Publication: Renal tubular cell membranes inhibit growth but promote aggregation of calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals
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2010-12-05
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00092797
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Mahidol University
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Chemico-Biological Interactions. Vol.188, No.3 (2010), 421-426
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Somchai Chutipongtanate, V. Thongboonkerd Visith Renal tubular cell membranes inhibit growth but promote aggregation of calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals. Chemico-Biological Interactions. Vol.188, No.3 (2010), 421-426. doi:10.1016/j.cbi.2010.08.003 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/29911
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Renal tubular cell membranes inhibit growth but promote aggregation of calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals
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Cell membranes have been proposed to serve as promoters for calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) kidney stone formation. However, direct evidence to demonstrate the modulatory effects of renal tubular cell membranes on COM crystals does not currently exist. We thus examined the effects of intact MDCK cells and their fragmented membranes on COM crystal growth, aggregation and transformation. COM crystals were generated in the absence (control) or presence of intact MDCK cells or their membrane fragments. Intact MDCK cells and their membrane fragments significantly inhibited COM crystal growth (22.6% and 25.2% decreases in size, respectively) and significantly reduced COM total crystal mass (23.1% and 25.6% decreases, respectively). In contrast, both of them markedly promoted crystal aggregation (1.9-fold and 3.2-fold increases, respectively). Moreover, both intact cells and membrane fragments could transform COM to calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD) crystals. Finally, COM crystal growth inhibitory activities of both membrane forms were successfully confirmed by a spectrophotometric oxalate-depletion assay. Our data provide the first direct evidence to demonstrate the dual modulatory effects of MDCK membranes on COM crystals. Although growth of individual COM crystals was inhibited, their aggregation was promoted. These findings provide additional insights into the mechanisms of COM kidney stone formation. © Elsevier Ireland Ltd.