Abstract:
Summary
Urinary enzymes N-acetil-β-D-glucosam inidase (NAG), Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), β2-microglobulin (β2-M) levels in blood and urine were measured in the 20 patients with urolithiasis treated with Shilintong and in 26 patients treated using alternate drugs for urolithiasis in association with antibacterial treatment. It was found that the levels of β2-M were high in both the groups before the treatment in com parision to the control group. While it was found that after the treatment the high level of β2-M are present only in first group, this indicates the process of tubular damage. The levels of NAG and LDH were found to remain high in both the groups
before and after the treatment this indicates cellular dam age to the tubules indicating the development of
pyelonephrites. Shellintong has been found not to be nephrotoxic.
