Inhibition of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate (COM) crystal growth by pyrophosphate, citrate and rat urine

✍ Scribed by Sidhu, H. ;Gupta, R. ;Thind, S.K. ;Nath, R.

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 399 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0300-5623
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00262379

✦ Synopsis

An assay system for the measurement of the rate of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate (COM) seed crystal growth in a metastable solution of calcium chloride and sodium oxalate containing traces of 14C-oxalic acid was used to assess the inhibitory activity of pyrophosphate (10(-5) M-10(-4) M), citrate (10(-4) M-10(-3) M) and urines of normal and pyridoxine deficient rats. Both pyrophosphate and citrate were strong inhibitors of COM crystal growth and caused a 50% decrease in crystal growth rate at 1.50 X 10(-5) M and 2.85 X 10(-4) M respectively. Normal rat urine strongly inhibited the COM crystal growth, while pyridoxine deficient animals showed a significant (p less than 0.01) decrease in mean inhibitory activity as compared to pair-fed controls. A lowered urinary inhibitory potential accompanied with hyperoxaluria and hypercalciuria, which is known to be associated with pyridoxine deficiency, may be a contributory risk of calcium oxalate crystallization and stone formation.