1. Kidney damage induced by sub-chronic fine particulate matter exposure
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Luis Isaías Juncos, Norma Canals, Ana Carolina Mateos, Iván Tavera Busso, and Hebe Alejandra Carreras
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Male ,CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y DE LA SALUD ,Fine particulate ,Ciencias de la Salud ,Physiology ,Lumen (anatomy) ,Salud Pública y Medioambiental ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,010501 environmental sciences ,Kidney ,01 natural sciences ,complex mixtures ,purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3 [https] ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Fibrosis ,In vivo ,Rats, Inbred SHR ,BUN ,medicine ,Animals ,Sub chronic ,Respiratory system ,KIDNEY HISTOLOGY ,lcsh:Environmental sciences ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,General Environmental Science ,lcsh:GE1-350 ,Air Pollutants ,HYPERTENSION ,business.industry ,urogenital system ,ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION ,Environmental Exposure ,medicine.disease ,Rats ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,chemistry ,PM 2.5 ,purl.org/becyt/ford/3 [https] ,Kidney Diseases ,Particulate Matter ,Xenobiotic ,business - Abstract
According to the WHO, about 3 million people die each year due to ambient air pollution. Most of the in vivo studies on the PM 2.5 effects have been done on respiratory and cardiovascular tissues. However, little is known about the effects on the tissues involved on xenobiotic removal, such as kidneys. In the present study we assess the harmful effects of sub-chronic exposure to PM 2.5 on the kidney, by investigating histologic and serum alterations in healthy and hypertensive rat models. Mean PM 2.5 concentrations during exposures were slightly above the daily WHO standard. Exposed animals showed fibrosis, mesangial expansion, decrease glomerular and tubular lumen volumes in kidneys, with an elevated BUN. Hypertensive animals also exhibited much more severe alterations than healthy animals. We conclude that PM 2.5 induces minimal or small-scale abnormalities that can be determinant for renal health preservation. Fil: Tavera Busso, Iván. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Mateos, Ana Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Juncos, Luis Isaias. Fundación J. Robert Cade; Argentina Fil: Canals, Norma. Oulton-inst D/diag y Tratamiento Ambulatorio; Argentina Fil: Carreras, Hebe Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina
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- 2018