Environmental exposure of the general population to cadmium as a risk factor of the damage to the nervous system: A critical review of current data.

ABSTRACT: Nowadays, more and more attention has been focused on the risk of the neurotoxic action of cadmium (Cd) under environmental exposure. Due to the growing incidence of nervous system diseases, including neurodegenerative changes, and suggested involvement of Cd in their aetiopathogenesis, this review aimed to discuss critically this element neurotoxicity. Attempts have been made to recognize at which concentrations in the blood and urine Cd may increase the risk of damage to the nervous system and compare it to the risk of injury of other organs and systems. The performed overview of the available literature shows that Cd may have an unfavourable impact on the human's nervous system at the concentration >0.8 μg Cd/L in the urine and >0.6 μg Cd/L in the blood. Because such concentrations are

SUBMITTER: Ruczaj A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084305 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature