Rather than focusing on short-term anecdotes, serious investigators try to map which pathways appear most responsive, what concentrations are relevant in their models, and how repeatable those findings are in different systems
Meng X, Zhou HY, Shen HH, Lufumpa E, Li XM, Guo B, Li BZ
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Treatment with this compound did not provoke mastocytosis and actually seemed to reduce total mast cell numbers (40 vs 18 and 8 vs 2 mast cells per mm 2 for digists and knees, in arthritic and nedocromil-treated mice, respectively)
The role of diet in gout prevention Dietary control may be sufficient in a patient with mildly elevated uric acid, for example, 7.0 mg/dL (noting that any uric acid level above 6.0 is considered elevated for a patient with gout, even if within what the lab calls the normal range.) For those with a higher level, for example, 10.0 mg/dL, diet alone will not usually prevent gout