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J L Mijan Ortiz1, A Zuluaga Gomez, A De La Fuente Serrano

  • 1Départment de Chirurgie, Hôpital Clínico Universitario, Grenade, Espagne.

Journal D'Urologie
|January 1, 1987
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Experimental administration of glyoxylic acid and ethylene-glycol to rats induced intense calcium oxalate nephrocalcinosis. Crystallographic analysis revealed a predominance of monohydrate calcium oxalate crystals.

Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Crystallography
  • Toxicology

Context:

  • Oxalo-calcium nephrocalcinosis is a condition characterized by calcium oxalate crystal deposition in the kidneys.
  • Substances like glyoxylic acid and ethylene-glycol can be metabolized into oxalic acid in vivo, potentially inducing nephrocalcinosis.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the crystallographic properties of kidney calcifications induced by glyoxylic acid and ethylene-glycol in rats.
  • To analyze the types and transformation of calcium oxalate crystals formed in experimental nephrocalcinosis.

Summary:

  • Twenty-four rats were administered glyoxylic acid and/or ethylene-glycol to induce nephrocalcinosis.
  • Parenchymal crystalline precipitation was analyzed using a C. Zeiss photomicroscope.
  • The study observed a high prevalence of monohydrate calcium oxalate crystals, with some dihydrate crystals showing transformation into the monohydrate form.

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Impact:

  • Provides insights into the crystallographic nature of experimentally induced calcium oxalate nephrocalcinosis.
  • Contributes to understanding the in vivo formation and transformation pathways of calcium oxalate crystals in the kidney.
  • Informs potential therapeutic strategies targeting crystal formation in kidney stone disease.