Abstract
Oxidative stress is a major contributor to brain damage in patients with ischaemic stroke. Uric acid (UA) is a potent endogenous antioxidant molecule. In experimental ischaemia in rats, the exogenous administration of uric acid is neuroprotective and enhances the effect of rtPA. Moreover, in acute stroke patients receiving rtPA within 3 h of stroke onset, the intravenous administration of uric acid is safe, prevents an early decline in uric acid levels and reduces an early increase in oxidative stress markers and in active matrix metalloproteinase nine levels. To determine whether the combined treatment with uric acid and rtPA is superior to rtPA alone in terms of clinical efficacy in acute ischaemic stroke patients treated within the first 4.5 h of onset of symptoms. Multicentre, interventional, randomised, double-blind and vehicle-controlled efficacy study with parallel assignment (1 : 1). Estimated enrolment: 420 patients over 3 years, starting in January 2010. Treatment arms included patients will receive a single intravenous infusion of 1 g of UA dissolved in a vehicle (500 ml of 0.1% lithium carbonate and 5% mannitol) (n=210) or vehicle alone (n=210). the study will include patients older than 18 years, treated with rtPA ...Continue Reading
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