Effects of chondroitin sulphate, human serum albumin and Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein on calcium oxalate crystallization in undiluted human urine

1991 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Ryall ◽  
R. M. Harnett ◽  
C. M. Hibberd ◽  
K. A. Edyvane ◽  
V. R. Marshall
2021 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyadarshini ◽  
Abhishek Negi ◽  
Chetna Faujdar ◽  
Lokesh Nigam ◽  
Naidu Subbarao

Background: Human serum albumin (HSA) is one of the most abundant proteins in the blood plasma, urine as well as in the organic matrix of renal calculi. Macromolecules present in the urine modulate kidney stone formation either by stimulating or inhibiting crystallization process. Objective: In the present study, effect of HSA protein on the growth of calcium oxalate monohydrate crystal (COM) was investigated. Methods: Crystal growth assay was used to measure oxalate depletion in the crystal seeded solution in the presence of HSA. HSA concentrations exhibiting effect on crystal growth were selected for FTIR and XRD analysis. In silico docking was performed on seven different binding sites of HSA. Results: Albumin is playing dual role in growth of calcium oxalate crystallization. FTIR and XRD studies further revealed HSA exerted strain over crystal thus affecting its structure by interacting with amino acids of its pocket 1. Docking results indicate that out of 7 binding pocket in protein, calcium oxalate interacts with Arg-186 and Lys-190 amino acids of pocket 1. Conclusion: Our study confirms the role of HSA in calcium oxalate crystallization where acidic amino acids arginine and lysine are binding with COM crystals, revealing molecular interaction of macromolecule and crystal in urolithiasis.


1986 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 669-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Chesham ◽  
S W Anderton ◽  
C F Kingdon

Abstract In this solid-phase competitive enzymoimmunoassay for albumin in human urine, antiserum to human serum albumin labeled with horseradish peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7) is incubated with solid-phase-bound human serum albumin in the presence of sample or standard. Results obtained correlate well (r = 0.96) with those of an established fluoroimmunoassay. The present assay covers the range 0.9 to 200 mg/L and can be performed within 1 h. These characteristics, together with the simplicity of the assay protocol, make it very useful for monitoring low concentrations of albumin in urine. Detection of such minimal albuminuria allows initiation of therapy that may prevent development of clinical proteinuria and associated diabetic nephropathy.


1979 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 1226-1229 ◽  
Author(s):  
P R Walsh ◽  
M C Wang ◽  
E A Turner

Abstract We describe a sensitive, specific, and simple procedure for measuring aldosterone in human urine, which requires no chromatographic purification before quantification by radioimmunoassay but does include hydrolysis and extraction steps. Rabbit anti-aldosterone serum is sued, generated against aldosterone-18,21-dihemisuccinate coupled to human serum albumin. The antibody cross reacted little with other structurally related steroids that are in human urine. Our procedure was validated by comparing values for urinary aldosterone in human urine, with and without preliminary purification by chromatography on either paper (y = 0.92x + 2.9; r = 0.99; p less than 0.01) or (Sephadex LH-20) column (y = 0.98x + 0.6; r = 0.99; p less than 0.01). Values by our procedure also correlated well (y = 1.03x - 0.8; r = 0.99; p less than 0.01) with those obtained with use of a validated commercial "kit" for urinary aldosterine. All reagents for the proposed method are available commercially.


1969 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. E. Scheer ◽  
J. Heep ◽  
W. Maier-Borst ◽  
W. J. Lorenz ◽  
H. Sinn ◽  
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ZusammenfassungNach tierexperimentellen Voruntersuchungen wurde die Placentographie mit trägerfreiem 113Inm -HSA als klinische Methode eingeführt. Vor Amniocentesen und bei Verdacht auf Placenta praevia werden Placentographien geschrieben. Den Schwangeren wird eine Aktivität von 500 μCi in die Cubitalvene injiziert. Die der Aktivität entsprechende Indiummenge ist kleiner als 0,1 ng. Die fetale Strahlenbelastung liegt unter lOmrad. Bei Anwendung von 113Inm-HSA entfällt eine Blockade der mütterlichen und fetalen Schilddrüsen. Die genaue Abgrenzung einer Placenta praevia wird nicht durch eine Blasenaktivität beeinträchtigt.Es wurden bisher 19 Placentalokalisationen durchgeführt. In allen Fällen konnte der Placentasitz eindeutig festgestellt werden. Bedingt durch die lange Liegezeit beim Aufnehmen eines Szintigramms kam es in zwei Fällen zu einem Vena-Cava-Kompressions-Syndrom. Zur Verhinderung dieser klinischen Zwischenfälle werden inzwischen Placentographien mit der Anger-Kamera aufgenommen. Mit Hilfe des divergierenden Kollimators konnte der gesamte Abdominalbereich erfaßt werden. Die Aufnahmezeit konnte auf 7 — 10 Minuten verkürzt werden. Die intravenöse injizierte Aktivität betrug bei dieser Methode ebenfalls 500 μCi. Der diagnostische Aussagewert der Kamerabilder ist szintigraphischen Aufnahmen gleichwertig.


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