RENAL EXCRETION OF PROTEINS AND ENZYMES IN WORKERS EXPOSED TO CADMIUM
RENAL EXCRETION OF PROTEINS AND ENZYMES IN WORKERS EXPOSED TO CADMIUM
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2362.1979.tb01662.x
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
LAUWERYS, R
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作者:
BERNARD, A;BUCHET, JP;LAUWERYS, R
The proteinuria rate and the relative clearances of .beta.2-microglobulin, orosomucoid, albumin, transferrin and Ig[immunoglobin]G were measured in 42 workers exposed to Cd and in 77 control workers. A tubular type proteinuria with an increased excretion of .beta.2-microglobulin and often also a glomerular type proteinuria with an increased excretion of orosomucoid, albumin, transferrin and IgG were observed mainly in workers exposed to Cd for more than 25 yr and whose Cd concentration in blood exceeded 1 .mu.g Cd/100 ml and that in urine 10 .mu.g Cd/g creatinine. The glomerular dysfunction was also suggested by an increased plasma level of .beta.2-microglobulin and creatinine. Tubular and glomerular inpairments occurred with the same prevalence and were not necessarily associated. The increased release of .beta.-galactosidase by the kidney suggested that Cd can damage some epithelial cells.