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Rationale and design of a multicenter randomized study for evaluating vascular function under uric acid control using the xanthine oxidase inhibitor, febuxostat: the PRIZE study

BACKGROUND: Xanthine oxidase inhibitors are anti-hyperuricemic drugs that decrease serum uric acid levels by inhibiting its synthesis. Xanthine oxidase is also recognized as a pivotal enzyme in the production of oxidative stress. Excess oxidative stress induces endothelial dysfunction and inflammato...

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Autores principales: Oyama, Jun-ichi, Tanaka, Atsushi, Sato, Yasunori, Tomiyama, Hirofumi, Sata, Masataka, Ishizu, Tomoko, Taguchi, Isao, Kuroyanagi, Takanori, Teragawa, Hiroki, Ishizaka, Nobukazu, Kanzaki, Yumiko, Ohishi, Mitsuru, Eguchi, Kazuo, Higashi, Yukihito, Yamada, Hirotsugu, Maemura, Koji, Ako, Junya, Bando, Yasuko K., Ueda, Shinichiro, Inoue, Teruo, Murohara, Toyoaki, Node, Koichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27317093
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12933-016-0409-2