Theobromine inhibits uric acid crystallization. A potential application in the treatment of uric acid nephrolithiasis.

<h4>Purpose</h4>To assess the capacity of methylxanthines (caffeine, theophylline, theobromine and paraxanthine) to inhibit uric acid crystallization, and to evaluate their potential application in the treatment of uric acid nephrolithiasis.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>The a...

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Main Authors: Felix Grases, Adrian Rodriguez, Antonia Costa-Bauza
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7e4f04da4ff449d790ad2e09b97f143f
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