title: Seventeen-year observation on urinary cadmium and beta2-microglobulin in inhabitants after cessation of cadmium-exposure in Japan.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to clarify the change and relationship of urinary cadmium (Cd) and beta(2)-microglobulin (beta(2)-MG) concentrations of inhabitants in Cd-polluted areas after soil restoration. The urinary Cd and beta(2)-MG concentrations of 25 males and 28 females did not show a significant change, 22 years after the Cd-polluted soil was restored. Once exposed to Cd, it was found to remain in the body, 22 years after the Cd -polluted soil was restored. However, this did not influence renal tubular dysfunction in most of the younger generation compared with elders heavily exposed to Cd.
authors.affiliation: Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa 920-0942, Japan.
authors.forename: Reiko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Teruhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kido
authors.forename: Ryumon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Muneko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishijo
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Etsuko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suwazono
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002104:Cadmium / Q000633:toxicity / Q000652:urine*; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity / Q000652:urine*; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin; D002104:Cadmium