Association of minor and trace elements with mineralogical
constituents of urinary stones: A hard nut to crack in existing
studies of urolithiasis

J 2013

Association of minor and trace elements with mineralogical constituents of urinary stones: A hard nut to crack in existing studies of urolithiasis

KUTA, Jan, Jiří MACHÁT, Daniela BENOVÁ, Rostislav ČERVENKA, Josef ZEMAN et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Association of minor and trace elements with mineralogical constituents of urinary stones: A hard nut to crack in existing studies of urolithiasis

Authors

KUTA, Jan (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jiří MACHÁT (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Daniela BENOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Rostislav ČERVENKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Josef ZEMAN (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and P. MARTINEC (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH, DORDRECHT, SPRINGER, 2013, 0269-4042

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10406 Analytical chemistry

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.573

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/13:00066747

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10653-013-9511-5

UT WoS

000321240100008

Keywords in English

Urinary stones; Trace elements; Biomonitoring; Urolithiasis; Mineral constituents

Abstract

V originále

The role of metals in urinary stone formation has already been studied in several publications. Moreover, urinary calculi can also be used for assessing exposure of humans to minor and trace elements in addition to other biological matrices, for example, blood, urine, or hair. However, using urinary calculi for biomonitoring of trace elements is limited by the association of elements with certain types of minerals. In this work, 614 samples of urinary calculi were subjected to mineralogical and elemental analysis. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and thermo-oxidation cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry were used for the determination of major, minor, and trace elements. Infrared spectroscopy was used for mineralogical analysis, and additionally, it was also employed in the calculation of mineralogical composition, based on quantification of major elements and stoichiometry. Results demonstrate the applicability of such an approach in investigating associations of minor and trace elements with mineralogical constituents of stones, especially in low concentrations, where traditional methods of mineralogical analysis are not capable of quantifying mineral content reliably. The main result of this study is the confirmation of association of several elements with struvite (K, Rb) and with calcium phosphate minerals, here calculated as hydroxylapatite (Na, Zn, Sr, Ba, Pb). Phosphates were proved as the most important metal-bearing minerals in urinary calculi. Moreover, a significantly different content was also observed for Fe, Zr, Mo, Cu, Cd, Se, Sn, and Hg in investigated groups of minerals. Examination of such associations is essential, and critical analysis of mineral constituents should precede any comparison of element content among various groups of samples.

Links

ED0001/01/01, research and development project

Name: CETOCOEN

EE2.3.20.0053, research and development project

Name: Podpora odborníků a mezinárodního networkingu v oblastech environmentálního výzkumu v ČR

GA203/09/1394, research and development project

Name: Chemická, mineralogická a statistická analýza souboru močových konkrementů pacientů ostravské aglomerace

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Chemical, mineralogical and statistical analysis of set of urinary stones of patients of Ostrava city aglomeration

LM2011028, research and development project

Name: RECETOX ? Národní infrastruktura pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

Citovat

KUTA, Jan, Jiří MACHÁT, Daniela BENOVÁ, Rostislav ČERVENKA, Josef ZEMAN and P. MARTINEC. Association of minor and trace elements with mineralogical constituents of urinary stones: A hard nut to crack in existing studies of urolithiasis. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER, 2013, vol. 35, No 4, p. 511-522. ISSN 0269-4042. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10653-013-9511-5.

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KUTA, Jan, Jiří MACHÁT, Daniela BENOVÁ, Rostislav ČERVENKA, Josef ZEMAN and P. MARTINEC. Association of minor and trace elements with mineralogical constituents of urinary stones: A hard nut to crack in existing studies of urolithiasis. \textit{ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH}. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER, 2013, vol.~35, No~4, p.~511-522. ISSN~0269-4042. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10653-013-9511-5.

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