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      History, epidemiology and regional diversities of urolithiasis

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      Pediatric Nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
      Springer-Verlag
      Urolithiasis, History, Epidemiology, Risk factors

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          Archeological findings give profound evidence that humans have suffered from kidney and bladder stones for centuries. Bladder stones were more prevalent during older ages, but kidney stones became more prevalent during the past 100 years, at least in the more developed countries. Also, treatment options and conservative measures, as well as ‘surgical’ interventions have also been known for a long time. Our current preventive measures are definitively comparable to those of our predecessors. Stone removal, first lithotomy for bladder stones, followed by transurethral methods, was definitively painful and had severe side effects. Then, as now, the incidence of urolithiasis in a given population was dependent on the geographic area, racial distribution, socio-economic status and dietary habits. Changes in the latter factors during the past decades have affected the incidence and also the site and chemical composition of calculi, with calcium oxalate stones being now the most prevalent. Major differences in frequency of other constituents, particularly uric acid and struvite, reflect eating habits and infection risk factors specific to certain populations. Extensive epidemiological observations have emphasized the importance of nutritional factors in the pathogenesis of urolithiasis, and specific dietary advice is, nowadays, often the most appropriate for prevention and treatment of urolithiasis.

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          The metabolic syndrome and uric acid nephrolithiasis: novel features of renal manifestation of insulin resistance.

          Uric acid nephrolithiasis primarily results from low urinary pH, which increases the concentration of the insoluble undissociated uric acid, causing formation of both uric acid and mixed uric acid/calcium oxalate stones. These patients have recently been described as exhibiting features of insulin resistance. This study was designed to evaluate if insulin resistance is associated with excessively low urinary pH in overtly healthy volunteers (non-stone formers) and if insulin resistance may explain the excessively low urinary pH in patients with uric acid nephrolithiasis. Fifty-five healthy volunteers (non stone-formers) with a large range of body mass index and 13 patients with recurrent uric acid nephrolithiasis underwent hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp, 24-hour urinary studies, and anthropometric measurements of adiposity. A subgroup of 35 non-stone formers had 2-hour timed urinary collection before and during the hyperinsulinemic phase of the clamp studies. For the non-stone former population, low insulin sensitivity measured as glucose disposal rate significantly correlated with low 24-hour urinary pH (r= 0. 35; P= 0.01). In addition to the previously described acidic urine pH and hypouricosuria, patients with recurrent uric acid nephrolithiasis were found to be severely insulin resistant (glucose disposal rate: uric acid stone-formers vs. normals; 4.1 +/- 1.3 vs. 6.9 +/- 2.1 mg/min/kg of lean body mass, P= 0.008). Acute hyperinsulinemia was associated with higher urinary pH (6.1 +/- 0.7 at baseline to 6.8 +/- 0.7 during hyperinsulinemia; P < 0.0001), urinary ammonia excretion (2.7 +/- 1.6 mEq/2 hr at baseline and 4.0 +/- 2.6 mEq/2 hr P= 0.002) and urinary citrate excretion (48 +/- 33 mg/2 hr at baseline and 113 +/- 68 mg/2 hr P < 0.0001). We conclude that one renal manifestation of insulin resistance may be low urinary ammonium and pH. This defect can result in increased risk of uric acid precipitation despite normouricosuria.
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            Epidemiology of nephrolithiasis.

            The overall probability of forming stones differs in various parts of the world: 1-5% in Asia, 5-9% in Europe, 13% in North America, 20% in Saudi Arabia. The composition of stones and their location in the urinary tract, bladder or kidneys may also significantly differ in different countries. Moreover, in the same region, the clinical and metabolic patterns of stone disease can change over time. We examined some epidemiological evidence about the main risk factors for stone formation, both individual and environmental. A slightly higher rate of renal stone disease emerged in males than in females, and in white Caucasians than in Blacks. Stones in the upper urinary tract appear to be related to the life-style, being more frequent among affluent people, living in developed countries, with high animal protein consumption. Bladder stones are nowadays mainly seen in the Third World, on account of very poor socio-economic conditions. A high frequency of stone formation among hypertensive patients has been reported, and among those with high body mass as well. There is no evidence of any rise in the risk of stone formation in relation to dietary calcium intake or tap water hardness.
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              Effect of low-carbohydrate high-protein diets on acid-base balance, stone-forming propensity, and calcium metabolism.

              Low-carbohydrate high-protein (LCHP) diets are used commonly for weight reduction. This study explores the relationship between such diets and acid-base balance, kidney-stone risk, and calcium and bone metabolism. Ten healthy subjects participated in a metabolic study. Subjects initially consumed their usual non-weight-reducing diet, then a severely carbohydrate-restricted induction diet for 2 weeks, followed by a moderately carbohydrate-restricted maintenance diet for 4 weeks. Urine pH decreased from 6.09 (Usual) to 5.56 (Induction; P < 0.01) to 5.67 (Maintenance;P < 0.05). Net acid excretion increased by 56 mEq/d (Induction; P < 0.001) and 51 mEq/d (Maintenance; P < 0.001) from a baseline of 61 mEq/d. Urinary citrate levels decreased from 763 mg/d (3.98 mmol/d) to 449 mg/d (2.34 mmol/d; P < 0.01) to 581 mg/d (3.03 mmol/d; P < 0.05). Urinary saturation of undissociated uric acid increased more than twofold. Urinary calcium levels increased from 160 mg/d (3.99 mmol/d) to 258 mg/d (6.44 mmol/d; P < 0.001) to 248 mg/d (6.19 mmol/d; P < 0.01). This increase in urinary calcium levels was not compensated by a commensurate increase in fractional intestinal calcium absorption. Therefore, estimated calcium balance decreased by 130 mg/d (3.24 mmol/d; P < 0.001) and 90 mg/d (2.25 mmol/d; P < 0.05). Urinary deoxypyridinoline and N-telopeptide levels trended upward, whereas serum osteocalcin concentrations decreased significantly (P < 0.01). Consumption of an LCHP diet for 6 weeks delivers a marked acid load to the kidney, increases the risk for stone formation, decreases estimated calcium balance, and may increase the risk for bone loss. Copyright 2002 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
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                Contributors
                +49-221-4784391 , +49-221-4784319 , bernd.hoppe@uk-koeln.de
                Journal
                Pediatr Nephrol
                Pediatric Nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
                Springer-Verlag (Berlin/Heidelberg )
                0931-041X
                1432-198X
                27 August 2008
                January 2010
                : 25
                : 1
                : 49-59
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Department of Nephrology, Hospital de Niños JM de los Ríos, Caracas, Venezuela
                [2 ]Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
                [3 ]Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University Children’s Hospital of Cologne, Kerpenerstr. 62, 50924 Cologne, Germany
                Article
                960
                10.1007/s00467-008-0960-5
                2778769
                21476230
                3b41f274-8078-444e-98af-d0e222748d22
                © IPNA 2008
                History
                : 7 January 2008
                : 8 May 2008
                : 9 May 2008
                Categories
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                Nephrology
                risk factors,history,urolithiasis,epidemiology
                Nephrology
                risk factors, history, urolithiasis, epidemiology

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