title: Metabolic syndrome and nephrolithiasis: can we hypotize a common background?
abstract: Metabolic syndrome and nephrolithiasis are quite common disorders presenting similar epidemiological characteristics. Belonging to genetic, environmental and hormonal interaction, they have high incidence and prevalence in the adult population of industrialised countries and are characterised by a high level of morbidity and mortality if not adequately identified and treated. Despite metabolic syndrome is considered a fundamental risk factor for chronic kidney diseases, is not actually known whether it is associated with nephrolithiasis beyond the effect of its individual components, in particular obesity, glucose intolerance, and hypertension. In this paper, the possible pathogenetic links between metabolic syndrome and nephrolithiasis will be presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University Medical School, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mossetti
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rendina
authors.forename: Gianpaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Filippo
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benvenuto
authors.forename: Carmen Liliana
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Vivona
authors.forename: Giorgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zampa
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferraro
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Strazzullo