Purpose: As patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) are living longer, novel
morbidities are being recognized. The purpose of this review is to summarize the current …

Intact and non-intact urinary stones richening with calcium oxalate were collected and
characterized. The elemental analysis, phase quantifications, and function groups were …

Background: Epidemiological studies have demonstrated separately that patients with
kidney stone may have higher dietary intake of zinc and higher risk of developing kidney …

Background: It was suggested that dietary patterns might play a role in the pathogenesis of
nephrolithiasis. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between dietary …

Kidney stone is a common disease nowadays, whose main component is calcium oxalate. A
large amount of people eagerly to supply calcium from the dietary food, however, they are …

Nephrolithiasis is highly prevalent and associated with the increased risk of kidney cancer.
The tumor suppressor von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) is critical for renal cancer development …

Zinc excretion is crucial for zinc homeostasis. However, the mechanism of zinc excretion has
not been well characterized. Zinc homeostasis in Drosophila seems well conserved to …

KIDNEY stones are increasingly prevalent in children and adults, with associated estimated
yearly health care costs in the United States exceeding $5 billion. 1 Environmental and …

Microenvironmental pH is one of the factors that affect the stability of zinc-protein binding.
The tight binding between zinc and proteins is favored by the basic pH, whereas acidic pH …

Background Nephrolithiasis is a condition of having stones in the kidneys, which
progressively lead to loss of renal function if untreated properly. 1 The prevalence and …