To assess the binding of individual amino acids to the principal calcium minerals found in human kidney stones, the adsorption of 20 amino acids on to calcium oxalate monohydrate, CaHPO4*2H2O, Ca3(PO4)2 and Ca5(PO4)3OH crystals was determined over the physiological urinary pH range (pH 5-8) in aqueous solutions. All amino acids adsorbed most strongly at pH 5, and this decreased in all cases as ...

Hyperphosphatemia, calcitriol deficiency, and secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) are common complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) is a novel phosphaturic hormone that also inhibits renal 1alpha-hydroxylase activity and thus may be involved in the pathogenesis of SHPT. Several hypotheses were tested: that FGF-23 increases as renal function declines...

A single-phase crystalline Na3V2O2(PO4)2F material has been prepared by the solvothermal method. Partial ion exchange between Na and Li was then used to form Na3−xLixV2O2(PO4)2F. The two materials were studied as positive cathodes by physical characterization, electrochemical measurements, and simulation. With density functional theory calculations, four stable phases of NaxV2O2(PO4)2F were ide...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent risk factor for premature cardiovascular death in hemodialysis (HD) patients and one of the three forms of uremic cardiomyopathy. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a volume-independent technique to assess cardiac structure. We used CMR to assess the determinants of left ventricular mass (LVM) and LVH in HD p...

Converting biowaste into biochar and incorporating it soil is recognized as an effective method for carbon (C) sequestration. However, inevitably undergoes aging process in soil, which influences its stability, ultimately threatens sequestration ability. This study selected CaCl2 exogenous additive of sewage sludge bone dreg producing Ca-rich biochars, both surface C bulk stability them were in...

A series of novel single-phase white light-emitting Dy3+-doped Ca9Al(PO4)7 nanophosphors was successfully synthesized at 1100 °C via solution combustion route. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Rietveld refinement analysis Ca9Dy0.03Al0.97(PO4)7 sample confirmed that this phosphor had a trigonal crystal structure with space group R3c(161). Meanwhile, as-observed from the transmission electron microsco...