Sentences with phrase «as urate»

Treatment can involve dietary changes — including reduced protein intake and alcohol consumption — anti-inflammatory and pain - relieving drugs, as well as urate - lowering medications.

Gao said the idea is exciting, as urate levels can be raised easily and inexpensively, but it must also be done cautiously, as excessively high levels of urate can cause kidney stones and gout.

Not exact matches

Inosine is naturally converted by the body into urate as part of normal metabolism, whereas urate taken orally would be broken down in the digestive system.

«We know that urate has neuroprotective properties in animal models, and an unusual convergence of human studies suggested its possible use as a disease - modifying strategy in Parkinson's; so the positive results of this trial are very encouraging.»

A reduction in animal protein reduces the production of acids within the body and appears to limit the excretion of urate — uric acid crystals that can act as seeds to form calcium stones or create entire stones themselves.

A reduction in animal protein should also limit the excretion of urate — uric acid crystals that can act as a seed to form calcium stones, or can create entire stones themselves.

Uroliths are composed of crystallized minerals, such as struvite, oxalate, urate, or cystine.

Urate calculi tend to be small and occur as several stones.

Common statistics of urate stone formation in Dalmatians as reported by Veterinary Information Network:

Given that kidney issues are not seen as a primary breed health concern nor do people realize that some kidney disease (RD and urate stones) are inherited this number may be understated.

The hyperuricosuria is not the only cause of urate urolithiasis, and conditions such as portosystemic shunts and hepatic microvascular dysplasia also may predispose dogs to this disease.

Ammonium urate crystals and stones also rose as dietary pH dropped; they are rare when the urine pH is greater than 6.6 and the SG is less than 1.030.

Uroliths are composed of crystallized minerals, such as struvite, oxalate, urate, cystine, or calcium phosphate.

Dalmatians are in a class by themselves, as as hereditary disorder often produces urate crystals and stones in the breed.