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ReviewUrolithiasis2025

Environmental determinants in the development of kidney stone.

Caitao Dong, Yijun Yang, Bobo Cheng, Sixing Yang, Yanxin Wang

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Caitao Dong *Department of Urology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430060, People's Republic of China.
Yijun Yang *MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Quality and Health, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430078, People's Republic of China.
Bobo ChengDepartment of Urology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430060, People's Republic of China.
Sixing YangDepartment of Urology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430060, People's Republic of China. sxyang@whu.edu.cn.
Yanxin WangMOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Quality and Health, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430078, People's Republic of China.

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFA0715900National Natural Science Foundation of China 42107219National Natural Science Foundation of China 82270797
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increase with years of kidney stone prevalence has become a serious public health problem worldwide. The geographical distribution pattern of kidney stone (known as "stone belt") clearly indicates the critical role of environmental exposure in its formation, which has long been an underestimated risk factor in studying the development of kidney stone. Based on our previous studies and bibliometric analysis, we discerned four environmental determinants and elaborated their impacts on human internal exposure related to kidney stone formation. The importance of climatic factor lies in that the relatively high temperature and low humidity environment may contribute greater prevalence of kidney stone, since it promotes elevating the concentration of relatively insoluble stone-forming salts. Geological factors including water quality, hydrogeology, and soil environment is involved in kidney stone formation via the food chain. Additionally, air pollution and heavy metal pollutants also act as potential risk factors by directly or indirectly affecting the normal renal function and urinary metabolism. This review thus provides insights into the specific mechanisms affecting metabolic changes in the human body which result in kidney stone formation under environmental exposure, and shed light on the pathogenesis of nephrolithiasis from an interdisciplinary perspective.

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Environmental ExposureKidney CalculiAir PollutionHumansMetals, HeavyRisk FactorsMetals, HeavyClimateEnvironmental exposureKidney stonePathogenesisWater quality

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