Cadmium and lead exposure, nephrotoxicity, and mortality

S Satarug, G C. Gobe, D A. Vesey, KR Phelps - Toxics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The present review aims to provide an update on health risks associated with the low-to-
moderate levels of environmental cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) to which most populations …

Interplay of calcium and cadmium in mediating cadmium toxicity

G Choong, Y Liu, DM Templeton - Chemico-biological interactions, 2014 - Elsevier
The environmentally important toxic metal, cadmium, exists as the Cd 2+ ion in biological
systems, and in this state structurally resembles Ca 2+. Thus, although cadmium exerts a …

Chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology: prevalence and causative factors in a develo** 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 …

Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka

S Rajapakse, MC Shivanthan… - International journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: In the last two decades, chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu)
has emerged as a significant contributor to the burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in …

Drinking water quality and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu): synergic effects of fluoride, cadmium and hardness of water

HMS Wasana, D Aluthpatabendi, W Kularatne… - … geochemistry and health, 2016 - Springer
High prevalence of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in some regions of
the world is suspected mainly due to a toxin-mediated renal failure. We examined the …

Fertilizer usage and cadmium in soils, crops and food

MWC Dharma-Wardana - Environmental geochemistry and health, 2018 - Springer
Phosphate fertilizers were first implicated by Schroeder and Balassa (Science 140 (3568):
819–820, 1963) for increasing the Cd concentration in cultivated soils and crops. This …

Tubulointerstitial damage as the major pathological lesion in endemic chronic kidney disease among farmers in North Central Province of Sri Lanka

S Nanayakkara, T Komiya, N Ratnatunga… - … health and preventive …, 2012 - Springer
Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) in North Central Province of Sri Lanka
has become a key public health concern in the agricultural sector due to the dramatic rise in …