Unified theory on the pathogenesis of Randall's plaques and plugs

SR Khan, BK Canales - Urolithiasis, 2015 - Springer
Kidney stones develop attached to sub-epithelial plaques of calcium phosphate (CaP)
crystals (termed Randall's plaque) and/or form as a result of occlusion of the openings of the …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarkers in urinary tract infections–which ones are suitable for diagnostics and follow-up?

J Horváth, B Wullt, KG Naber, B Köves - GMS infectious diseases, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections
worldwide. Under special circumstances, clinicians must rely on laboratory findings, which …

[HTML][HTML] Reactive oxygen species, inflammation and calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis

SR Khan - Translational andrology and urology, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Calcium oxalate (CaOx) kidney stones are formed attached to Randall's plaques (RPs) or
Randall's plugs. Mechanisms involved in the formation and growth are poorly understood. It …

Urinary tract infection: Conventional testing to develo** Technologies

KB Ramaiah, I Suresh, N Nesakumar… - Clinica Chimica …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) present an escalating global health concern, precipitating
increased hospitalizations and antibiotic utilization, thereby fostering the emergence of …

Asymptomatic bacteriuria or urinary tract infection? new and old biomarkers

FK Martino, G Novara - International Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infective disease in the adult
population. UTI diagnosis is based essentially on the presence of lower urinary tract …

Vascular calcification and stone disease: a new look towards the mechanism

AJ Yiu, D Callaghan, R Sultana… - Journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Calcium phosphate (CaP) crystals are formed in pathological calcification as well as during
stone formation. Although there are several theories as to how these crystals can develop …

[HTML][HTML] Urinary Tract Infections Detection with Molecular Biomarkers

J Sun, K Cheng, Y **e - Biomolecules, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most prevalent kind of pathogenic bacteria infection, and
the midstream urine culture is regarded as the gold standard in UTI diagnosis. Recently …

Apigenin attenuated ethylene glycol induced urolithiasis in uninephrectomized hypertensive rats: A possible role of bikunin, BMP-2/4, and osteopontin

K Zhang, A Kandhare, A Mukherjee-Kandhare… - Pharmacognosy …, 2020 - phcog.com
Background: Nephrolithiasis is a major prevalent health problem of the urinary system
worldwide. Apigenin, a plant flavonoid, reported having nephroprotective and …

Roles of Osteopontin Gene Polymorphism (rs1126616), Osteopontin Levels in Urine and Serum, and the Risk of Urolithiasis: A Meta‐Analysis

X Li, K Liu, Y Pan, J Zhang, Q Lv, L Hua… - BioMed Research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. Previous studies have investigated the relationships between osteopontin gene
polymorphism rs1126616 and OPN levels and urolithiasis, but the results were …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of bone extracellular matrix mineral based nanoparticles on structure and stability of purified bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2)

M Konar, JK Sahoo, H Sahoo - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 (BMP-2) is an osteoinductive protein which has
been overexpressed, refolded (Refolding is often the bottle-neck step in producing …