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PubMed1978

High prevalence of hyperuricaemia and gout in an urbanised Micronesian population.

The prevalence of hyperuricaemia and gout was investigated in the Micronesian inhabitants of the highly urbanised central Pacific island of Nauru. Sixty-four per cent of men and 60% of women aged 20 years and over had hyperuricaemia--the highest prevalence rates yet reported for a population. The hyperuricaemia in men was accompanied by a high prevalence of clinical gout (6.9%). While the hyperuricaemia is probably genetic, the high prevalence of gout may be related to the environmental change from the traditional island style of living to one of almost complete Westernisation.

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PubMed1979

Hyperuricaemia in hypertension: role of alcohol.

Hyperuricaemia was present in 18 out of 73 men with untreated mild hypertension and was related significantly to alcohol intake, serum aspartate transaminase activity, and obesity. In the whole group the mean serum urate concentration correlated highly significantly with alcohol intake and activities of serum aspartate and alanine transferases but not with ponderal index, serum creatinine concentration, age, or blood pressure. Hypertension and hyperuricaemia are related at least in part through their common association with frequent alcohol use. A serum urate concentration exceeding 0.5 mmol/l (8--4 mg/100 ml) in a man with untreated hypertension is highly suggestive of heavy alcohol consumption. There was no evidence that hyperuricaemia had a deleterious effect on renal function.

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PubMed1978

Platelet aggregation in rats in relation to hyperuricaemia induced by dietary single-cell protein and to protein deficiency.

A major limitation to single-cell protein (SCP) as a human food is its high nucleic acid content, the purine moiety of which is metabolised to uric acid. Rats given a Fusarium mould as a source of SCP in diets containing oxonate, a uricase inhibitor, showed elevated plasma and kidney uric acid concentrations after 21 d, which were related to the level of dietary mould. ADP-induced and thrombin-induced platelet aggregation was greater in the hyperuricaemic rats than in controls and a progressive increase in aggregation with increasing levels of dietary mould was observed. Furthermore a time-lag, exceeding the life-span of rat platelets, was observed between the development of hyperuricaemia and the increase in aggregation. A similar time-lag was observed between the lowering of the hyperuricaemia and the reduction of platelet aggregation when oxonate was removed from the diet. If human platelets react to uric acid in the same manner as rat platelets this might explain the link that has been suggested between hyperuricaemia and ischaemic heart disease. In that event diets high in nucleic acids might be contra-indicated in people at risk from ischaemic heart disease. In rats given a low protein diet (50 g casein/kg) for 21 d ADP-induced and thrombin-induced platelet aggregation and whole blood platelet count were reduced compared with control animals receiving 200 g casein/kg diet but not in rats given 90 or 130 g casein/kg diet. A study of the time course on this effect indicated that the reduction both in aggregation tendency and in whole blood platelet count occurred after 4 d of feeding the low protein diet. These values were further reduced with time.

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PubMed1978

[Interrelationship between purine, carbohydrate, lipid and aminoacid metabolism, in hyperuricaemia and gout (author's transl)].

The AA, have studied the literature concerning the interrelationship between purine, carbohydrate, lipid and aminoacid metabolism, in hyperuricaemia and gout. The behaviour of uricaemia and purine metabolism in the glycogen storage disease type I, in the glutathione reductase variant, after ethanol ingestion, after fructose load, the levels of lipoproteins and triglycerides in gouty patients and the reason for their increase, have been taken into special consideration. The AA. underline the evidence that gout and hyperuricaemia are metabolic defects which are not limited to purine biosynthesis, but involve also other sections of metabolism. Only some of these alterations are known; this interrelationship must be further investigated from a biochemical and genetic point of view.

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PubMed1977

Benzbromarone: a review of its pharmacological properties and therapeutic use in gout and hyperuricaemia.

Benzbromarone1 is a benzofuran derivative which lowers serum urate and increases urinary urate excretion in normal, hyperuricaemic and gouty subjects. In open short- and long-term studies benzbromarone reduced serum uric acid levels by one-third to one-half and maintained its effectiveness for periods of up to 8 years. Single-dose experimental studies have shown benzbromarone to have a urate-lowering effect similar to that of a therapeutic dose of probenecid or sulphinpyrazone, but unlike these drugs benzbromarone can be administered in a once daily regimen. In 2 short-term comparative therapeutic trials in a small number of patients with hyperuricaemia, 80mg of micronised benzbromarone daily was at least as effective as 1000mg of probenecid or 300mg of allopurinol daily in lowering serum uric acid levels. Side-effects during benzbromarone administration are usually mild and primarily gastrointestinal in nature.

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PubMed1977

Rheumatic disorders in the South African Negro. Part IV. Gout and hyperuricaemia.

The prevalence of gout and the frequency distribution of serum uric acid (SUA) concentrations have been studied in four South African populations. Approximately 450 respondents over the age of 15 years were investigated in each of the following: a tribal Xhosa community in Transkei; a rural Tswana community in the northwestern Transvaal; an urban Negro population in Johannesburg; and a Caucasian community in the same city. No case of gout was encountered in any of the Negro groups, while the prevalence among the urban Caucasians was 13/1 000 men and 3/1 000 women. The mean SUA concentrations showed two consistent trends: (i) the levels rose with age in all four populations and in both sexes; (ii) they were generally higher in men than in women throughout the age range. There was, moreover, an increase in SUA concentrations with increasing sophistication of lifestyle (P less than 0,01), the lowest levels occurring in the tribal Africans, and the highest in the urban communities. This latter finding could not be explained on a genetic basis, nor were there significant differences in physical configuration and nutritional status among the three Negro groups. It is suggested that hyperuricaemia, and possibly the clinical manifestations of gout, have a polygenic aetiology in which acculturation plays an important contributory role.

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PubMed1977

Hyperuricaemia as an index of the response to chemotherapy in solid tumors.

A transient increase in uric acid level following administration of high doses of Cyclophosphamide in the 1st course of cytostatic therapy applied for various solid tumors (mostly lung cancer) was observed in 10 patients with measurable disease simultaneously with complete or partial (above 50%) regression of the tumor. The same effect was noted in further 5 patients, who, however, had non-measurable disease. On the other hand, the clinical course of the disease and survival were similar in these 5 patients and in the former 10 patients. No corresponding increase in the uric acid level was observed in 87 patients with similar disease and treatment, but not responding to chemotherapy and with short survival. It is concluded, that hyperuricaemia may indicate responsiveness to chemotherapy in cancer patients with non-measurable disease.

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PubMed1979

The hypouricaemic effect of tienilic acid: experience in patients with hyperuricaemia.

The anti-hypertensive effect of 250 mg tienilic acid was comparable to that of 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide. Unlike hydrochlorothiazide, tienilic acid caused a statistically significant decrease in the serum uric acid values. Clinically non-significant rises in blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine occurred with both diuretics. The hypouricaemic effect of tienilic acid given in a daily dose of 125 mg was significantly greater than that of 500 mg probenecid. Glucose tolerance in patients with mild maturity onset diabetes mellitus deteriorated with both tienilic acid and hydrochlorothiazide treatments with no statistically significant difference noted between the two treatments. Tienilic acid was well tolerated and no clinically significant haematological or biochemical abnormalities were noted.

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