ALB and acute kidney injury: AKI increased serum UA levels from 7 to 10 mg/dL in hyperuricemic Alb-creERT2;Glut9lox/lox mice on day 3, which returned to 7 mg/dL after 14 days, while Glut9lox/lox mice had normal serum UA levels at all time points (Figure 3B).