Osteopontin: an important protein in the formation of kidney stones

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  • who: . and collaborators from the Georgetown University Medical Center, United States have published the paper: Osteopontin: An important protein in the formation of kidney stones, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
  • what: The role of OPN in kidney stone formation is controversial, with some studies suggesting that it inhibits stone formation, while other studies suggest that it can promote stone formation.
  • how: The results showed that the number of crystals in WT was significantly higher than that in KO and large flower-shaped crystals were seen in WT tubules while KO showed small and uniform . . .

     

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