| The initial and subsequent inflammatory events during calcium oxalate lithiasis. | |
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PMID: 20347754 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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BACKGROUND: Crystallization is believed to be the initiation step of urolithiasis, even though it is unknown where inside the nephron the first crystal nucleation occurs. METHODS: Direct nucleation of calcium oxalate and subsequent events including crystal retention, cellular damage, endocytosis, and hyaluronan (HA) expression, were tested in a two-compartment culture system with intact human proximal tubular HK-2 cell monolayer. RESULTS: Calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD) was nucleated and bound onto the apical surface of the HK-2 cells under hypercalciuric and hyperoxaluric conditions. These cells displayed mild cellular damage and internalized some of the adhered crystals within 18h post-COD-exposure, as revealed by electron microscopy. Prolonged incubation in complete medium caused significant damage to disrupt the monolayer integrity. Furthermore, hyaluronan disaccharides were detected in the harvested media, and were associated with HAS-3 mRNA expression. CONCLUSION: Human proximal cells were able to internalize COD crystals which nucleated directly onto the apical surface, subsequently triggering cellular damage and HAS-3 specific hyaluronan synthesis as an inflammatory response. The proximal tubule cells here demonstrate that it plays an important role in facilitating urolithiasis via endocytosis and creating an inflammatory environment whereby free hyaluronan in tubular fluid can act as crystal-binding molecule at the later segments of distal and collecting tubules. |
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Authors:
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John W M Yuen; Mayur-Danny I Gohel; Ngork-Wah Poon; Daisy K Y Shum; Po-Chor Tam; Doris W T Au |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-03-27 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry Volume: 411 ISSN: 1873-3492 ISO Abbreviation: Clin. Chim. Acta Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-10 Completed Date: 2010-09-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1302422 Medline TA: Clin Chim Acta Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1018-26 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Health Technology & Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. |
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Biological Transport Calcium / pharmacology Calcium Oxalate / chemistry, metabolism*, pharmacology Cell Line Epithelial Cells / drug effects, metabolism, pathology Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects Glucuronosyltransferase / genetics Humans Inflammation / genetics, metabolism, pathology Kidney Tubules, Proximal / pathology Lithiasis / genetics, metabolism*, pathology |
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25454-23-3/Calcium Oxalate; 7440-70-2/Calcium; EC 2.4.1.-/HAS3 protein, human; EC 2.4.1.17/Glucuronosyltransferase |
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