title: [Possible role of vitamin A and E deficiency in human idiopathic lithiasis].
abstract: The purpose of our study is to compare the status of vitamin A and E enters a group of male patients aged 30-40 years and having idiopathic lithiasis in the other whose origin of the lithiasis is awarded to a hypercalciuria and/or hypercalciuria and/or hyperoxaluria. Reference values were established from a normal subjects aged 30-40 years and having no history of nephrolithiasis. Our results showed that the mean levels of vitamin A was significantly lower in idiopathic renal stone-formers than metabolic stone-formers (p < 0.001). Compared to control group, the status of vitamin A was found lower only in idiopathic renal stone patients (p < 0.05). On the contrary, the mean levels of vitamin E were found similar in the two patient groups, but significantly lower compared to control group. These results suggested that idiopathic renal stone genesis could be generated by vitamin A deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Ecole supérieure des sciences et techniques de la santé, avenue Avicenne, 5019 Monastir, Tunisie. sakly_esm@voila.fr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sakly
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fekih
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben Amor
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Najjar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mbazaa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D014811:Vitamin E Deficiency / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Rôle possible de la carence en vitamines A et E dans les lithiases idiopathiques chez l'homme.