Bisphenol a Exposure and Kidney Diseases: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and NHANES 03-16 Study.

ABSTRACT: Bisphenol A (BPA) is a compound that is especially widespread in most commonly used objects due to its multiple uses in the plastic industry. However, several data support the need to restrict its use. In recent years, new implications of BPA on the renal system have been discovered, which denotes the need to expand studies in patients. To this end, a systematic review and a meta-analysis was performed to explore existing literature that examines the BPA-kidney disease paradigm and to determine what and how future studies will need to be carried out. Our systematic review revealed that only few relevant publications have focused on the problem. However, the subsequent meta-analysis revealed that high blood concentrations of BPA could be a factor in developing kidney disease, at least in pe

SUBMITTER: Moreno-Gomez-Toledano R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8301850 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature