title: Chronopharmacological studies on potassium citrate treatment of oxalocalcic urolithiasis.
abstract: The effect of minimum doses of extradietary potassium citrate ingestion on urolithogenic parameters has been studied. Separate urine fractions were collected in 24-hour periods. Five calcium oxalate stone formers have participated in the study. pH, calcium, citric acid, and the crystallization inhibitory capacity levels in fractional urine samples were determined before and during treatment. The most beneficial effect (increase in citraturia and crystallization inhibitory capacity) was produced by potassium citrate tablets ingested after dinner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grases
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: March
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: García-Ferragut
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Villalonga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine; D019343:Citric Acid / Q000652:urine; D004232:Diuretics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019357:Potassium Citrate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000652:urine; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D019343:Citric Acid; D019357:Potassium Citrate; D002118:Calcium