Potential Mechanisms Involved in Chronic Kidney Disease of Unclear Etiology

CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to agrochemicals is associated with Mesoamerican nephropathy, and chronic exposure of mice to paraquat, a prototypical oxidant, induced kidney failure similar to Mesoamerican nephropathy.PMID:35944911 | DOI:10.2215/CJN.16831221

Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - August 9, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Michael W Holliday Qingtian Li Edlyn G Bustamante Jingbo Niu Luping Huang Ilse M Espina Jose R Dominguez Luan Truong Kristy O Murray Lei Fan Samaya J Anumudu Maulin Shah Rebecca S B Fischer Chandan Vangala Sreedhar Mandayam Jose Perez Jenny S Pan Sehrish Source Type: research