Exploring the Connection Between Bacterial Biofilms and Renal Calculi: A Comprehensive Review
Bacterial biofilms, structured communities of microorganisms enmeshed in an extracellular matrix, have emerged as significant players in various pathological processes. Renal calculi, commonly known as kidney stones, pose a prevalent medical concern, and recent research has highlighted the potential...
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| author | A. Mohankumar Raghuram Ganesh Priyadarshini Shanmugam |
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| description | Bacterial biofilms, structured communities of microorganisms enmeshed in an extracellular matrix, have emerged as significant players in various pathological processes. Renal calculi, commonly known as kidney stones, pose a prevalent medical concern, and recent research has highlighted the potential influence of bacterial biofilms in their formation and persistence. This review explores the development of biofilms on the surface of urinary tract stones and how they create a favorable environment for the colonization of bacteria. This colonization, in turn, can lead to chronic infections, stone enlargement, and recurrent stone formation. This review offers a comprehensive exploration of the dynamic interplay between bacterial biofilms and renal calculi. It emphasizes the role of biofilm-related mechanisms in chronic infections, inflammation, and mineral deposition, underscoring the potential for innovative therapeutic strategies aimed at managing and preventing biofilm-associated renal calculi. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0f1820281ff84e0098802d318a3aaa0a2025-08-20T02:20:52ZengJournal of Pure and Applied MicrobiologyJournal of Pure and Applied Microbiology0973-75102581-690X2024-12-0118422622283https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.18.4.44Exploring the Connection Between Bacterial Biofilms and Renal Calculi: A Comprehensive ReviewA. Mohankumarhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1065-5636Raghuram GaneshPriyadarshini Shanmugamhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4382-562XBacterial biofilms, structured communities of microorganisms enmeshed in an extracellular matrix, have emerged as significant players in various pathological processes. Renal calculi, commonly known as kidney stones, pose a prevalent medical concern, and recent research has highlighted the potential influence of bacterial biofilms in their formation and persistence. This review explores the development of biofilms on the surface of urinary tract stones and how they create a favorable environment for the colonization of bacteria. This colonization, in turn, can lead to chronic infections, stone enlargement, and recurrent stone formation. This review offers a comprehensive exploration of the dynamic interplay between bacterial biofilms and renal calculi. It emphasizes the role of biofilm-related mechanisms in chronic infections, inflammation, and mineral deposition, underscoring the potential for innovative therapeutic strategies aimed at managing and preventing biofilm-associated renal calculi.https://microbiologyjournal.org/exploring-the-connection-between-bacterial-biofilms-and-renal-calculi-a-comprehensive-review/renal calculibiofilmbiofilm-producing bacterianephrolithiasis |
| spellingShingle | A. Mohankumar Raghuram Ganesh Priyadarshini Shanmugam Exploring the Connection Between Bacterial Biofilms and Renal Calculi: A Comprehensive Review Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology renal calculi biofilm biofilm-producing bacteria nephrolithiasis |
| title | Exploring the Connection Between Bacterial Biofilms and Renal Calculi: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_full | Exploring the Connection Between Bacterial Biofilms and Renal Calculi: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the Connection Between Bacterial Biofilms and Renal Calculi: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the Connection Between Bacterial Biofilms and Renal Calculi: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_short | Exploring the Connection Between Bacterial Biofilms and Renal Calculi: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_sort | exploring the connection between bacterial biofilms and renal calculi a comprehensive review |
| topic | renal calculi biofilm biofilm-producing bacteria nephrolithiasis |
| url | https://microbiologyjournal.org/exploring-the-connection-between-bacterial-biofilms-and-renal-calculi-a-comprehensive-review/ |
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