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- Title
Role of Urinary Zinc and Copper on Calcium Oxalate Stone Formation.
- Authors
Ozgurtas, Taner; Yakut, Gurer; Gulec, Mahir; Serdar, Muhittin; Kutluay, Turker
- Abstract
Introduction: It is considered that many factors may play a role in urolithiasis. Experimental and clinical studies have shown that zinc has an inhibitory effect on urolithiasis. Materials and Methods: In this study, urinary zinc and copper were measured in 27 healthy controls and 30 calcium oxalate stone formers. Results: Urinary zinc excretion was significantly higher (p < 0.001) in stone formers than healthy controls (2,575 ± 274 and 960 ± 80 mg/day, respectively). There was no significant difference in urinary copper excretion between healthy controls and stone formers (32.3 ± 3.5 and 33.3 ± 3.2 μg/day, respectively). Conclusions: According to our results, the potent inhibitory effect of urinary zinc excretion on urolithiasis could be reviewed. Copyright © 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
URINARY calculi; ZINC; COPPER; CALCIUM oxalate; GENITOURINARY organs
- Publication
Urologia Internationalis, 2004, Vol 72, Issue 3, p233
- ISSN
0042-1138
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000077122