Cadmium and Kidney Disease | Heavy Metal Renal Failure
Cadmium is a heavy metal in the same group as zinc and mercury.
In industry, most cadmium is used to make nickel-cadmium batteries. Tobacco smoke contains cadmium and smokers may have a higher level of blood cadmium that non-smokers. Recently, the FDA has raised concerns about some imported children's jewelry containing a level of cadmium.
Exposure to cadmium is associated with lung, bone and kidney damage. The articles below will present data on kidney disease asssociated with cadmium toxicity.
Cadmium Toxicity and Kidney Disease
Ochi, A., Ishimura, E., Tsujimoto, Y., Kakiya, R., Tabata, T., Mori, K., Tahara, H., Shoji, T., Yasuda, H., Nishizawa, Y. and Inaba, M. (2012), Elemental Concentrations in Scalp Hair, Nutritional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients. Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, 16: 127–133. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2011.01043.x
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Author Interview: Pietro Manuel Ferraro, MD
TEMPORAL TREND OF CADMIUM EXPOSURE IN THE U.S. POPULATION SUGGESTS GENDER SPECIFICITIES.
Ferraro PM, Sturniolo A, Naticchia A, D'Alonzo S, Gambaro G.
Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Renal Program, Columbus-Gemelli University Hospital,
Catholic University of Rome, Italy.
Intern Med J. 2011 Oct 27. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02627.x.
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