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Microorganisms
November 2024
NP3, Nutrition, PathoPhysiology and Pharmacology Unit, Oniris VetAgro Bio, Nantes-Atlantic College of Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Engineering, La Chantrerie, CEDEX 03, 44307 Nantes, France.
To investigate the role of the intestinal bacterial microbiota in the pathogenesis of calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis in cats, a condition characterized by the formation of kidney stones, it is desirable to identify a sample collection method that accurately reflects the microbiota's composition. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of fecal sample collection methods on the intestinal microbiota composition in two cat populations: healthy cats and kidney stone-diseased cats. The study included eighteen cats from the same colony, comprising nine healthy cats and nine cats with spontaneously occurring presumed calcium oxalate kidney stones.
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December 2024
Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) can activate pyroptosis through CHOP and TXNIP; however, the correlation between this process and the formation of kidney stones has not been reported. The purpose is to investigate the effects of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) and calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD) on ERS and pyroptosis in HK-2 cells and to explore the formation mechanism of calcium oxalate stones. HK-2 cells were injured by 3 μm COM and COD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCurr Pharm Biotechnol
December 2024
LMAE, Faculty of Sciences Exactes, University of Mascara, B.P. 763, Mascara, Algeria.
Introduction: A stone is a compact mass of one or more crystallised substances. The essential mechanism of stone formation is an excessive concentration of poorly soluble compounds in the urine. In excessive concentration, these compounds precipitate into crystals, which then aggregate to form a stone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Agric Food Chem
January 2025
Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Hyperoxaluria can easily induce calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystals and cause cell damage, thereby increasing the risk of kidney stone formation. In this study, three sulfated polysaccharides (PSPs) were obtained by the sulfur trioxide-pyridine method. The antioxidant activity of PSPs and the inhibitory effects of PSPs on CaOx crystallization, cellular oxidative damage, and cellular inflammation were explored in vitro, and PSPs were used to treat hyperoxaluria-induced crystallization model mice in order to validate the stone-preventive effect of PSPs in vivo.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Inflamm Res
November 2024
Institute of Biomineralization and Lithiasis Research, College of Chemistry and Materials Science; Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, People's Republic of China.
Objective: This study aimed to study the effect of selenium modification on the bioactivity of corn silk polysaccharides, particularly its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory functions.
Methods: HNO-NaSeO was used to selenize degraded corn silk polysaccharides (DCSP). The structure and physicochemical properties of DCSP and selenized corn silk polysaccharides (Se-DCSP) were characterized by inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, nanometer, scanning electron microscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis.
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