The objective was to investigate the validity of a self-monitoring device that estimates 24-h urinary salt excretion from overnight urine samples as a tool for education regarding salt restriction.

Hyperuricemia induces gout and kidney stones and accelerates the progression of renal and cardiovascular diseases 1,2. Unlike other mammals, hominoids, including humans, show high serum uric acid ...

Higher levels of sodium intake are reported to be associated with higher blood pressure. Whether this relationship varies according to levels of sodium or potassium intake and in different populations ...

Owing to inconvenience of a 24-hour urine collection, diagnostic methods based on spot urine samples are becoming increasingly popular. Spot urine sodium measurements could replace 24-hour urinary ...

HYDROXYPROLINE, a nonessential amino acid, comprises 13 per cent of the amino acid content of collagen and is almost absent in the composition of other tissue proteins. 1 It is excreted in free and ...

For persons with cardiovascular disease or diabetes, urinary sodium excretion (a surrogate for salt intake) at higher levels or at lower levels compared to mid-range values was associated with an ...

A research team has discovered that metformin, the most widely prescribed anti-diabetic drug, causes sugar to be excreted in the stool. Taking advantage of the new bio-imaging apparatus PET-MRI, they ...

With each 150-mg dose increase of allopurinol, patients with gout who had low fractional excretion of urate achieved a greater reduction in serum urate. Allopurinol appears to have a more pronounced ...

As age increases, the functions of tissues and organs in the body gradually decline. Due to this decline in organ function, drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME processes) in ...