METHODS FOR STABILIZING JOINT DAMAGE IN SUBJECTS USING XANTHINE OXIDOREDUCTASE INHIBITORS.

摘要

The present invention relates to methods for preventing the progression of joint damage in a subject having hyperuricemia and who has gout thereof by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one xanthine oxidoreductase inhibiting compound or salt thereof. Moreover, the present invention also relates to methods of preventing joint damage in a subject having hyperuricemia and who has gout by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one xanthine oxidoreductase inhibiting compound or salt thereof.