Cystinuria subtype and nephrolithiasis

Cystinuria and renal transplantation.

Cystinuria—Diagnosis and Management

Cystinuria is an autosomal recessive disorder of cystine and dibasic amino acid transport across the luminal membrane of proximal tubule and small intestine. Two responsible genes have been identified: mutations in the SLC3A1 gene, located on the chromosome 2p, cause cystinuria type I, while variants in SLC7A9 have been demonstrated in nontype I cystinuria. The poor urinary solubility of cystin...

Salt and nephrolithiasis.

Dietary sodium chloride intake is nowadays globally known as one of the major threats for cardiovascular health. However, there is also important evidence that it may influence idiopathic calcium nephrolithiasis onset and recurrence. Higher salt intake has been associated with hypercalciuria and hypocitraturia, which are major risk factors for calcium stone formation. Dietary salt restriction c...

Metabolic syndrome and nephrolithiasis

PROBLEM This review focuses on the association between the metabolic syndrome (MS) and nephrolithiasis. FINDINGS Associations between nephrolithiasis and systemic diseases are recognized, including atherosclerosis, cardiovascular (CV) disease, hypertension (HNT), diabetes mellitus (DM)-composite risk factors grouped as the MS. Kidney stones incidence is increasing in this particularly high ri...

Dietary counseling and nephrolithiasis.