Role of vitamins in urolithiasis.
The serum vitamin A level of the lithiasis patients was found to be low, although vitamin A intake was not different from control subjects. Vitamin C level in blood was not significantly different in the patients as compared with control subjects. The control subjects and urolithiasis patients were also subjected to the oral supplementation of L-tryptophan and glycine. It was observed that neither oxalate nor xanthurenic acid increased in urine after loading. It was concluded that vitamin B6 deficiency does not exist in these cases.
Khanam
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Department of Biochemistry, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.
Rahman
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Rahman
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D000328:Adult; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood; D005998:Glycine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D011736:Pyridoxine / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood; D014815:Vitamins / Q000502:physiology*
D014815:Vitamins; D014801:Vitamin A; D014364:Tryptophan; D011736:Pyridoxine; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D005998:Glycine