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A simplified representation of the role of uric acid in atherogenesis and cardiovascular disease. Other proposed mechanisms, not represented here, are activation of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system and insulin resistance. LDL low-density lipoprotein, ROS reactive oxygen species, VCAM-1 vascular cell adhesion molecule 1, XO xanthine oxidase
