Altered uric acid metabolism in isolated colonic Crohn's disease but not ulcerative colitis

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have higher incidence of developing nephrolithiasis. Increased uric acid production induced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae exacerbates colitis in mice. We aimed to evaluate the association between serum uric acid level and disease activity in IBD population.Four hundred and thirty-five patients enrolled in Jinling Hospital from January 1, 2015 to August 31, 2017 were included in the retrospective...