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In rats with high uric acid, taking allopurinol helps lower their uric acid and blood pressure, and fixes blood vessel problems — suggesting it might reverse blood vessel damage caused by high uric acid.
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Uric acid induces endothelial dysfunction by vascular insulin resistance associated with the impairment of nitric oxide synthesis
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2014 JulThe study found that giving allopurinol to rats with high uric acid lowered their uric acid and blood pressure, and fixed blood vessel function, just like the claim says.
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