Component
Potassium citrate
Potassium citrate; interpretation depends on linked experimental context. Potassium salt of citrate; both potassium and citrate/alkali components accompany the intervention.
3 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
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What it does
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What it acts on
Both potassium salts improved beta-cell-function estimates; only citrate improved insulin-sensitivity estimates in this small normokalemic pilot.
Experimental context and source evidence
- availability_state
- biomarker_context Imported condition classification; unverified.
- cross_nutrient
- Potassium and accompanying alkali cannot be treated as an identical intervention.
- experimental_model
- Eleven non-acidotic normokalemic adults, 7 men/4 women, ages 47-63; double-blind placebo-controlled KCl/K-citrate 90 mEq/day, two weeks each.
- limitations
- Eleven subjects, short duration and surrogate estimates; no established molecular pathway or prevention effect.
- nutrient_topic
- Potassium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Potassium
- organism
- Human
- plain_language
- The accompanying anion changed the observed metabolic response.
- primary_references
- [conen-2016-pilot] Effects of potassium citrate or potassium chloride in patients with combined glucose intolerance: A placebo-controlled pilot study (2016). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S105687271630054X DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.03.017
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Systemic glucose regulation
- trigger_kind
- biomarker_context Imported condition classification; unverified.
Potassium: cross-nutrient mechanisms and deficiency (2026-09-17) · lines 946–956
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Eleven non-acidotic normokalemic adults, 7 men/4 women, ages 47-63; double-blind placebo-controlled KCl/K-citrate 90 mEq/day, two weeks each. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### k-salt-glycemic-anion-boundary Both potassium salts improved beta-cell-function estimates; only citrate improved insulin-sensitivity estimates in this small normokalemic pilot. Condition category: biomarker_context nutrient_topic: Potassium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: The accompanying anion changed the observed metabolic response. organism: Human tissue_or_cell_type: Systemic glucose regulation experimental_model: Eleven non-acidotic normokalemic adults, 7 men/4 women, ages 47-63; double-blind placebo-controlled KCl/K-citrate 90 mEq/day, two weeks each. limitations: Eleven subjects, short duration and surrogate estimates; no established molecular pathway or prevention effect. cross_nutrient: Potassium and accompanying alkali cannot be treated as an identical intervention. [conen-2016-pilot] Effects of potassium citrate or potassium chloride in patients with combined glucose intolerance: A placebo-controlled pilot study (2016). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S105687271630054X DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.03.017
Complete structured claim and evidencePotassium citrate increased urine citrate excretion and clearance in the small stone-patient comparison.
Experimental context and source evidence
- cross_nutrient
- Potassium-salt anion determines effects on urinary citrate, which participates in calcium complexation.
- endpoint
- Potassium citrate increased urine citrate excretion and clearance in the small stone-patient comparison.
- experimental-exposure
- Eight patients with stones, without potassium deficiency, compared after two weeks of potassium citrate, bicarbonate, or chloride at 80 mEq/day.
- experimental_model
- Eight patients with stones, without potassium deficiency, compared after two weeks of potassium citrate, bicarbonate, or chloride at 80 mEq/day.
- limitations
- Eight patients, short intervention; absence of potassium deficiency limits extrapolation to depletion. Alkali and citrate coeffects cannot be assigned to potassium cation alone.
- nutrient_topic
- Potassium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Potassium
- organism
- Homo sapiens
- plain_language
- This salt raised citrate availability in urine, with accompanying alkali delivery.
- primary_references
- [sakhaee-1991-salts] Contrasting effects of various potassium salts on renal citrate excretion (1991). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1899422/ DOI: 10.1210/jcem-72-2-396
- tissue_or_cell_type
- kidney and urine
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AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Eight patients with stones, without potassium deficiency, compared after two weeks of potassium citrate, bicarbonate, or chloride at 80 mEq/day. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### kcitrate-increases-urine-citrate Potassium citrate increased urine citrate excretion and clearance in the small stone-patient comparison. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Potassium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: This salt raised citrate availability in urine, with accompanying alkali delivery. organism: Homo sapiens tissue_or_cell_type: kidney and urine experimental_model: Eight patients with stones, without potassium deficiency, compared after two weeks of potassium citrate, bicarbonate, or chloride at 80 mEq/day. limitations: Eight patients, short intervention; absence of potassium deficiency limits extrapolation to depletion. Alkali and citrate coeffects cannot be assigned to potassium cation alone. cross_nutrient: Potassium-salt anion determines effects on urinary citrate, which participates in calcium complexation. experimental-exposure: Eight patients with stones, without potassium deficiency, compared after two weeks of potassium citrate, bicarbonate, or chloride at 80 mEq/day. endpoint: Potassium citrate increased urine citrate excretion and clearance in the small stone-patient comparison. [sakhaee-1991-salts] Contrasting effects of various potassium salts on renal citrate excretion (1991). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1899422/ DOI: 10.1210/jcem-72-2-396
Complete structured claim and evidencePotassium citrate reduced new stone formation relative to placebo among participants followed for three years in the hypocitraturic calcium-stone trial.
Experimental context and source evidence
- cross_nutrient
- Citrate/alkali coadministration with potassium modifies calcium-stone formation in hypocitraturic stone formers.
- endpoint
- Potassium citrate reduced new stone formation relative to placebo among participants followed for three years in the hypocitraturic calcium-stone trial.
- experimental-exposure
- Fifty-seven people with recurrent calcium stones and hypocitraturia randomized to potassium citrate 30-60 mEq/day or placebo; three-year outcomes in 18 and 20 respectively.
- experimental_model
- Fifty-seven people with recurrent calcium stones and hypocitraturia randomized to potassium citrate 30-60 mEq/day or placebo; three-year outcomes in 18 and 20 respectively.
- limitations
- 57 randomized but 38 contributed the cited three-year comparison; potassium, citrate and alkalinization were cointerventions. Not a potassium-cation-only effect or treatment recommendation.
- nutrient_topic
- Potassium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Potassium
- organism
- Homo sapiens
- plain_language
- The combined salt changed a stone outcome in a selected clinical group.
- primary_references
- [barcelo-1993-stones] Randomized double-blind study of potassium citrate in idiopathic hypocitraturic calcium nephrolithiasis (1993). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022534717358883 DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)35888-3
- tissue_or_cell_type
- urinary tract
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AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Fifty-seven people with recurrent calcium stones and hypocitraturia randomized to potassium citrate 30-60 mEq/day or placebo; three-year outcomes in 18 and 20 respectively. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### potassium-citrate-reduces-calcium-stone-formation Potassium citrate reduced new stone formation relative to placebo among participants followed for three years in the hypocitraturic calcium-stone trial. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Potassium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: The combined salt changed a stone outcome in a selected clinical group. organism: Homo sapiens tissue_or_cell_type: urinary tract experimental_model: Fifty-seven people with recurrent calcium stones and hypocitraturia randomized to potassium citrate 30-60 mEq/day or placebo; three-year outcomes in 18 and 20 respectively. limitations: 57 randomized but 38 contributed the cited three-year comparison; potassium, citrate and alkalinization were cointerventions. Not a potassium-cation-only effect or treatment recommendation. cross_nutrient: Citrate/alkali coadministration with potassium modifies calcium-stone formation in hypocitraturic stone formers. experimental-exposure: Fifty-seven people with recurrent calcium stones and hypocitraturia randomized to potassium citrate 30-60 mEq/day or placebo; three-year outcomes in 18 and 20 respectively. endpoint: Potassium citrate reduced new stone formation relative to placebo among participants followed for three years in the hypocitraturic calcium-stone trial. [barcelo-1993-stones] Randomized double-blind study of potassium citrate in idiopathic hypocitraturic calcium nephrolithiasis (1993). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022534717358883 DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)35888-3
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