunction and apoptosis and reduces glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (49).
Hyperuricemia is implicated in the development of hypertension and chronic kidney disease. UA activates the renin-angiotensin system and inhibits nitric oxide synthesis, promoting endothelial dysfunction, sodium reabsorption and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells. Moreover, uric acid triggers systemic inflammation and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines leading to increased extracellular fluid volume and vascular resistances, worsening systemic hypertension. Similarly, increased UA levels cause vascular and tubulointerstitial alterations that facilitate development and progression of chronic kidney disease (50).
However, a direct cause-effect relationship between hyperuricemia and chronic kidney disease or cardiovascular disease has not been definitely determined since hyperuricemia is often associated with other cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, metabolic syndrome and hypertension, which might contribute to cardiovascular morbidity. In 2017, Li et al. (46) conducted a review of systematic reviews, meta-analyses and Mendelian randomization studies, analyzing the correlation between UA and 136 unique health outcomes. The authors concluded that a definitive association exists only between UA and nephrolithiasis, whereas the link with conditions such as heart failure, hypertension, impaired fasting glucose or diabetes, chronic kidney disease and coronary heart disease was deemed highly suggestive.
Pathophysiology of Uric Acid In Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
The mechanisms behind hyperuricemia in Pso/PsA are still not fully elucidated and in part can only be hypothesized. High levels of SUA could be the consequence of an increased production, a reduced excretion or a combination of these factors (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Main mechanisms of hyperuricemia in psoriatic arthritis.
It is plausible that, in the course of PsA, all these mechanisms contribute, favoring the development of hyperuricemia. It is also possible to distinguish direct causes of increased uric acid, related to the pathogenetic features of PsA, and indirect causes, linked to comorbidities or pharmacological treatment.
One of the recognized mechanisms leading to hyperuricemia in PsA is the increased cellular turnover characterizing this disorder (51). Indeed, the hyperproliferation of keratinocytes leads to accelerated nucleic acid catabolism and enhanced UA synthesis. However, hyperuricemia might also derive from an increased UA production in the liver. The overwhelming cytokines production in PsA, in particular IL-17, can affect the liver, leading to hepatic complications such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (52). Previous investigations found lower hepatic ATP production in hepatic steatosis (53, 54) that in turn causes increased production of UA from the hepatocytes (55).
Additional conceivable mechanisms might be related to the reduced renal and extra-renal clearance. Although the kidney represents the main actor of uric acid excretion, also other organs such as the intestine contribute to its balance. BCRP/ABCG2 is located at the apical membrane of small intestinal epithelial cells and it is involved in the UA secretion from blood into the intestinal lumen (56). A proportion of PsA patients might present evidence of clinical or microscopic inflammatory bowel disease, which might reduce the levels of these transporters and consequently impair UA homeostasis (57–59).
Hyperuricemia may be the consequence of the metabolic comorbidities associated with PsA: obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance or diabetes (60). In obese individuals, hyperuricemia is the result of both impaired excretion and overproduction of UA (61). In hyperlipidemia, the major mechanism causing hyperuricemia is the altered lipid metabolism. Indeed, the increased production of triglycerides lessens the expression of OAT1 in the kidney, leading to a reduced excretion of UA (25).
Again, the mechanism of overproduction of UA during insulin resistance states lies in the increased fatty acid synthesis in the liver that causes de novo purine synthesis and accelerated UA production (61–63). Furthermore, insulin stimulates the renal UA transporters leading to hyperuricemia (64).
Beyond the mechanisms underlying hyperuricemia, an intricate interplay between Pso, PsA and UA has been recognized (Figure 2), to the point that some authors proposed the term “psout” (65).
Figure 2. Key points of the interplay between uric acid and psoriatic disease.
Indeed, it seems that UA could initiate and progress the alterations of PsA. The first observation about this issue dates back to 1981 when Goldman (19) found a high prevalence of urate crystals in samples of Pso plaques.
In a retrospective study, Oliverio et al. (66) analyzed the synovial fluid of patients with various articular disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, and PsA. The results of this investigation demonstrated a higher prevalence of urate crystals in PsA patients. Furthermore, the injection of urate crystals in vivo leads to the production of Th17 cells and Th17-related inflammatory cyto-chemokines, such as IL-17, one of the main mediators in the pathogenesis of PsA (67).
Urate crystals are able to stimulate human keratinocytes to produce several inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, in particular IL-1α and IL-1β, involved not only in gouty flares but also in the pathogenesis of PsA (68). Moreover, UA increases the expression of purinergic receptors P2Y on keratinocytes, stimulating cell proliferation (69), and promoting the production of IL-8/CXCL8, promoting neutrophil chemotaxis (70, 71). Finally, in vitro studies on synoviocytes from healthy and rheumatoid arthritis subjects, demonstrated that monosodium urate crystals were able to increase the production of inflammatory mediators such as IL-6, CXCL8 and matrix metalloproteinase-1 (72, 73).
Taken together, these evidences suggest that hyperuricemia doesn't represent a simple epiphenomenon in the course of PsA, but may play an important role in its development and progression.
Uric Acid Levels in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
A summary of the included studies is reported in Table 1. The association between Pso and hyperuricemia was first described in a pioneering article by Hermann in 1930. Among 140 Pso patients, 31% had raised SUA levels (5). These data were further confirmed in early subsequent research, showing a prevalence of hyperuricemia of 30–50% in Pso (6, 7), while more recent estimates reported a figure of 15% (8). Other studies investigated mean levels of SUA rather than prevalence of hyperuricemia, confirming that Pso patients present significantly higher SUA concentrations than non-Pso controls (9, 10, 12, 15).
Table 1. Characteristics of studies included in the evaluation of the association between serum uric acid levels and psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis.
In a meta-analysis, Li et al. (13) identified a remarkable difference in SUA levels between subjects with Pso and controls (mean difference 0.89 mg/dl, 95% CI 0.05–1.73, p = 0.04). Interestingly, this difference was more evident in the subgroups of Western Europe, whereas it was not significant in the subgroups from East Asia or Middle East.
In a population-based study involving 11,282 participants (14), the authors found that patients with Pso were at increased risk of having hyperuricemia compared with subjects without Pso (OR =1.37; p =0.04). Moreover, participants with Pso were more likely to develop gout (OR =1.83; p < 0.05) but both associations were no longer significant after adjustment for confounding factors.
However, contrasting results have been reported in literature. For instance, in a case-control study, Scott et al. (74) didn't find any significant difference in SUA levels between Pso patients, subjects with contact dermatitis and healthy individuals.
Additionally, other studies explored the relationship between UA and extent of cutaneous involvement in Pso. A cross-sectional study on 198 Pso patients found that SUA levels increased proportionally to the extent of cutaneous involvement in both genders and, in a multiple logistic regression model with hyperuricemia as dependent variable, PASI (Psoriasis Area Severity Index) score was a significant predictor (OR = 1.10; p = 0.03) (11). Similarly, Gisondi et al. (12) found that Pso patients with PASI score ≥10 exhibited higher SUA levels than subjects with less extensive skin disease. In a subsequent study (75), the same author found a prevalence of hyperuricemia of 20% in Pso patients, with higher SUA levels in obese individuals and no significant correlation with PASI. Furthermore, in a study by Ataseven et al. (76), PASI was weakly correlated with SUA (r = 0.27; p = 0.046). Conversely, in two cross-sectional studies (15, 16), SUA levels were not associated with the cutaneous extent of Pso. A post-hoc analysis of pooled data from three phase 3 trials with secukinumab, an IL-17A inhibitor, showed a statistically significant, although modest, association between the degree of skin involvement and SUA (R2 = 0.014; p < 0.0001). After 12 weeks of treatment, improvement in PASI score resulted in a decrease of SUA values (R2 = 0.014; p < 0.0001 univariately) (77). Finally, in a large population-based study on 39,111 patients with incident gout and 39,111 matched controls, the former had increased hazard ratios for developing Pso (HR =1.53, 95% CI 1.37–1.74; p < 0.05) and, in turn, Pso increased the risk of having incident gout (OR =1.32) (78).
Similar to Pso, the prevalence of hyperuricemia has been reported to be increased also in PsA, with estimates of 13.5% in men and 5% in women described by Lambert and Wright (79) and of 21% reported by Bruce et al. (80). Interestingly, in the latter study, no association between PASI and SUA was observed. In a multi-center, cross-sectional observational study of 160 Asian PsA patients, Lai et al. (82) found a prevalence of hyperuricemia of 31% and a significant correlation between hyperuricemia and PASI score (p = 0.05) or Body Surface Area (p = 0.04). Similar estimates were provided by AlJohani et al. (83) who described hyperuricemia in 31% of PsA patients in a prospective study. Moreover, compared to a normouricemic PsA control group, hyperuricemic patients had higher PASI scores (p = 0.006).
In a retrospective case–control study aimed to determine factors associated with development of PsA in subjects with psoriasis (84), hyperuricemia was a significant predictor after correcting for possible confounders (OR = 4.18; p < 0.01), thus suggesting that elevated SUA might represent a risk factor for the development of PsA in subjects with Pso.
However, not only the association between Pso or PsA and hyperuricemia has been investigated, but also the correlation between Pso or PsA and gout. In particular, in the subgroup of participants with confirmed Pso of a large, prospective population-based study (81), the multivariate-adjusted HR for gout were 2.72 (95% CI: 1.75, 4.25) in men and 1.40 (95% CI: 0.90, 2.19) in women. Interestingly, the risk of incident gout was substantially elevated in patients with Pso and concomitant PsA (HR = 4.95, 95% CI 2.72–9.01) and it was similar in males and females.
Furthermore, a case-control study in Taiwan (20) analyzed data of 114623 patients with gout compared with 114623 control subjects. Prevalence of Pso (1.6 vs. 1.1%; p < 0.0001) and PsA (0.3 vs. 0.1%; p < 0.0001) was higher in patients with gout than in controls. In multiple logistic regression analysis, gout was significantly associated with Pso (OR 1.30, 95% CI 1.20–1.42; p < 0.001) and PsA (OR 2.50, 95% CI 1.95–3.22; p < 0.001).
Finally, in a large retrospective observational study (21) including 14898 PsA patients, the risk for gout was significantly higher (incidence rate = 1.28 vs. 0.66; HR = 2.03; 95% CI 1.75–2.36) compared with the group of 35037 matched controls.
The association between Pso, PsA, and SUA levels has attracted the attention of researches since the first decades of 20th century (6, 7, 17–19). The reason behind this finding is not completely understood but probably the keratinocyte hyper-proliferation and increased cell turnover lead to enhanced catabolism of purines resulting in raised SUA. Furthermore, concomitant metabolic disorders such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes or obesity might contribute to the elevated UA levels observed in subjects with Pso. Over the years, a large number of studies has explored this topic, but the often-conflicting results don't allow to draw definitive conclusions.
Uric Acid Levels and Cardiovascular Comorbidities in Psoriatic Arthritis
The cardiovascular consequences of hyperuricemia in PsA subjects were investigated by Gonzalez-Gay in a small observational study (85). To this purpose, 52 PsA patients without cardiovascular disease underwent clinical assessment with the aim to determine whether SUA was associated with ultrasound measures of subclinical atherosclerosis. Six individuals (11%) had hyperuricemia (defined as SUA >7 mg/dl) and were found to have a carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) greater than normo-uricemic patients (0.89 ± 0.20 vs. 0.67 ± 0.16 mm; p = 0.01). Furthermore, raised SUA levels were a risk factor for increased carotid IMT (OR = 2.66; p = 0.03) and for carotid plaques (OR =1.85; p = 0.05). However, these results should be interpreted with caution. Patients with hyperuricemia also had higher levels of serum creatinine, glucose, total cholesterol, and triglycerides. The authors tried to analyse the relationship between hyperuricemia and carotid IMT adjusting for these variables, but the small number of patients limited the analysis.
Similar results were obtained by Ibrahim et al. (86) comparing PsA patients with high SUA levels to those with normal values. The former had a significant increase in carotid IMT, presence of carotid plaques and impairment of flow-mediated dilation (FMD) (p < 0.001). In correlation analysis, SUA was positively associated with carotid IMT in PsA patients (r = 0.71; p < 0.001), with disease activity scores such as DAS-28 (r = 0.91; p < 0.001), and with PASI (r = 0.85; p < 0.001) and disease duration (r = 0.89; p < 0.001). Furthermore, a significant negative correlation with FMD of the brachial artery (r = −0.63; p < 0.001) was found.
Effects of Anti-Rheumatic Drugs on Serum Uric Acid Levels in Psoriatic Arthritis
On the basis of the described association between PsA and UA, it can be hypothesized that the treatment with anti-rheumatic drugs could lower SUA levels. Some researchers had tested this hypothesis with conflicting results.
In a retrospective study, Wang et al. (87) explored this topic in a population of 99 patients with moderate to severe Pso treated with secukinumab for 24 weeks. Overall, after 24 weeks of treatment, patients showed significantly lower UA values compared to the baseline. Similar results were obtained in a post-hoc analysis of pooled data from three phase 3 studies with secukinumab (FIXTURE, ERASURE and SCULPTURE trials) in a population of patients with moderate to severe Pso (88). The total population was composed of 3,010 patients. After 52 weeks of treatment, UA levels were significantly reduced and cutaneous Pso had improved.
Unlike these reports, Karataş et al. (89) did not find significant differences in SUA levels after 6 months of follow-up in a small population of 36 patients (30 diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis and 6 with PsA) receiving treatment with secukinumab.
Hasikova et al. (90) investigated the effect of TNF inhibitors on SUA levels in a population of patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, PsA, ankylosing spondylitis). Interestingly, after 3 months of treatments, the authors observed a significant increase in UA levels along with a reduction of inflammatory cytokines.
Effects of Urate-Lowering Agents on Serum Inflammatory Mediators
From the above, it appears that subjects with Pso or PsA have a higher prevalence of hyperuricemia compared with the healthy population but another relevant point to explore is the effect of urate-lowering drugs on systemic inflammation.
In 1981, Goldman evaluated (19) this topic in a group of Pso patients treated with allopurinol. This study showed marked improvement of skin lesions in most cases, confirming the results of previous studies (91, 92). In more recent years, researchers investigated the effects of urate-lowering drugs on cytokines in patients with other inflammatory diseases such as colitis or gout (93, 94). Luis-Rodríguez et al. (95) determined the levels of serum CRP, TNF-α and IL-6 and assessed the mRNA expression of TNF-α and IL-6 in white blood cells of hyperuricemic patients and in subjects with normal SUA. The former had raised CRP and mRNA expression levels of both IL-6 and TNF-a (p < 0.001). Similar results were obtained also in multiple regression analysis. Finally, the inflammatory profile of a subgroup of 18 subjects was determined at baseline and after 6 months of treatment with allopurinol. The therapy decreased mRNA expression of TNF-α and IL-6 respectively by 23% and 52% (p < 0.001). Furthermore, a significant association was found between variations in SUA and changes in serum TNF-a (r = −0.62; p < 0.01) or IL-6 (r = −0.51; p < 0.05).
In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study, Huang et al. (96) explored the effects of febuxostat on serum inflammatory markers such as IL-6, IL-17, and TNF-α in 156 Chinese patients with gout and hyperuricemia. Variables were measured at the baseline and at 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 24 weeks. After 8 weeks, treatment with febuxostat led to reduction of serum levels of IL-6, IL-17, and TNF-α by 38, 40, and 22%, respectively. The reduction in serum concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines correlated with the reduction of SUA levels.
In a similar study, Hao et al. (97) compared the effects of febuxostat and allopurinol in reducing serum levels of IL-1, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in 80 patients with gout, after 1 week and 3 months of treatment. Both treatments led to a significantly reduction of inflammatory cytokines, but febuxostat showed a more pronounced effect (p < 0.05). Furthermore, febuxostat led to marked reduction of cyclooxygenase-2 compared to allopurinol (p < 0.001).
The anti-inflammatory effects of urate-lowering agents were also studied in mice with induced colitis. The authors demonstrated that treatment with febuxostat led to a significant reduction of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and IFN-γ levels. In particular, it was observed a reduced expression of NF-kB in intestinal mucosa after treatment (98, 99). Finally, allopurinol was also used in the treatment of experimental autoimmune uveitis and it was shown to be more effective than prednisolone in suppressing the inflammatory reaction (100).
Clinical Perspectives and Future Directions
PsA is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder extending far beyond the involvement of skin and joints. This review dealt with the interplay between hyperuricemia and Pso/PsA, summarizing current knowledge on the topic and providing hints for future research. Analyzing the available literature, several issues regarding the mechanisms behind the association between UA and inflammation in Pso/PsA remain unresolved. Which factors contribute to hyperuricemia in Pso/PSA besides increased cellular turnover? What is the role of the kidney in this alteration? To what extent extra-renal organs, such as the intestine, are involved? Could the systemic inflammatory milieu stimulate UA production or hamper its secretion/excretion? Finally, could we still consider PsA and gout as two distinct entities or do they rather represent two facets of the same disease?
Current knowledge doesn't allow to draw firm conclusions about these points and future investigations are needed to shed new lights on this intricate field.
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Keywords: uric acid, gout, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, inflammation, cardiovascular
Citation: Tripolino C, Ciaffi J, Ruscitti P, Giacomelli R, Meliconi R and Ursini F (2021) Hyperuricemia in Psoriatic Arthritis: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Implications. Front. Med. 8:737573. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.737573
Received: 07 July 2021; Accepted: 27 August 2021;
Published: 22 September 2021.
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João Eurico Fonseca, University of Lisbon, PortugalReviewed by:
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