Stones: Utilizing bacterial factors for kidney stone prevention
Nature Reviews Nephrology 12, 715 (2016).
doi:10.1038/nrneph.2016.158
Author: Ellen F. Carney
Colonization of the intestine with Oxalobacter formigenes is associated with a reduced risk of calcium oxalate kidney stones. Now, researcher Hatim Hassan and colleagues show that bioactive factors derived from these probiotic bacteria stimulate oxalate secretion in the distal colon, leading to a reduction
Source: Nature Reviews Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ellen F. Carney Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research