Nephrotoxicity Induced by Drugs and Chemicals in the Environment
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Toxicology and Epidemiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 133
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nephrotoxicity mechanisms; renal bioactivation of toxicants; structure-toxicity relationships
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Interests: nephrotoxicity; hepatotoxicity; cancer chemotherapy drugs; acetaminophen; fungicides; solvents; oxidative stress; 4-hydroxynonenal; proximal tubule; protein carbonylation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The kidney is an organ with multiple functions. Kidneys are important for maintaining water and electrolyte balance and the excretion of endogenous and exogenous compounds. In addition, kidneys perform multiple essential endocrine functions. Unfortunately, the kidney is the target for toxicity induced by a wide range of chemicals or their metabolites, including drugs, pesticides, industrial chemicals, natural products, and environmental pollutants. Being a rapidly perfused organ, the kidney is exposed to significant amounts of blood-borne toxicants, which can induce toxicity to the kidney through many different mechanisms. Identifying potential nephrotoxic chemicals and understanding safe and nephrotoxic levels of those chemicals, their mechanisms of toxicity, and potential measures to reduce their toxic effects is critical to reducing the harmful effects of these agents on renal function in humans and other organisms.
This Special Issue will provide recent advances in understanding the nephrotoxic properties and mechanisms of toxicity induced by drugs and non-therapeutic chemicals, including environmental pollutants and natural products. Knowledge continues to be generated about known nephrotoxicants as well as newly identified chemical threats to the kidney from made-made and natural sources. This issue will contribute recent findings to advance the field of renal toxicology.
Prof. Dr. Gary O. Rankin
Prof. Dr. Monica Valentovic
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- kidney
- nephrotoxicity
- drugs
- environmental pollutants
- metals
- halogenated hydrocarbons
- pesticides
