Blood lymphocyte magnesium in kidney stone formers

Int Urol Nephrol. 1989;21(4):375-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02559632.

Abstract

Blood lymphocyte, serum and urinary magnesium analyses were performed in a randomized group of 36 kidney stone-formers with the aim to determine the incidence of intracellular and extracellular magnesium depletion in urolithiasis. Lymphocyte magnesium depletion was found in 10 patients, serum magnesium depletion in 5 and concomitant lymphocyte and serum magnesium depletion in another 3 patients. Thus intracellular and/or extracellular magnesium depletion was found in 15 patients (41.7%). Oral magnesium supplementation (5-10 mmol Mg2+ daily) was found in some patients ineffective in both lymphocyte and/or serum magnesium repletion.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Calculi / blood*
  • Kidney Calculi / complications
  • Lymphocytes / analysis*
  • Magnesium / analysis*
  • Magnesium / blood
  • Magnesium Deficiency / complications
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Random Allocation

Substances

  • Magnesium