Title |
Nephrolithiasis: nutrition as cause or therapeutic tool
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Published in |
Journal of Translational Medicine, July 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1479-5876-11-178 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Irene Brenna, Elena Dogliotti, Annalisa Terranegra, Benedetta Raspini, Laura Soldati |
Abstract |
Nephrolithiasis is a very common disease with an increasing prevalence among industrialized populations. Kidney stone formation is a complex phenomenon, involving genetic and metabolic patterns, and nutrition can play an important role in this match both as a promoter or as a protective factor. To promote a deeper knowledge of such a challenging disease, clinicians and researchers have met in Rome, Italy, last March 2013, at the International Congress "Nephrolithiasis: a systemic disorder" to discuss patho-physiology and possible treatment of kidney stones. During the meeting, a whole session was dedicated to nutrition, seen both as a cause or a therapeutic tool for nephrolithiasis. Due to its etiopathogenesis, nephrolithiasis is also an ideal model for a nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics approach. Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetic respectively study the effects of a dietary treatment on gene expression and, on the other hand, the impact of an inherited trait on the response to a specific dietary treatment. |
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Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 14% |
Researcher | 4 | 14% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 14% |
Lecturer | 2 | 7% |
Other | 3 | 10% |
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Social Sciences | 1 | 3% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 3% |
Other | 0 | 0% |
Unknown | 5 | 17% |