Calculogenic potential of galactose and fructose in relation to urinary excretion of lithogenic substances in vitamin B6 deficient and control rats.

OBJECTIVE Calculogenic potential of refined sugars galactose and fructose was examined in vitamin B6 deficient and control rats in terms of their capacity to increase urinary excretion of lithogens. METHODS Male albino rats were fed vitamin B6 deficient diet with 51.7% sucrose+ starch or galactose or fructose as the source of carbohydrate. Pair-fed controls were maintained for all the groups for a period of four weeks. Twenty-four hour urine samples obtained at weekly intervals were analyzed for creatinine, calcium, oxalate, phosphate and uric acid. Microscopic urinalysis was performed at the end of the study. RESULTS Urinary calcium excretion increased with respect to baseline in all groups except vitamin B6 control group. On day 28, galactose and fructose-fed rats demonstrated significant hypercalciuria as compared to the sucrose + starch fed group. Vitamin B6 deficient rats (irrespective of the sugar fed) excreted significantly greater urinary calcium compared to pair-fed controls. Oxalate excretion was significantly increased in rats fed galactose compared to those fed fructose or sucrose + starch. Vitamin B6 deficiency further increased oxalate excretion by 1.5, 1.9 and 1.7 fold in sucrose + starch, fructose or galactose fed animals, respectively. Urinary uric acid excretion was enhanced only in fructose-fed rats. There was no change in urinary excretion of creatinine and phosphate in different experimental and control groups. Increased urinary saturation with lithogens caused pronounced crystalluria in all the vitamin B6 deficient groups as well as galactose control group. CONCLUSION The results suggest galactose ingestion is associated with a greater propensity to form calcium oxalate kidney stones than fructose. Calculogenic potential of galactose and fructose is further enhanced in vitamin B6 deficiency.

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