Abstract Research on Mesoamerican Nephropathy, chronic kidney disease of unknown
cause and chronic kidney disease of nontraditional cause has been going on for more than …

Multiple epidemics of chronic kidney disease of an unknown etiology (CKDu) have emerged
in agricultural communities around the world. Many factors have been posited as potential …

Sugarcane is the most widely cultivated crop in the world, with equatorial develo** nations
performing most of this agriculture. Burning sugarcane is a common practice to facilitate …

Introduction Sugarcane workers are exposed to potentially hazardous agrochemicals,
including pesticides, heavy metals, and silica. Such occupational exposures present health …

Heat-related illnesses range from mild heat-related illnesses with heat oedema and exercise-
associated muscle cramps to exercise-associated collapse, heat exhaustion and life …

Purpose To examine heat exposure at work and home and the work–recovery cycle and
temporal variation of kidney strain, muscle injury and inflammation biomarkers in sugarcane …

Background CKD of a nontraditional etiology (CKDnt) is responsible for high mortality in
Central America, although its causes remain unclear. Evidence of kidney dysfunction has …

Introduction Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN) is a chronic kidney disease (CKD) which
may be caused by recurrent acute kidney injury (AKI). We investigated urinary quinolinate-to …

Chronic kidney disease of un-known cause (CKDu, also called Mesoamerican nephropathy)
is a form of nondiabetic, nonhypertensive CKD most often described in impoverished …

Genetic and molecular factors associated with chronic lung and kidney disease
susceptibility, leading causes of domestic and global mortality, remain largely unexplained …