Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common progressive disease that is typically
characterized by the permanent loss of functional nephrons. As injured nephrons become …

Besides being important occupational hazards, lead and cadmium are nowadays metals of
great environmental concern. Both metals, without any physiological functions, can induce …

Background Occupational and environmental exposures to toxic metals are established risk
factors for the development of hypertension and kidney disease in adults. There is some …

The heavy metal cadmium accumulates in kidney cells, particularly those of the proximal
tubular epithelium, and the damage this causes is associated with development of chronic …

The Metallothionein (MT) is a protein which has several interesting biological effects and
has been demonstrated increase focus on the role of MT in various biological systems in the …

The widespread occurrence of cadmium in the environment continues to pose a threat to
human health despite attempts at limiting its technological uses. The biologically significant …

Background Environmental exposure to toxic metals is an important risk factor to human
health. Traditional methods have examined associations between a health endpoint and …

Abstract Background: Trace elements (TEs) are ubiquitous and their potential interest for
human health has been constantly expanding. Biological monitoring is generally considered …

The health risk assessment of exposure to toxic metals through the consumption food crops
is very important. The present study was aimed to investigate the bioaccessibility of toxic …

Background Environmental factors have been associated with the outbreak of chronic
kidney disease (CKD). We evaluated the association of Cadmium (Cd) exposure with the …