Table 1 Parameters after the administration of uric acid-lowering drugs

From: Effective uric acid-lowering treatment for hypertensive patients with hyperuricemia

 

Febuxostat

Benzbromarone

Uric acid-lowering drug

Baseline

3 M (Feb)

6 M (Feb/Ben)

9 M (Ben)

Baseline

3 M (Ben)

6 M (Feb/Ben)

9 M (Feb)

eGFR (ml min−1 1.73 m−2)

66±26

66±25

66±26

66±27

56±21

55±18

55±22

54±20

Uric acid (mg dl−1)

6.9±1.1

4.3±1.1

3.6±0.9

4.3±1.1

7.7±1.5

5.1±1.3

4.5±0.9

5.1±1.0

UUA/UCr

0.35±0.12

0.18±0.08

0.27±0.14

0.45±0.14

0.46±0.34

0.44±0.11

0.30±0.11

0.28±0.18

EUA (mg kg−1 h−1)

0.26±0.07

0.14±0.12

0.28±0.29

0.34±0.08

0.31±0.12

0.46±0.24

0.22±0.10

0.15±0.07

CUA (ml min−1)

4.33±1.35

3.75±3.33

8.68±6.79

9.46±3.93

5.05±2.63

11.07±6.09

5.81±3.10

3.39±1.63

UAE (mg per gCr)

16±23

12±14

11±13

15±23

312±856

249±697

310±859

338±894

Urinary 8-OHdG (ng per mlCr)

12.5±4.0

12.6±4.6

11.3±2.9

11.4±5.0

11.5±5.2

8.3±2.1

11.3±2.4

10.6±1.8

MCP-1 (pg ml−1)

287±95

296±59

299±90

305±99

253±70

273±83

271±62

289±69

LFABP (μg per g•Cr)

2.7±1.6

5.1

3.1±1.6

2.9±1.0

12.5±8.1

8.1±3.5

13.3±10.5

11.7±6.6

Flow-mediated dilation (%)

4.5±1.8

4.9±1.9

6.2±2.3

5.3±2.6

4.4±1.9

5.8±3.7

5.2±2.7

4.7±1.7

Renal artery resistive index

0.66±0.06

0.66±0.06

0.67±0.06

0.68±0.06

0.65±0.07

0.65±0.05

0.67±0.05

0.67±0.05

  1. Abbreviations: Ben, Benzbromarone; CUA, clearance of uric acid; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; EUA, excretion of uric acid; Feb, Febuxostat; LFABP, liver-type fatty-acid-binding protein; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; UAE, urinary albumin excretion; UUA/UCr: urinary uric acid/creatinine; 8-OHdG, 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine.
  2. Mean±s.d.