Nephrology
Studies from University of Mississippi Yield New Information about Nephrology
Published in Blood Weekly, October 13th, 2011
2011 OCT 13 -- Research findings, "Chronic nicotine exposure exacerbates acute renal ischemic injury," are discussed in a new report. According to the authors of a study from Jackson, Mississippi, "Recent epidemiological reports showed that smoking has a negative impact on renal function and elevates the renal risk not only in the renal patient but perhaps also in the healthy population. Studies suggested that nicotine, a major tobacco alkaloid, links smoking to renal dysfunction."
"While several studies showed that smoking/chronic nicotine exposure exacerbates the progression of chronic renal diseases, its impact on acute kidney injury is virtually...
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