Dr. Salman Ahmed

Growth of urate (gouty and urinary) crystals on glass slide: a simple and inexpensive in vitro model to evaluate natural antiurolithiatic and anti-gout drugs

• Authors Details :  
• Salman Ahmed,  
• Muhammad Mohtasheemul Hasan

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Noncommunicable diseases, also known as chronic diseases, tend to last long and result from genetic, physiological, environmental, and behavioural factors. Uric acid nephrolithiasis, arthritis and gout come under noncommunicable diseases related with Monosodium urate monohydrate (MSUM ) crystals. MSUM crystals are deposited in peripheral joints, causing gout and eliciting an intense localized inflammatory attack. In contrast, in collecting ducts and medullary interstitium, it is a urinary calculi which causes dysuria, nausea and hematuria. The study aims to explore the possible morphological features of monosodium urate monohydrate crystals. The study was carried out on a glass slide under a microscope to observe the growth patterns of MSUM crystals. For this purpose, a drop of gel medium (sodium meta silicate solution + 0.2M sodium hydroxide + 2N acetic acid) at pH 5.02 - 5.17 was placed in the middle of a glass slide and converted into a gel. A 0.07 M uric acid drop was added to the adequately formed gel. The glass slide was observed under a microscope till it was completely dried. Monosodium urate monohydrate was formed as spherical ring banded spherulites, dumbbell and composite spherulites. The current study provides different phases of MSUM crystallization on a glass slide for the first time. It may also be used as a model to evaluate prophylactic management against gouty and renal stones through in vitro assessment of crystal growth and aggregation inhibition and modulation of developing or developed crystals by using different natural products.

Article Subject Details

• Pharmacognosy
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacology and toxicology
• Pharmacy

Article Keywords Details

• Gout
• In vitro technique
• Kidney stone
• Medicinal plants for kidney stone
• Pharmacognosy
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacy

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