vitamin-k-semiquinone-radical and Urolithiasis

Calcium-based kidney stone disease is a highly prevalent and morbid condition, with an often complicated and multifactorial aetiology. An abundance of research on the role of specific vitamins (B

Topics: Calcium; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Humans; Kidney Calculi; Urolithiasis; Vitamin A; Vitamin K; Vitamins

Patients with intestinal fat malabsorption and urolithiasis are particularly at risk of acquiring fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies. The aim of the study was to evaluate the vitamin status and metabolic profile before and after the supplementation of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K (ADEK) in 51 patients with fat malabsorption due to different intestinal diseases both with and without urolithiasis. Anthropometric, clinical, blood and 24-h urinary parameters and dietary intake were assessed at baseline and after ADEK supplementation for two weeks. At baseline, serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity was higher in stone formers (SF;

Topics: Adult; Aged; Aspartate Aminotransferases; Cholesterol; Dietary Supplements; Female; Humans; Malabsorption Syndromes; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Triglycerides; Urolithiasis; Vitamin A; Vitamin A Deficiency; Vitamin D; Vitamin D Deficiency; Vitamin E; Vitamin E Deficiency; Vitamin K; Vitamin K Deficiency; Vitamins