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Treatment of patients with uric acid stones
(Springer, 2016)
Uric acid nephrolithiasis and unduly acidic urinary pH are both considered a renal manifestation of insulin resistance but the underlying mechanisms for the development of low urinary pH and the propensity for uric acid ...
Weight gain as a potential risk factor in kidney stones formers
(European Centre for Research Training and Development, 2015-12)
The prevalence of kidney stones is increasing and obesity has reaching epidemic proportions. The aim was to investigate whether obesity influences the kidney stone forming. 421 patients, 31.6% women and 41.6% men were ...
Preservation of urine samples for metabolic evaluation of stone-forming patients
(Springer, 2006-10-01)
Metabolic evaluation of stone-forming (SF) patients is based on the determination of calcium, oxalate, citrate, uric acid and other parameters in 24-h urine samples under a random diet. A reliable measurement of urinary ...
Noncrystalline uric acid inhibits proteoglycan and glycosaminoglycan synthesis in distal tubular epithelial cells (MDCK)
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2010-10-01)
Hyperuricemia is associated with renal stones, not only consisting of uric acid (UrAc) but also of calcium oxalate (CaOx). Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are well-known inhibitors of growth and aggregation of CaOx crystals. We ...
Infrared and Raman studies on renal stones: The use of second derivative infrared spectra
(Springer Verlag Berlín, 2010-10)
Urolithiasis is a very frequent illness found in Argentina; however, stone analysis is not routinely performed. In this work, 86 renal calculi (from cities of Luján and San Antonio de Areco, State of Buenos Aires, Argentina) ...
Optimum Nutrition for Kidney Stone Disease
(Elsevier B.V., 2013-03-01)
We summarize the data regarding the associations of individual dietary components with kidney stones and the effects on 24-hour urinary profiles. the therapeutic recommendations for stone prevention that result from these ...
METABOLIC FACTORS FOR UROLITHIASIS IN ACROMEGALIC PATIENTS
(Assoc Bras Divulg Cientifica, 1991-01-01)
1. Acromegaly is associated with metabolic disturbances of calcium and phosphorus which can also contribute to renal lithogenesis.2. In order to characterize these disturbances more precisely, an oral calcium load test was ...