Multimodal analysis of renal stones to explore new biomarkers of urolithiasis
Despite advances in minimally invasive surgery, urolithiasis still recurs within the first five years after the first episode in more than 50% of patients. Researchers continue to search for new crystallisation inhibitors, metaphylaxis strategies and laser sources for stone destruction. Therefore, to achieve these goals, it is necessary to study kidney stones not only as the result of an isolated process of pathological biomineralisation in the human body, but also as a biogenic mineral or rock that obeys universal patterns and has certain properties. Consequently, kidney stones need to be studied using methods that are widely used in the geological sciences for the study of minerals, such as computed microtomography and petrological analysis. In this review, the properties of kidney stones studied using various research methods used in geosciences are discussed. These properties are also considered as new biomarkers of urolithiasis. This review discusses how new data from multimodal stone analysis can be used to develop personalised metaphylaxis and treatment strategies for all types of urolithiasis, including the most common idiopathic calcium-oxalate urolithiasis.
Authors
- Daniil Bogoedov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3276-7508)
- Yuliya Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7448-3934)
- Stanislav Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7365-4190)
- Sergey Tkachev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8436-7250)
- А З Винаров (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9510-9487)
- Alim Dymov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6513-9888)
- Danila Golub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1486-5434)
- Elvira R. Gafarova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3215-2389)
- R. E. Musaelyan
- Elena Popova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0988-512X)
- M. D. Shchekleina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0681-864X)
- Peter S. Timashev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7773-2435)
- А. А. Акованцева (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7709-0820)
- Gevorg Galechyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0326-8233)
- Boris Ershov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3879-2424)
- Anastasia Karpenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2318-1743)
- Pavel Chislov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9257-6142)
Institutions
- Sechenov University (RU)
- Lomonosov Moscow State University (RU)
- Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics (RU)
- Bridgepoint (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Moscow State University (TJ)
- V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urology Herald
- Published
- 2024-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21886/2308-6424-2024-12-4-121-134
- Primary Topic
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00