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ArticleDose-response : a publication of International Hormesis Society

Therapeutic Efficacy of Urinile Against Gouty Arthritis.

Saeed Ahmad, Ejaz Mohiuddin, Syed Muhammad Ali Shah, Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Amjad, Jaweria Nisar, Muhammad Riaz, Naveed Munir, Ghulam Rasool

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Article in Dose-response : a publication of International Hormesis Society. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Saeed AhmadFaculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9291-7059
Ejaz MohiuddinFaculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University Karachi, Pakistan.
Syed Muhammad Ali ShahDepartment of Eastern Medicine, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad AkramDepartment of Eastern Medicine, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7457-8572
Muhammad AmjadFaculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University Karachi, Pakistan.
Jaweria NisarDepartment of Eastern Medicine, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5451-9137
Muhammad RiazDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Sargodha Medical College, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5524-7735
Naveed MunirDepartment of Biochemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0380-1332
Ghulam RasoolDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Sargodha Medical College, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Government College University, Faisalabad · PKHamdard University · PKUniversity of Sargodha · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gout is arthritis caused due to Monosodium urate (MSU) crystals deposition occurring particularly in patients with associated comorbidities limiting the use of conventional therapies. This study was planned to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of urinile (a herbal drug) for the treatment of gouty arthritis. Allopurinol was used as standard drug (positive control). The study population of 250 volunteers (gouty arthritis patients) were divided into 2 groups as test and control group (n = 125 each). Gouty arthritis patients in test and control group were treated with 300 mg each of urinile and allopurinol, respectively. Clinical symptoms of all the study volunteers were recorded and serum uric acid was determined. Significant (p < 0.05) reduction in serum uric acid level toward normal was found in test group individuals. Clinical symptoms of gouty arthritis patients were also improved in test group compared to control group. Results showed that urinile has the potential to decrease serum uric acid level in gouty arthritis patients probably because of its antioxidant potential and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity. It can be concluded that the tested herbal drug urinile is more potent in treating gouty arthritis patients and can be used as an effective alternative to the most commonly used allopathic drugs.

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allopurinolgouty arthritisurinile

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PMID33088246
PMCPMC7543115
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