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      Shape-dependent cellular toxicity on renal epithelial cells and stone risk of calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals

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          Renal epithelial cell injury causes crystal retention and leads to renal stone formation. However, the effects of crystal shape on cell injury and stone risk remain unclear. This study compared the cytotoxicity degrees of calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD) crystals having different shapes toward human kidney proximal tubular epithelial (HK-2) cells to reveal the effect of crystal shape on cell injury and to elucidate the pathological mechanism of calcium oxalate kidney stones. The effects of exposure to cross-shaped (COD-CS), flower-like (COD-FL), bipyramid (COD-BD), and elongated–bipyramid (COD-EBD) COD crystals on HK-2 cells were investigated by examining the cell viability, cell membrane integrity, cell morphology change, intracellular reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm), and apoptotic and/or necrotic rate. Crystals with large (100) faces (COD-EBD) and sharp edges (COD-CS) showed higher toxicity than COD-BD and COD-FL, respectively. COD crystal exposure caused cell membrane rupture, upregulated intracellular reactive oxygen, and decreased Δψm. This series of phenomena ultimately led to a high apoptotic rate and a low necrotic rate. Crystals with large active faces have a large contact area with epithelial cell surface, and crystals with sharp edges can easily scratch epithelial cells; these factors could promote crystal adhesion and aggregation, thus increasing stone risk.

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                toyjm@jnu.edu.cn
                Journal
                Sci Rep
                Sci Rep
                Scientific Reports
                Nature Publishing Group UK (London )
                2045-2322
                3 August 2017
                3 August 2017
                2017
                : 7
                : 7250
                Affiliations
                [1 ]ISNI 0000 0004 1790 3548, GRID grid.258164.c, Department of Chemistry, , Jinan University, ; Guangzhou, 510632 China
                [2 ]ISNI 0000 0004 1790 3548, GRID grid.258164.c, Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research, , Jinan University, ; Guangzhou, 510632 China
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                http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8075-3915
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                7598
                10.1038/s41598-017-07598-7
                5543119
                28775336
                0057fb6b-23a8-45f2-b3a0-36143d96ec00
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