GeoBioMed—a new transdisciplinary approach that integrates the fields of geology, biology
and medicine—reveals that kidney stones composed of calcium-rich minerals precipitate …

Membrane injury facilitated the fixation of calcium oxalate crystals and subsequent growth
into kidney stones. Oxalate-induced membrane injury was mediated by lipid peroxidation …

Nanobacteria: An infectious cause for kidney stone formation. Background Nanobacteria are
cytotoxic, sterile-filterable, gram-negative, atypical bacteria detected in bovine and human …

Renal lithiasis is a multifactorial disease. An important number of etiologic factors can be
adequately modified trough diet, since it must be considered that the urine composition is …

Struvite is one of the components of urinary stone. Large number of people is suffering from
urinary stones (calculi) problem all over the globe. These stones can grow rapidly forming …

The aim of this paper is to study the variations in the percentage of the different types of
renal stones with age and sex. Renal calculi were classified according to their composition …

The crystallization of calcium oxalate in aqueous solutions of a double-hydrophilic block
copolymer poly (ethyleneglycol)-block-poly (methacrylic acid)(PEG-b-PMAA) has been …

Oxalate crystals and other types of crystals are the cause of urolithiasis, and these are
related to oxidative stress. The search for new compounds with antioxidant qualities and …

In this study, we investigated calcium oxalate (CaOx) kidney stones and showed direct
evidence of the solution-mediated phase transition of calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD; the …

Oxalate, citrate, uric acid and creatinine are important urine markers for the evaluation and
treatment of urolithiasic patients. They have been traditionally analysed by enzymatic and …