Publication: Citrate, not phosphate, can dissolve calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals and detach these crystals from renal tubular cells
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2012-08-15
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18790712
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00142999
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Mahidol University
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European Journal of Pharmacology. Vol.689, No.1-3 (2012), 219-225
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Somchai Chutipongtanate, Sakdithep Chaiyarit, Visith Thongboonkerd Citrate, not phosphate, can dissolve calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals and detach these crystals from renal tubular cells. European Journal of Pharmacology. Vol.689, No.1-3 (2012), 219-225. doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.06.012 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/15158
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Citrate, not phosphate, can dissolve calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals and detach these crystals from renal tubular cells
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Dissolution therapy of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) kidney stone disease has not yet been implemented due to a lack of well characterized COM dissolution agents. The present study therefore aimed to identify potential COM crystal dissolution compounds. COM crystals were treated with deionized water (negative control), 5 mM EDTA (positive control), 5 mM sodium citrate, or 5 mM sodium phosphate. COM crystal dissolution activities of these compounds were evaluated by phase-contrast and video-assisted microscopic examinations, semi-quantitative analysis of crystal size, number and total mass, and spectrophotometric oxalate-dissolution assay. In addition, effects of these compounds on detachment of COM crystals, which adhered tightly onto renal tubular cell surface, were also investigated. The results showed that citrate, not phosphate, had a significant dissolution effect on COM crystals as demonstrated by significant reduction of crystal size (approximately 37% decrease), crystal number (approximately 53% decrease) and total crystal mass (approximately 72% decrease) compared to blank and negative controls. Spectrophotometric oxalate-dissolution assay successfully confirmed the COM crystal dissolution property of citrate. Moreover, citrate could detach up to 85% of the adherent COM crystals from renal tubular cell surface. These data indicate that citrate is better than phosphate for dissolution and detachment of COM crystals. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
