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ArticleArchives of toxicology2021

Cadmium induces renal inflammation by activating the NLRP3 inflammasome through ROS/MAPK/NF-κB pathway in vitro and in vivo.

Ziyin Li, Huiqin Chi, Wei Zhu, Guangyu Yang, Jia Song, Lijun Mo, Yitian Zhang, Yudi Deng, Feifei Xu, Jiani Yang and 2 more

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Article in Archives of toxicology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ziyin LiGuangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China.
Huiqin ChiGuangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China.
Wei ZhuDepartment of Toxicology, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, 510440, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Guangyu YangDepartment of Toxicology, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, 510440, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Jia SongGuangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China.
Lijun MoGuangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China.
Yitian ZhangGuangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China.
Yudi DengGuangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China.
Feifei XuGuangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China.
Jiani YangDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, People's Republic of China.
Zhini HeGuangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China. hezhinihzn@126.com.
Xingfen YangGuangdong-Hongkong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Public Health, Food Safety and Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China. yangalice79@smu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5806-4507
Southern Medical University · CNGuangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CNJinan University · CN

Funding

guangdong key r&d program 2019B020210002national key r&d program of china 2018YFC1603101national natural science foundation of china 81872642national natural science foundation of china 82073599
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cadmium (Cd) has been reported to induce kidney damage by triggering oxidative stress and inflammation. The NLR family Pyrin Domain Containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome has been implicated a role in the pathogenesis of inflammation. However, the connection between Cd and NLRP3 inflammasome in the development of renal inflammation remains unknown. In this study, in vitro experiments based on the telomerase-immortalized human renal proximal-tubule epithelial cell line (RPTEC/TERT1) were carried out. Results revealed that CdCl

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Acute Kidney InjuryAnimalsCadmiumCell Line, TransformedFemaleHumansInflammasomesInflammationKidneyKidney Tubules, ProximalMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesNF-kappa BNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReactive Oxygen SpeciesCadmiumInflammasomesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesNF-kappa BNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinReactive Oxygen SpeciesCadmiumIL-1βMAPKNF-κBNLRP3 inflammasomeRenal

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PMID34510229
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