Serum cadmium positively correlates with inflammatory cytokines in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Ya-Lin JiangJun FeiPeng CaoChen ZhangMin-Min TangJia-Yi ChengHui ZhaoLin Fu

Published in: Environmental toxicology (2021)

Serum cadmium concentration is inversely correlated with pulmonary function among COPD patients. Inflammatory cytokines may be important mediators for cadmium-induced pulmonary function decline in COPD patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
heavy metals
peritoneal dialysis
lung function
risk assessment
oxidative stress
patient reported outcomes