Analysis of animal models based on pre-clinical symptoms of gout

Abstract

Gout is a type of arthritis, which is a group of related disorders caused by episodes of abnormal inflammation in the joints. It is a metabolic disease characterized by high levels of uric acid in the blood. Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism and hyperuricemia is caused by abnormalities of purine metabolism. Hyperuricemia is a risk factor for gout, heart disease, high blood pressure (hypertension), diabetes, and acute and chronic kidney disease. This research may attract widespread interest to researchers focusing on the different types of crystalline arthritis. There are over 100 types of arthritis. The most common forms are osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease), rheumatoid arthritis, gout and pseudo-gout, septic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, still's disease etc.
 Many animal models are available to get rid of gout, mainly the hyperuricemia animal model, monosodium urate air pouch gout model, Intra-articular gout in rat, Paw edema, Gouty Arthritis Model, and Gouty nephropathy model. Various investigations have created a reliable and economical animal model for arthritis in a relatively short brief timeframe, manifested by long-term gross and behavioral abnormalities along with intra-articular monosodium urate deposition and tophi formation.
 Lately years, hyperuricemia disease has gradually increased in the world. There are many updates that can be made by taking the arthritis model. If such a situation prevails, then in a few years, the patients of gout can increase in great quantity and there is some treatment for this disease. In any case, further review is really needed to focus on its particular pathogenesis and drugs.
 Keywords: Gout, Arthritis, Gout Animal Model, Inflammation, Hyperuricemia, monosodium urate, crystalline arthritis.