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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Toxicity Mechanisms of Gadolinium and Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents-A Review.

Susana Coimbra, Susana Rocha, Nícia Reis Sousa, Cristina Catarino, Luís Belo, Elsa Bronze-da-Rocha, Maria João Valente, Alice Santos-Silva

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In one paragraph

Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Adverse effects and underlying mechanism of rare earth elements.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2025
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  14. Cerebral Accumulation of Gadolinium (GdTomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2026
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  15. Hybrid FeInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Susana Coimbra1H-TOXRUN-1H-Toxicology Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences, Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário (CESPU), Advanced Polytechnic and University Cooperative, CRL, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal.
Susana RochaAssociate Laboratory i4HB-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4196-2217
Nícia Reis SousaDepartamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Saúde, Instituto Superior Politécnico de Benguela, Benguela, Angola.
Cristina CatarinoAssociate Laboratory i4HB-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
Luís BeloAssociate Laboratory i4HB-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3941-6850
Elsa Bronze-da-RochaAssociate Laboratory i4HB-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3571-2513
Maria João ValenteNational Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, 2800 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Alice Santos-SilvaAssociate Laboratory i4HB-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2565-3169
Universidade do Porto · PTInstituto Superior Politécnico de Tecnologia e Ciências · AOTechnical University of Denmark · DK

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia 2022.08400.PTDC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have been used for more than 30 years to improve magnetic resonance imaging, a crucial tool for medical diagnosis and treatment monitoring across multiple clinical settings. Studies have shown that exposure to GBCAs is associated with gadolinium release and tissue deposition that may cause short- and long-term toxicity in several organs, including the kidney, the main excretion organ of most GBCAs. Considering the increasing prevalence of chronic kidney disease worldwide and that most of the complications following GBCA exposure are associated with renal dysfunction, the mechanisms underlying GBCA toxicity, especially renal toxicity, are particularly important. A better understanding of the gadolinium mechanisms of toxicity may contribute to clarify the safety and/or potential risks associated with the use of GBCAs. In this work, a review of the recent literature concerning gadolinium and GBCA mechanisms of toxicity was performed.

Indexed as

Body FluidsContrast MediaGadoliniumKidneyMagnetic Resonance ImagingContrast MediaGadoliniumgadoliniumgadolinium-based contrast agentsmagnetic resonance imagingnephrotoxicitytoxicity mechanisms

Identifiers

PMID38612881
PMCPMC11012457
OpenAlexW4394568620

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