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Ochmański, W; Kmiecik, Justyna; Sułowicz, Władysław

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“…Therefore, such a structure may testify about insufficient intake of fluids by the patient. The stones very frequently consist of layers of different composition and the growth of one layer on another is observed [3,4]. To know the components of the layers is of great interest, as they determine the origin of the urolithiasis disorder.…”

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Biomineralization of struvite crystals by Proteus mirabilis from artificial urine and their mesoscopic structure

Prywer

Torzewska

2010

Cryst. Res. Technol.

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In order to investigate the mineralization of struvite we performed the experiment of struvite growth process from artificial urine. The crystallization process was induced by Proteus mirabilis, as these bacteria are mainly isolated from infectious stones. The crystallization process occurred at conditions mimicking the real urinary tract infection. Our results show that struvite exhibits polar properties. This feature of struvite crystals is potentially very important in the case of binding additives which may either enhance or inhibit crystallization process. It seems also that the differences in the polarity of opposite faces of c-axis play important role in directing the struvite mesoscopic arrangement. We also described recent developments concerning curcumin -pigment extracted from the roots of turmeric commonly known as a spice added to various food preparations. Curcumin exhibited the effect against Proteus mirabilis inhibiting the activity of urease and consequently decreasing the efficiency of struvite growth. Therefore, curcumin belongs to phytoterapheutic components, which may be the alternative with relation to the antibiotic therapy. The paper concludes with a future outlook and goals in this field of research.

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Biomineralization of struvite crystals by Proteus mirabilis from artificial urine and their mesoscopic structure

Prywer

Torzewska

2010

Cryst. Res. Technol.

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Epidemiology of Stone Disease in China

Luo

Wang

2012

Urolithiasis

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Identification of Urinary Stone Components by X‐Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Ouyang

2004

Spectroscopy Letters

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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) has been used for the first time to study the composition of calcium oxalate (CaOxa) stones and uric acid stones. This technique allows for the identification and location of various inorganic and organic species at the same time. In CaOxa stones, there were less than 10% of phosphates. Sectional analyses of these stones indicated that the content of phosphorus in the stone center is higher than that in stone crust. In uric acid stones, CaOxa was rarely found. XPS is able to detect differences in chemical functionality. In uric acid stones, the binding energy (E b ) for nitrogen atoms were about 399.5 + 0.2 eV, which are largely characteristic of organic nitrogens 633 N (23). In comparison, the E b values of N (þ5) in inorganic compounds are about 401 eV.

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Biomineralization of struvite crystals by Proteus mirabilis from artificial urine and their mesoscopic structure

Biomineralization of struvite crystals by Proteus mirabilis from artificial urine and their mesoscopic structure

Epidemiology of Stone Disease in China

Identification of Urinary Stone Components by X‐Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

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