calcium oxalate/sambucus

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of a botanical formulation of Herniaria glabra, Agropyron repens, Equisetum arvense, and Sambucus nigra as a preventive agent in an experimentally induced nefrolithiasis model in rats. METHODS Six groups of six Wistar male rats each were induced for nefrolithiasis

N-Acetylneuraminic acids (NANA) promote binding of calcium ions to macromolecules and cells, increase the intrinsic viscosity of glycoproteins and facilitate gel formation in water. Since these properties are crucial in urinary calculogenesis, we evaluated NANA levels in urine and serum as well as

OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of sialic acids and cellular matrix proteins as crystal-binding molecules in human calcium-oxalate nephrolithiasis. METHODS The well-defined human renal cancer cell line CAKI-1 was used a standard cell culture system. After enzymatic digestion of various cell

BACKGROUND We studied the role of cell surface sialic acid in the adherence of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystals to Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. METHODS Studies were performed with undifferentiated (crystal-binding) cells in subconfluent cultures and maturated

The adherence of crystals to the surface of renal tubule epithelial cells is one of the initial events in the development of nephrolithiasis. The accumulation of crystalline material in the kidney will sooner or later result in the formation of a stone. Calcium crystals occasionally are present in