Clinical outcomes associated with long-term exposure to airborne particulate pollution in kidney transplant recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Researchers have yet to investigate the specific association between 10-μm particulate matter (PM10) levels and the risk of graft failure, kidney disease, or the functional decline of transplanted kidneys, in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Furthermore, we know very little about the association between PM10 levels and the development of allograft rejection in transplanted kidneys. Identification of air pollution as a potential contributor to kidney disease could help reduce future disease burden, stimulate policy discussions on the importance of reducing air pollution with respect to health and disease, and increase public awareness of the hazards of air pollution. We aimed to evaluate the relationship of PM10 with the risk of graft failure, mortality, and decline o

SUBMITTER: Kim YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8126074 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature