Kidney stone formers have more renal parenchymal crystals than non-stone formers, particularly in the papilla region

Kidney stone formers have more renal parenchymal crystals than non-stone formers, particularly in the papilla region

Abstract Background We investigated the renoprotective ability of healthy people against kidney stone formation. To clarify intratubular crystal kinetics and processing in human kidneys, we performed a quantitative and morphological observation of nephrectomized renal parenchyma tissues. Methods Cli...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Okada, Shuzo Hamamoto, Kazumi Taguchi, Rei Unno, Teruaki Sugino, Ryosuke Ando, Kentaro Mizuno, Keiichi Tozawa, Kenjiro Kohri, Takahiro Yasui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Urology
Subjects:
Kidney stones
Macrophages
Osteopontin
Oxidative stress
Tamm-Horsfall protein
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-018-0331-x

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