title: Blood lymphocyte magnesium in kidney stone formers.
abstract: Blood lymphocyte, serum and urinary magnesium analyses were performed in a randomized group of 36 kidney stone-formers with the aim to determine the incidence of intracellular and extracellular magnesium depletion in urolithiasis. Lymphocyte magnesium depletion was found in 10 patients, serum magnesium depletion in 5 and concomitant lymphocyte and serum magnesium depletion in another 3 patients. Thus intracellular and/or extracellular magnesium depletion was found in 15 patients (41.7%). Oral magnesium supplementation (5-10 mmol Mg2+ daily) was found in some patients ineffective in both lymphocyte and/or serum magnesium repletion.
authors.affiliation: Medical Bionics Research Institute, Research Laboratory of Metabolic Disorders in Renal Diseases, Bratislava, CSSR.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Revúsová
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pekníková
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Polakovicová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Breza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000032:analysis*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D008274:Magnesium