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Role of urate, xanthine oxidase and the effects of allopurinol in vascular oxidative stress

Oxidative stress plays an important role in the progression of vascular endothelial dysfunction. The two major systems generating vascular oxidative stress are the NADPH oxidase and the xanthine oxidase pathways. Allopurinol, a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, has been in clinical use for over 40 years i...

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Autores principales: George, Jacob, Struthers, Allan D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19436671