Adverse Effects of fine particulate matter on human kidney functioning: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ambient fine particulate matter (PM < 2.5 μm, PM_2.5) is gaining increasing attention as an environmental risk factor for health. The kidneys are considered a particularly vulnerable target to the toxic effects that PM_2.5 exerts. Alteration of kidney function may lead to a disrupted homeostasis, affecting disparate tissues in the body. This review intends to summarize all relevant knowledge published between January 2000 and December 2021 on the effects of ambient PM_2.5 and the adverse effects on kidney function in adults (≥ 18 years).

Results and discussion

Studies published in peer-reviewed journals, written in English, regarding the effects of PM_2.5 on kidney function and the development and/or exacerbation of kidney d

SUBMITTER: Rasking L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8822715 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature