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[Blood lead levels and markers of renal dysfunction among mechanical workshop workers]. / Plomo y nefropatía: Biomarcadores urinarios en la detección de daño renal precoz.
Cabrera, Walter E; Behets, Geert; Lamberts, Ludwig; D'Haese, Patrick.
Afiliação
  • Cabrera WE; Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay, walter_cabrera@uca.edu.py.
  • Behets G; Departamento de Fisiopatología, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Amberes, Amberes, Bélgica.
  • Lamberts L; Departamento de Fisiopatología, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Amberes, Amberes, Bélgica.
  • D'Haese P; Departamento de Fisiopatología, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Amberes, Amberes, Bélgica.
Rev Med Chil ; 144(6): 704-9, 2016 Jun.
Article em Es | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27598488
UNLABELLED: The role of lead (Pb) as an environmental cause of nephropathy is difficult to ascertain due to the difficulty to determine clinically its exposure. AIM: To assess lead levels and renal function in a group of males working in mechanical workshops. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Blood and urine samples were obtained from 100 mechanical workshop workers aged 38 ± 16 years and 95 non-exposed office clerks aged 37 ± 17 years. Blood lead and creatinine levels were determined. In exposed workers, urinary excretion of intestinal alkaline phosphatases (IAP) and N-acetyl-glucosaminidase (NAG) were measured as early markers of renal failure. RESULTS: Blood lead levels were 66.4 ± 43 and 33.6 ± 18 µg/L among mechanical workshop workers and non-exposed controls, respectively, p < 0.01. The figures for serum creatinine were 0.9 ± 0.1 and 0.9 ± 0.1 respectively, p = NS. Among exposed workers urinary excretion of IAP was 0.47 ± 0.6 U/L and of NAG, 0.92 ± 1.1 U/L. There was a positive correlation between blood lead levels and NAG excretion (r = 0.284) and IAP excretion (r = 0.346). CONCLUSIONS: Exposed workers had higher blood lead levels and there was a weak positive association between these levels and the urinary excretion of NAG and IAP.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Exposição Ocupacional / Creatinina / Insuficiência Renal / Chumbo Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Humans / Male Idioma: Es Revista: Rev Med Chil Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Chile

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Exposição Ocupacional / Creatinina / Insuficiência Renal / Chumbo Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Humans / Male Idioma: Es Revista: Rev Med Chil Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Chile