Abnormal metabolism of palmitic acid promotes the formation of renal calcium oxalate stones

Individual metabolic factors are involved in the occurrence and development of CaOx stones, and dyslipidemia is an independent risk factor for the formation of urolithiasis. This study have screened out palmitic acid as one of the significantly differential metabolites in the urine of patients with renal CaOx stones compared with healthy controls by metabolomics. This study aims to further clarify the correlation between abnormal palmitic acid metabolism and the formation of renal CaOx stones, confirm the promoting effect of abnormal palmitic acid metabolism on the adhesion of CaOx crystals and the formation of renal CaOx stones Transcriptomics was applied to analyze the changes of genes related to the metabolism of palmitic acid in renal tubular epithelial cells