Abstract：
:We tested the diagnostic sensitivity of various urinary analytes for detecting cadmium-induced nephropathy at an early stage. We investigated 73 healthy persons (control group 1) and individuals exposed to cadmium, either environmentally (n = 36, risk group 2) or occupationally (n = 62, exposed group 3). All data were related to limits of the central 95% reference intervals of the control group. The serum creatinine and ribonuclease values, indicators of the glomerular filtration rate, were not different in the three groups. In the exposed persons (group 3), proximal tubular indicators (low-M(r) proteins lysozyme, ribonuclease, retinol-binding protein, and alpha 1-microglobulin) were more often increased than the glomerular indices (higher-M(r) proteins transferrin, IgG, and albumin). Both the low-M(r) proteins and tubular enzymes were differently altered in their excretion rates. Alanine aminopeptidase, alkaline phosphatase, and N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase increased even in the risk group 2. alpha 1-Microglobulin was increased in the exposed persons whose cadmium excretion was < 5 mumol/mol creatinine. The combined determination of alpha 1-microglobulin and N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase exceeded the corresponding upper reference limits in 30% of group 2 and 39% of group 3. We recommend screening for these two analytes to detect cadmium-induced renal dysfunction at an early stage.
journal_name
Clin Chemjournal_title
Clinical chemistryauthors
Jung K,Pergande M,Graubaum HJ,Fels LM,Endl U,Stolte Hsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-05-01 00:00:00pages
757-65issue
5eissn
0009-9147issn
1530-8561journal_volume
39pub_type
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更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical chemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical chemistry
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更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical chemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical chemistry
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Clinical chemistry
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更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00
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