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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021

The relationship between cadmium exposure and renal volume in inhabitants of a cadmium-polluted area of Japan.

Xian Liang Sun, Teruhiko Kido, Hideaki Nakagawa, Muneko Nishijo, Masaru Sakurai, Masao Ishizaki, Yuko Morikawa, Rie Okamoto, Akie Ichimori, Naoki Ohno and 4 more

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Xian Liang SunSchool of Medicine, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing, 314001, China.
Teruhiko KidoSchool of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-0942, Japan. tkido@staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp.
Hideaki NakagawaInstitute of Medical Science, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, 920-0293, Japan.
Muneko NishijoDepartment of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, 920-0293, Japan.
Masaru SakuraiDepartment of Social and Environmental Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, 920-0293, Japan.
Masao IshizakiDepartment of Social and Environmental Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, 920-0293, Japan.
Yuko MorikawaDepartment of Medicine, School of Nursing, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, 920-0293, Japan.
Rie OkamotoSchool of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-0942, Japan.
Akie IchimoriSchool of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-0942, Japan.
Naoki OhnoSchool of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-0942, Japan.
Satoshi KobayashiSchool of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-0942, Japan.
Toshiaki MiyatiSchool of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-0942, Japan.
Kazuhiro NogawaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Yasushi SuwazonoDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
Kanazawa University · JPKanazawa Medical University · JPChiba University · JPJiaxing University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This follow-up study was conducted over 30 years in a cadmium-polluted area of Japan. Urinary cadmium (U-Cd) concentration decreased by nearly half from 1986 to 2008 in men and women. However, it increased from 2008 to 2014 and maintained similar levels in 2016. Because renal atrophy may induce an increase in U-Cd, kidney volumes were determined using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in 2018. Based on the MRI results, we divided the participants into two groups, namely the normal group (n = 6, three men and three women) and the lesion group (n = 6, three men and three women). The level of urinary N-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminidase/creatinine (U-NAG/Cr) in the lesion group was significantly higher than in the normal group. The level of serum alkaline phosphatase (Al-P) was positively associated with U-Cd. Age and renal cortex volumes showed significantly negative associations. However, U-Cd and renal cortex and kidney volumes showed no significant associations. These results suggest that U-NAG and serum Al-P were sensitive biomarkers to reflect renal tubular dysfunction and bone damage caused by cadmium poisoning. Individuals chronically exposed to Cd should be observed carefully, due to the increased effect of aging on renal cortex volumes.

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CadmiumEnvironmental ExposureAcetylglucosaminidasebeta 2-MicroglobulinBiomarkersFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansJapanKidneyMaleAcetylglucosaminidasebeta 2-MicroglobulinBiomarkersCadmiumAgingMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI)Serum alkaline phosphatase (Al-P)Urinary cadmium (U-Cd)Urinary N-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminidase (NAG)

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