Dietary index for gut microbiota and its protective role against kidney stones: evidence of diabetes as a mediator from NHANES cross-sectional data by Lei Wang, Junjun Wu, Ziwen Jiang, Chao Wang, Fuxiang Lin, Yuxiang Zhong, Pengpeng Zhao, Wei Wei, Jianhua Huang, Zhanping Xu

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Nanonization of ethanolic tulsi leaf extract and its major compound eugenol and evaluation of their inhibitory potential against calcium oxalate crystal (a kidney stone component) by Sourav Ghosh, Tarakdas Basu

“…The aim of this study was a) to synthesize nanoforms of the whole leaf extract of the flowering herb ‘Tulsi— Ocimum sanctum ’ (regarded as the ‘queen of herbs’ having diverse healing and health-improving properties) and its major constituent eugenol, b) to characterize some of their physico-chemical properties and c) to explore their inhibitory role on formation and disintegration of the kidney stone-former calcium oxalate crystals, through in vitro investigation. …”
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Which combination of medical expulsive therapy is more effective for treatment of distal ureteral stone in adults? A systematic review and network meta-analysis by Maryam Taheri, Nasrin Borumandnia, Hamidreza Abdi, Amir H Kashi, Setareh Nourani, Sogand Sheikholeslami, Yasamin Maleki Gilvaei, Pardis Ziaeefar, Abbas Basiri

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Modulatory effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum on chronic metabolic diseases by Lei Tian, Ruixiang Zhao, Xinyi Xu, Zhiwei Zhou, Xiaofang Xu, Dongmei Luo, Zhiqiang Zhou, Yu Liu, Ariel Kushmaro, Robert S. Marks, András Dinnyés, Qun Sun

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Unveiling the antiurolithiatic potentiality of two benzene sulfonamide derivatives against ethylene glycol-induced renal calculi by Ahmed M. Elgendy, Mohamed S. Nafie, Zohour I. Nabil, Nahla S. El-Shenawy, Heba N. Gad El-Hak

“…This division enabled a comparative analysis between rats with kidney stones and those without, offering insights into the effects of kidney stone induction on various physiological parameters and biochemical markers. …”
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Human SLC26A1 Gene Variants: A Pilot Study by Paul A. Dawson, Pearl Sim, David W. Mudge, David Cowley

“…Kidney stones are a global health problem, incurring massive health costs annually. …”
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Long-term Follow-up of Patients Undergoing Nephrectomy for Urolithiasis by Thiago Augusto Cunha Ferreira, Alexandre Danilovic, Samirah Abreu Gomes, Fabio Carvalho Vicentini, Giovanni Scala Marchini, Fábio César Miranda Torricelli, Carlos Alfredo Batagello, William Carlos Nahas, Eduardo Mazzucchi

“…Contralateral kidney stones (p<0.01) and hypercalciuria (p=0.03) were identified as risk factors for kidney stone events. …”
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Epidemiological aspects of nephrolithiasis and chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system combination by R. V. Royuk, S. K. Yarovoy, N. A. Guseva, Sh. L. Voskanyan, V. V. Royuk, D. B. Rodin

“…Share of the patients with kidney stones in the shape of corals is 3,4% of the whole sample. …”
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 by Grzegorz Piecha, Jerzy Chudek, Andrzej Więcek

“…The most frequent clinical presentation of MEN-1-associated primary hyperparathyroidism is bone demineralisation and recurrent kidney stones rarely followed by chronic kidney disease. …”
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Design and Performance Investigation of a Robot-Assisted Flexible Ureteroscopy System by Jianchang Zhao, Jianmin Li, Liang Cui, Chaoyang Shi, Guowu Wei

“…Flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) has been developed and has become a preferred routine procedure for both diagnosis and treatment of kidney stones and other renal diseases inside the urinary tract. …”
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A Case of Recurrent Renal Aluminum Hydroxide Stone by Basri Cakıroglu, Akif Nuri Dogan, Tuncay Tas, Ramazan Gozukucuk, Bekir Sami Uyanik

“…Aluminum mineral may be considered in the formation of kidney stones as it is widely used in the field of healthcare and cosmetics.…”
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The Association of Metabolic Syndrome and Urolithiasis by Yee V. Wong, Paul Cook, Bhaskar K. Somani

“…There has been an increasing prevalence of kidney stones over the last 2 decades worldwide. Many studies have indicated a possible association between metabolic syndrome and kidney stone disease, particularly in overweight and obese patients. …”
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The enigmatic SLC26A6 multifunctional anion transporter: recent advances in structure-function relationship, pathophysiological significance and novel pharmacological inhibitors by Ursula E. Seidler

“…Secondly, whole exon sequencing of a kidney stone cohort from the United Kingdom database revealed a dominant negative SLC26A6 mutation in a patient with enteric hyperoxaluria, oxalate kidney stones and a low calcium diet. …”
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Anticalculi and antibacterial activity of methanol extract of Holothuria atra by Irwan Irwan, Jefri Saputra Mulia, Softyatuddin Karina, Eli Nurliza

“…In vitro anticalculi activity was assessed by measuring the decomposition of kidney stones (Ca) using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). …”
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Concentration and health risk assessment of melamine in commercial citrus juices by Marzieh Rashedinia, Behrouz Akbari-Adergani, Parisa Shavali-gilani, Razieh Noroozi, Mehdi Fathollahi, Parisa Sadighara

“…Melamine contamination in food poses significant health risks including kidney stones, renal failure, making it a critical food safety concern. …”
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Mental Health in Non-Oncologic Urology Patients by Danyon Anderson, Devesh Kumar, Divya Divya, Jose L. Zepeda, Abrahim N. Razzak, Jamal Hasoon, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits

“…Pathologies represented in this review include Peyronie's Disease (PD), erectile dysfunction (ED), urinary incontinence and urinary tract infections (UTI), infertility, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), kidney stones, and urinary retention. While there has been great interventional focus as of late for urogenitary malignancies (i.e. prostate cancer awareness with the Movember campaign), literature studies and intervention focused on non-oncologic urology patients has been limited. …”
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Kidney Diseases Classification using Hybrid Transfer-Learning DenseNet201-Based and Random Forest Classifier by Abdalbasit Mohammed Qadir, Dana Faiq Abd

“…This study focuses on kidney stones, cysts, and tumors, the three most common types of renal illness, using a dataset of 12,446 CT urogram and whole abdomen images, aiming to move toward an AI-based kidney disease diagnosis system while contributing to the wider field of artificial intelligence research. …”
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Recent advances in adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes for regulating macrophage polarization by Zhewei Dong, Yingli Fu, Zhongming Cai, Hao Dai, Yucang He

“…The anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties of these exosomes provide new perspectives for therapeutic approaches for graft inflammation, bone healing, acute lung injury, kidney stones, myocardial infarction, and diabetes-related diseases. …”
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Possible impact of use of a ketogenic diet in pregnancy on the fetus: Review of animal and human studies by Agata Miłosz, Justyna Michalczyk, Iwona Morawik, Klaudia Długoborska, Monika Gesek

“…However, it can contribute to mineral and vitamin deficiencies, hypoproteinemia or the development of hepatic steatosis and kidney stones [4, 8]. Due to the duality of possible effects, the potential benefits of a ketogenic diet in pregnancy should be considered carefully. …”
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End Stage Renal Disease: Seroprevalence of Hepatitises B and C along with Associated Aetiology and Risk Factors in Children by Syed Raza Shah, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Muhammad Tanveer Alam, Adnan Salim, Mehwish Hussain, Areeba Altaf

“…The most common etiology of ESRD was kidney stones (n=44, 29.3%). HBV was positive in 11 children (2.5%) while HCV was positive in 13 (2.9%). …”
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