Calcium oxalate urolithiasis is a common and painful condition in people. The pathogenesis
of this disease is complex and poorly understood. Laboratory animal and in vitro studies …

One of the most common types of urinary stones formed in humans and some other
mammals is composed of calcium oxalate in ordered hydrated crystals. Many studies have …

Purpose: Recent studies suggest that a high calcium diet protects against calcium oxalate
stone formation. We compared the effect of high and low calcium diets on urinary saturation …

Idiopathic calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis is a highly recurrent disease that is increasing in
prevalence. Decades of research have not identified effective methods to consistently …

PURPOSE: Epidemiological studies have reported that high calcium diet protects against
kidney stone formation in normal subjects. This metabolic study was designed to elucidate …

Many theories have been put forward to explain the mechanism of stone formation and
growth. The aim of this study was to investigate the urinary, serum and stone levels of zinc …

Introduction: It is considered that many factors may play a role in urolithiasis. Experimental
and clinical studies have shown that zinc has an inhibitory effect on urolithiasis. Materials …

It has been speculated that calcium supplement in subjects with low oxalate intake might
increase the risk of calcium stone formation due to an increase in calcium absorption without …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the ratio of dietary calcium and oxalate consumption at
mealtime affects gastrointestinal oxalate absorption and urinary oxalate excretion …

Background and purpose Calcium interferes with oxalate absorption in the gut. We studied
stone formation in rats fed diets containing various amounts of oxalate and calcium …