L-Carnitine Protects Renal Tubular Cells Against Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Crystals Adhesion Through Preventing Cells From Dedifferentiation

• Main Authors: Shujue Li (Author), Wenqi Wu (Author), Wenzheng Wu (Author), Xiaolu Duan (Author), Zhenzhen Kong (Author), Guohua Zeng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: The interactions between calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystals and renal tubular epithelial cells are important for renal stone formation but still unclear. This study aimed to investigate changes of epithelial cell phenotype after COM attachment and whether L-carnitine could p...