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Open Access
01-06-2015 | Letter to the Editor
A single-blind, parallel trial of l-hydroxyproline in healthy adult subjects
Authors:
Saori Akiduki, Haruo Ito, Koji Morishita, Ayako Kamimura
Published in:
Urolithiasis
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Issue 3/2015
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Excerpt
As calcium oxalate is the most common constituent of urinary stones animal model of the urolithiasis has been established by feeding l-hydroxyproline, an endogenous precursor of oxalate. However, the influence of oral l-hydroxyproline on human urinary oxalate excretion has not been clearly demonstrated. We herein report a clinical study examining the influence of daily ingestion of l-hydroxyproline on urinary oxalate levels with a focus on measuring oxalic acid excreted in the urine. …