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The effect of allopurinol on the cerebral vasculature of patients with subcortical stroke; a randomized trial.

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AIMS:New preventative strategies for stroke are required. One promising strategy is uric acid reduction and xanthine oxidase inhibition with allopurinol. We sought to investigate whether allopurinol improves cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) following subcortical stroke. METHODS:We performed a randomized, double-blind, controlled study to investigate the effect of a 3-month course of 300 mg allopurinol once daily vs. placebo on CVR in individuals with recent (within 6 months) subcortical stroke. Participants were randomized on a 1:1 basis. CVR was defined as the percentage change in middle cerebral artery flow velocity following an intravenous injection of 15 mg kg(-1) of acetazolamide. Our primary end-point was the CVR difference between baseline and 3 months. Secondary end-points included measures of peripheral vascular reactivity and blood markers of inflammation and endothelial activation. RESULTS:We enrolled 50 participants; 45 completed the protocol. Baseline serum urate was 0.35 mmol l(-1) (SD 0.1) and 0.34 mmol l(-1) (SD 0.1) in the allopurinol and placebo groups, respectively. There were no serious adverse events related to treatment. CVR did not change following treatment with allopurinol [median CVR change 0.89% after allopurinol (n = 20) and -0.68% after placebo (n = 25); 95% confidence interval for estimated difference in medians -13.4, 25.5, P = 0.64]. Urate was significantly lowered by allopurinol but no change in other secondary end-points was seen. CONCLUSION:Xanthine oxidase inhibition with allopurinol has previously been shown to improve cerebrovascular function, but no benefit was seen in this study. It may therefore be that previous encouraging findings will not translate into important clinical benefits.

journal_name

Br J Clin Pharmacol

journal_title

British journal of clinical pharmacology

authors

Dawson J,Quinn TJ,Harrow C,Lees KR,Walters MR

doi

10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03497.x

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-11-01 00:00:00

pages

662-8

issue

eissn

0306-5251

issn

1365-2125

pii

BCP3497

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The effect of allopurinol on the cerebral vasculature of patients with subcortical stroke; a randomized trial.