ReviewBiomolecules2021
The Aging Kidney-As Influenced by Heavy Metal Exposure and Selenium Supplementation.
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- The protective effects of selenium against NLRP3-mediated inflammation and pyroptosis: mechanisms and the potential health benefits.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2026Review
- Heavy metal exposure and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in population with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stage 0-3: a cohort study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Enhanced Selenium Supplement Extends Lifespan and Delays Multi-Organs Aging by Regulating the Sik1 Pathway Through Maintaining Calcium Homeostasis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- A Comparative Study on the Paradoxical Relationship Between Heavy Metal Exposure and Kidney Function.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Serum protein α-klotho mediates the association between lead, mercury, and kidney function in middle-aged and elderly populations.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2025Article
- Selenomethionine Inhibited HADV-Induced Apoptosis Mediated by ROS through the JAK-STAT3 Signaling Pathway.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Uric acid mediates the relationship between mixed heavy metal exposure and renal function in older adult people.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Oxidative stress and senescence in aging kidneys: the protective role of SIRT1.EXCLI journal · 2024Review
- Cadmium-induced annulus fibrosus cell senescence contributes to intervertebral disc degeneration via the JNK/p53 signaling pathway.Iranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2024Article
- Selenium and Selenoproteins in Health.Biomolecules · 2023Review
- Association of Blood Selenium Level with Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in the Aging Population: a Cross-sectional Study.Biological trace element research · 2023Article
- Toxic and Essential Metals in Human Health and Disease 2021.Biomolecules · 2022Article
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8 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
The aging process in the kidneys has been well studied. It is known that the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) declines with age in subjects older than 50-60 years. However, there is still insufficient knowledge regarding the response of the aged kidney to environmental toxicants such as mercury, cadmium, and lead. Here, we present a review on the functional decline and proposed mechanisms in the aging kidney as influenced by metal pollutants. Due to the prevalence of these toxicants in the environment, human exposure is nearly unavoidable. Further, it is well known that acute and chronic exposures to toxic metals may be detrimental to kidneys of normal adults, thus it may be hypothesized that exposure of individuals with reduced GFR will result in additional reductions in renal function. Individuals with compromised renal function, either from aging or from a combination of aging and disease, may be particularly susceptible to environmental toxicants. The available data appear to show an association between exposure to mercury, cadmium and/or lead and an increase in incidence and severity of renal disease in elderly individuals. Furthermore, some physiological thiols, as well as adequate selenium status, appear to exert a protective action. Further studies providing improved insight into the mechanisms by which nephrotoxic metals are handled by aging kidneys, as well as possibilities of therapeutic protection, are of utmost importance.
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