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- 8. pivotal elements in the host defense of humoral immunity
- 12. the body creates uric acid when breaking down this substance
- 13. this results from deposition of MSU crystals in joint tissues
- 15. MSU crystals can cause this to happen to bones
- 17. gout occurs more often in this gender
- 18. this factor is expressed with gout
- 20. gout can cause _____ of joints
- 23. NLRs are key ____ innate immunity regulators
- 24. ______ is also associated with augmented CD20+B cells
- 29. uric acid normally passes through your ____ into your urine
- 30. _____ of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals are found in articular tissue
- 31. B-lymphocytes are involved in the _____ immune response in gout
- 33. MSU formation can be influenced by these levels
- 35. gout inflammation is generally ____
- 37. activated neutrophils bring about neutrophil ____
- 39. several urate-_____ drugs are available
- 43. 1β has a key role in gout initiation
- 44. these cells are capable of secreting IL-1β and activating the NLRP3 inflammasome
- 45. activation of this inflammasome initiates gout flares
- 47. induces the immune response
- 48. gout is a type of this common disease
- 49. local ____ are activated in the early response
- 50. crystals that form in the presence of increased urate concentrations
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- 1. gout is a(n) _____ arthritis
- 2. long-term lowering of serum urate to less than 360 μmol/L leads to crystal _____
- 3. rates of initiation and continuation of urate-lowering therapy are _____
- 4. innate immunity is formed in this kind of development
- 5. a chronic disease of deposition of monosodium urate crystals
- 6. sweetened beverages which can cause gout contain this
- 7. recent ____ may trigger gout
- 9. "treat to target serum urate" approach is essential for gout _____
- 10. a(n) _____ dose-escalation strategy is effective for achieving treatment targets
- 11. achievement of serum urate targets is ______
- 14. a gout attack can occur _____
- 16. T cells participate in adaptive immune responses via promoting _____
- 19. these immune cells are involved in the inflammatory process of gout
- 21. gout affects _____ genders
- 22. activated when met with uric acid crystals
- 25. deposits of urate crystals under the skin
- 26. gout is characterized by high sustained levels of uric _____
- 27. gout is most common in this country
- 28. receptors on the immune cells cannot directly ___ with MSU crystals
- 32. gout often affects which toe?
- 34. NLRs are pivotal in perceiving these structures
- 36. gout can affect which people?
- 38. the process of gout is _____
- 40. B cells promote _____ via the generation of immunoglobulins
- 41. these cells may be involved in gouty inflammation
- 42. the urate crystals associated with gout
- 46. neutrophils flood into this fluid
