A transport system moves urate or hypoxanthine into human erythrocytes, suggesting uric acid may be intentionally transported into cells for potential roles like scavenging reactive oxygen species.

“a transport system has been described it transports urate or hypoxanthine into human erythrocytes those are red blood cells this may ensure the availability of urinate and intracellular sites why would our body transport uric acid into the cell if it's always a bad thing is it possibly doing things like scavenging single oxygen scavenging hydroxyl radicals scavenging other reactive oxygen species”