• Amplification of Inflammation by Lubricin Deficiency Implicated in Incident, Erosive Gout Independent of Hyperuricemia 

      Elsaid, Khaled; Merriman, Tony R.; Rossitto, Leigh-Ana; Liu-Bryan, Ru; Karsh, Jacob; Phipps-Green, Amanda; Jay, Gregory D.; Elsayed, Sandy; Qadri, Marwa; Miner, Marin; Cadzow, Murray; Dambruoso, Talia J.; Schmidt, Tannin A.; Dalbeth, Nicola; Chhana, Ashika; Höglund, Jennifer; Ghassemian, Majid; Campeau, Anaamika; Maltez, Nancy; Karlsson, Niclas; Gonzalez, David J.; Terkeltaub, Robert (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Objective. In gout, hyperuricemia promotes urate crystal deposition, which stimulates the NLRP3 inflammasome and interleukin-1β (IL-1β)–mediated arthritis. Incident gout without background hyperuricemia is rarely reported. ...