The Influence of fluoride on chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

S Nanayakkara, S Senevirathna, KH Harada… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Fluoride is an element that is widely distributed in the environment. The involvement of
fluoride in pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu) in Sri …

Serum and urine fluoride levels in populations of high environmental fluoride exposure with endemic CKDu: a case–control study from Sri Lanka

W Fernando, N Nanayakkara, L Gunarathne… - … geochemistry and health, 2020 - Springer
Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) is a common health issue among
farming communities in the dry zone of Sri Lanka where groundwater fluoride is known to be …

Systematic evaluation of exposure to trace elements and minerals in patients with chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

S Nanayakkara, S Senevirathna, KH Harada… - Journal of Trace …, 2019 - Elsevier
Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) in areas in and around Sri Lanka's
North Central Province has been identified as a major non-communicable disease due to its …

Chronic kidney diseases of uncertain etiology (CKDue) in Sri Lanka: geographic distribution and environmental implications

R Chandrajith, S Nanayakkara, K Itai… - … geochemistry and health, 2011 - Springer
The increase in the number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients from the north central
region of Sri Lanka has become a environmental health issue of national concern. Unlike in …

[HTML][HTML] Fluoride in drinking water and diet: the causative factor of chronic kidney diseases in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka

RW Dharmaratne - Environmental health and preventive medicine, 2015 - Springer
A significant number of people in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka suffer from chronic
kidney diseases (CKD), and the author revisits existing literature related to CKD to find its …

Glyphosate and fluoride in high-hardness drinking water are positively associated with chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

JC Ulrich, K Hoffman, T Gunasekara… - … & Technology Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) has emerged as a serious public
health concern in farming communities globally, especially in Sri Lanka with 5%–20% of the …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology: prevalence and causative factors in a developing country

N Jayatilake, S Mendis, P Maheepala, FR Mehta - BMC nephrology, 2013 - Springer
Background This study describes chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu),
which cannot be attributed to diabetes, hypertension or other known aetiologies, that has …

Significance of Mg-hardness and fluoride in drinking water on chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Monaragala, Sri Lanka

DND Liyanage, S Diyabalanage, SP Dunuweera… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) that contributes
significantly to morbidity and mortality rates among dry-zonal farming communities has …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of fluoride on major organs with the different time of exposure in rats

T Perera, S Ranasinghe, N Alles, R Waduge - Environmental health and …, 2018 - Springer
Background High fluoride levels in drinking water in relation to the prevalence of chronic
kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka were investigated using rats as an …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental rat model for acute tubular injury induced by high water hardness and high water fluoride: efficacy of primary preventive intervention by distilled …

T Perera, S Ranasinghe, N Alles, R Waduge - BMC nephrology, 2020 - Springer
Background High water hardness associated with high water fluoride and the geographical
distribution of Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka are well …