Comparison of Urinary Crystallites from Patients with Renal Calculi with that from Healthy Subjects

2012 ◽  
Vol 554-556 ◽  
pp. 1738-1741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Yue Xia ◽  
Yi Ming Ding ◽  
Jian Ming Ouyang
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Calcium Oxalate ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Renal Calculi ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Dihydrate ◽  
Aggregation State ◽  
Particle Size Analyzer ◽  
Sharp Edges

The differences between the urinary crystallites from patients with renal calculi and healthy subjects were compared using SEM, XRD, and nano-particle size analyzer, etc. These differences concern morphology, aggregation state, number, particle size, crystal phase and Zeta potential, etc. About 90% of the crystallites had the particle sizes less than 20 μm, the Zeta potential was -(113) mV, and the composition included a large proportion of calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD) crystals. By comparison, the urinary crystallites from patients with renal calculi had sharp edges and corners and exhibited significant aggregation. There were more crystallites with the size greater than 20 μm in comparison with those in healthy subjects, their Zeta potential was -(73) mV, and calcium oxalate existed mainly in the form of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystals. The above differences increased the aggregation trend of the crystallites in lithogenic urine and caused the probability of renal calculi formation to increase.

Influence of Chondroitin Sulfate A on Zeta Potential, Aggregation and Sedimentation of Nano COM and Nano COD Crystallites

2014 ◽  
Vol 952 ◽  
pp. 38-42
Author(s):  
Lan Qing Deng ◽  
Jun Fa Xue ◽  
Cai Yan Tang ◽  
Yu Shan Xie ◽  
Jian Ming Ouyang
Keyword(s):  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Calcium Oxalate ◽  
Chondroitin Sulfate ◽  
Crystal Surface ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Dihydrate ◽  
Absolute Value ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Chondroitin Sulfate A

The influence of urinary macromolecule chondroitin sulfate A (C4S) on Zeta potential, aggregation and sedimentation of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) and calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD) nanocrystallites with a diameter of about 50 nm were investigated using nanoparticle size Zeta potential analyzer and transmission electron microscope. C4S could increase the absolute value of Zeta potential on surface of nanoCOM and nanoCOD crystallites by adsorbing on crystal surface, it led an increase of the electrostatic repulsion force between the crystallites, so the aggregation and sedimentation of these crystallites were inhibited, and the stability of the suspension of nanoCOM and nanoCOD was improved. In conclusion, C4S could inhibit the formation of CaOxa stones。

A comparative study of the adsorption of amino acids on to calcium minerals found in renal calculi

2001 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. FLEMING ◽  
Wilhelm VAN BRONSWIJK ◽  
Rosemary Lyons RYALL
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Calcium Oxalate ◽  
Binding Affinity ◽  
Stone Formation ◽  
Human Kidney ◽  
Renal Calculi ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate ◽  
Carboxyglutamic Acid ◽  
Calcium Minerals ◽  
Ph Range

To assess the binding of individual amino acids to the principal calcium minerals found in human kidney stones, the adsorption of 20 amino acids on to calcium oxalate monohydrate, CaHPO4.2H2O, Ca3(PO4)2 and Ca5(PO4)3OH crystals was determined over the physiological urinary pH range (pH 5–8) in aqueous solutions. All amino acids adsorbed most strongly at pH 5, and this decreased in all cases as the pH was increased. The amino acids which adsorbed most strongly were aspartic acid, glutamic acid and γ-carboxyglutamic acid, with the last displaying the strongest affinity. All amino acids bound more avidly to calcium oxalate monohydrate than to any of the phosphate minerals. Adsorption on to CaHPO4.2H2O was generally higher than for Ca3(PO4)2 and Ca5(PO4)3OH, for which all amino acids, with the exception of γ-carboxyglutamic acid, had only a weak affinity. The binding affinity of these acids is thought to be due to their zwitterions being able to adopt conformations in which two carboxyl groups, and possibly the amino group, can interact with the mineral surface without further rotation. The strong binding affinity of di-and tri-carboxylic acids for calcium stone minerals indicates that proteins rich in these amino acids are more likely to play a functional role in stone pathogenesis than those possessing only a few such residues. These findings, as well as the preferential adsorption of the amino acids for calcium oxalate monohydrate rather than calcium phosphate minerals, have ramifications for research aimed at discovering the true role of proteins in stone formation and for potential application in the design of synthetic peptides for use in stone therapy.

Role of Magnesium in the Growth of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate and Calcium Oxalate Dihydrate Crystals

1987 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshitsugu Oka ◽  
Toshiaki Yoshioka ◽  
Takuo Koide ◽  
Minato Takaha ◽  
Takao Sonoda
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Oxalate ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Dihydrate ◽  
Oxalate Dihydrate

scholarly journals Biosynthetic potential assessment of four food pathogenic bacteria in hydrothermally silver nanoparticles fabrication

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 629-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Rahimirad ◽  
Afshin Javadi ◽  
Hamid Mirzaei ◽  
Navideh Anarjan ◽  
Hoda Jafarizadeh-Malmiri
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Heating Time ◽  
Synthesis Process ◽  
Ag Nps ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Minimum Particle Size ◽  
Particle Size Analyzer

Abstract Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were synthesized using four pathogenic bacterial extracts namely, Bacillus cereus, E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella entericasubsp.enterica. Synthesis process were hydrothermally accelerated using temperature, pressure and heating time of 121°C, 1.5 bar ad 15 min. Physico- chemical characteristics of the fabricated Ag NPs, including, particle size, polydispersity index (PDI), zeta potential, broad emission peak (λmax) and concentration were evaluated using UV-Vis spectrophotometer and dynamic light scattering (DLS) particle size analyzer. Furthermore, main existed functional groups in the provided bacterial extracts were recognized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The obtained results revealed that two main peaks were detected around 3453 and 1636.5 cm-1, for all bacterial extracts, were interrelated to the stretching vibrations of hydroxyl and amide groups which those had key roles in the reduction of ions and stabilizing of the formed Ag NPs. The results also indicated that, Ag NPs with much desirable characteristics, including minimum particle size (25.62 nm) and PDI (0.381), and maximum zeta potential (-29.5 mV) were synthesized using S. e. subsp. enterica extract. λmax, absorbance and concentration values for the fabricated Ag NPs with this bacterial extract were 400 nm, 0.202% a.u. and 5.87 ppm.

A synchrotron study of bladder urolith architecture

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-100
Author(s):  
K. D. Rogers ◽  
M. W. Sperrin ◽  
E. J. MacLean
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Oxalate ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate ◽  
Rietveld Analysis ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Dihydrate ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Surface Data ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Crystalline Nature ◽  
Unit Cell Dimensions

The principal aim of this study was to assess a new approach to the characterization of uroliths using synchrotron radiation. To achieve this, a detailed investigation of the crystalline nature of a human bladder urolith has been undertaken. Changes in the phase composition and crystalline mineral nature have been measured from the urolith core center to its outer surface. Data were collected using a microbeam, synchrotron probe, and image plate. Rietveld analysis has enabled us to determine that the unit cell dimensions of the majority phases (anhydrous uric acid and calcium oxalate monohydrate) are significantly greater in the core region but become progressively smaller from the outer to inner regions. The crystallites of both phases are also shown to possess significant radial orientation which varies through the urolith and reaches a maximum at a point of principal fracture. The analysis has also allowed us to study the change in average crystallite morphology; the crystallites of both phases are shown to decrease in size toward the outer parts of the urolith although this is in a nonuniform fashion. Evidence of calcium oxalate dihydrate was also found, but only within the outermost region of the urolith.

Effect of Urate on Calcium Oxalate Crystallization in Human Urine: Evidence for a Promotory Role of Hyperuricosuria in Urolithiasis

1990 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phulwinder K. Grover ◽  
Rosemary L. Ryall ◽  
Villis R. Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Oxalate ◽  
Human Urine ◽  
Stone Formation ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
Urine Samples ◽  
Type B ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Dihydrate ◽  
Median Volume ◽  
The Individual

1. The effect of hyperuricosuria, simulated by increasing the concentration of dissolved urate, on the crystallization of calcium oxalate in human urine was examined. 2. Twenty urine samples were studied. Ten of these, designated type A, spontaneously precipitated calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals upon the addition of a solution of sodium urate solution which raised the median urate concentration from 3.1 to 7.0 mmol/l. 3. Adding dissolved urate to the remaining type B samples raised the median urate concentration from 2.2 to 6.2 mmol/l, but did not cause the precipitation of calcium oxalate. This was induced in these samples by the addition of a standard load of oxalate above an empirically determined metastable limit. 4. In the type B urine samples, the addition of urate decreased the median metastable limit from 125 to 66 μmol of oxalate, trebled the median volume of crystalline calcium oxalate deposited from 35 000 to 105 000 μm3/μl and significantly increased the overall size of the particles precipitated. Calcium oxalate monohydrate was exclusively precipitated, and the individual crystals deposited in the presence of urate were markedly smaller, more numerous, and more highly aggregated than those produced in its absence. 5. These results constitute the most convincing evidence yet obtained that hyperuricosuria may be a powerful promoter of calcium oxalate stone formation.

Tensile, Flexural and Compressive Strength Studies on Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Urinary Stone

2012 ◽  
Vol 584 ◽  
pp. 494-498
Author(s):  
Abdul Rasheed Mohamed Ali ◽  
Narayanasamy Arunai Nambi Raj
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Calcium Oxalate ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Renal Calculi ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate ◽  
Urinary Stone ◽  
Laser Lithotripsy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction

Calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) is the primary constituent of the majority of stones formed in the urinary tract. Mechanical properties of renal calculi dictate how a stone interact and disintegrate with mechanical forces produced by shock wave and laser lithotripsy techniques. Tensile stresses may be more effective in some instances in disrupting material because most materials are weaker in tension than compression. Urinary stone containing COM as a major component was subjected to tensile, flexural and compressive strength studies in order to understand its mechanical properties in vitro. The calculated tensile breaking strength for the urinary stone from three tests varies from 0.57 MNm-2 to 1.52 MNm-2. The flexural strength and the flexural modulus of the urinary stone were calculated as 5.17 MNm-2 and 2.22 GNm-2 respectively while the observed compressive strength was 6.11 MNm-2. The chemical composition and the crystalline nature of the stone were verified using Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction.

scholarly journals Composition and Morphology of Nanocrystals in Urines of Lithogenic Patients and Healthy Persons

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bao-Song Gui ◽  
Rong Xie ◽  
Xiu-Qiong Yao ◽  
Mei-Ru Li ◽  
Jian-Ming Ouyang
Keyword(s):  
Uric Acid ◽  
Calcium Oxalate ◽  
Stone Formation ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate ◽  
Urinary Stone ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Dihydrate ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Mean Size ◽  
Healthy Persons ◽  
Healthy Urine

The composition and morphology of nanocrystals in urines of healthy persons and lithogenic patients were comparatively investigated by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was shown that the main composition of urinary nanocrystals in healthy persons were calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD), uric acid, and ammonium magnesium phosphate (struvite). However, the main compositions of urinary nanocrystals in lithogenic patients were struvite,β-tricalcium phosphate, uric acid, COD, and calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM). According to the XRD data, the size of nanocrystals was calculated to be23∼72 nm in healthy urine and12∼118 nm in lithogenic urine by Scherer formula. TEM results showed that the nanocrystals in healthy urine were dispersive and uniform with a mean size of about 38 nm. In contrast, the nanocrystals in lithogenic urine were much aggregated with a mean size of about 55 nm. The results in this work indicated that the urinary stone formation may be prevented by diminishing the aggregation and the size differentiation of urinary nanocrystals by physical or chemical methods.

Origin and Types of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Papillary Renal Calculi

Urology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 1339-1345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fèlix Grases ◽  
Antonia Costa-Bauzá ◽  
Isabel Gomila ◽  
Antonio Conte
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Oxalate ◽  
Renal Calculi ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate
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