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Priyadarshani WVD, de Namor AFD, Silva SRP. Rising of a global silent killer: critical analysis of chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu) worldwide and mitigation steps. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2023; 45:2647-2662. [PMID: 36094692 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-022-01373-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu) is an advanced version of chronic kidney disease (CKD) which bears a high burden on the world health economy. More than 200 articles were analysed to understand the disease responsible for more than 30,000 deaths per year. CKDu is a non-communicable occupational disease that has a progressive deterioration of the kidney in the absence of CKD risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes and glomerulonephritis, while the diagnosis is only possible at the later stages when kidney function is no longer effective. Published evidence for the existence of CKDu was found for around 35 countries. This is a growing health issue in Asia, Central America, Africa and Middle East with identified hot spots. Despite many research studies over decades, the exact root causes are still uncertain. Six main suspected causative factors are identified. Those are heat stress, strenuous labour, dehydration, use of agrochemicals, exposure to heavy metals and the use of polluted water and agricultural lands. This review summarizes four key areas which are CKDu and its general medical background, worldwide prevalence, suspected causative factors and potential circumventing steps to mitigate against CKDu. The importance of further studies addressing early detection and surveillance methods, contribution of nephrotoxins in environmental health, soil chemistry on transporting nephrotoxins, geological parameters which influence the prevalence of the disease and other related sectors to overcome the mysterious nature is highlighted. Mitigation steps to lessen the burden of CKDu are also identified.
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- Advanced Technology Institute, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
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Badurdeen Z, Ratnatunga N, Abeysekera T, Wazil AWM, Rajakrishna PN, Thinnarachchi JP, Welagedera DD, Ratnayake N, Alwis APD, Abeysundara H, Kumarasiri R, Taylor R, Nanayakkara N. Randomized control trial of prednisolone and doxycycline in patients with acute interstitial nephritis of unknown aetiology. Trials 2023; 24:11. [PMID: 36600250 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-07056-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients presenting with acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) of unknown aetiology, probably the earliest presentation of chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu), have been treated with oral prednisolone and doxycycline by physicians in Sri Lanka. This trial assessed the effectiveness of prednisolone and doxycycline based on eGFR changes at 6 months in patients with AIN of unknown aetiology. METHOD A randomized clinical trial with a 2 × 2 factorial design for patients presenting with AIN of unknown aetiology (n = 59) was enacted to compare treatments with; A-prednisolone, B-doxycycline, C-both treatments together, and D-neither. The primary outcome was a recovery of patients' presenting renal function to eGFR categories: 61-90 ml/min/1.73m2 (complete remission- CR) to 31-60 ml/min/1.73m2 (partial remission- PR) and 0-30 ml/min/1.73m2 no remission (NR) by 6 months. A secondary outcome was progression-free survival (not reaching < 30 ml/min/1.73m2 eGFR), by 6-36 months. Analysis was by intention to treat. RESULTS Seventy patients compatible with a clinical diagnosis of AIN were biopsied for eligibility; 59 AIN of unknown aetiology were enrolled, A = 15, B = 15, C = 14 and D = 15 randomly allocated to each group. Baseline characteristics were similar between groups. The number of patients with CR, PR and NR, respectively, by 6 months, in group A 3:8:2, group B 2:8:3 and group C 8:5:0 was compared with group D 8:6:1. There were no significant differences found between groups A vs. D (p = 0.2), B vs. D (p = 0.1) and C vs. D (p = 0.4). In an exploratory analysis, progression-free survival in prednisolone-treated (A + C) arms was 0/29 (100%) in comparison to 25/30 (83%) in those not so treated (B + D) arms, and the log-rank test was p = 0.02, whereas no such difference found (p = 0.60) between doxycycline-treated (B + C) arms 27/29 (93%) vs those not so treated (A + D) arms 27/30 (90%). CONCLUSION Prednisolone and doxycycline were not beneficial for the earliest presentation of CKDu at 6 months. However, there is a potential benefit of prednisolone on the long-term outcome of CKDu. An adequately powered steroid trial using patients reaching < 30 ml/min/1.73m2 eGFR by 3 years, as an outcome is warranted for AIN of unknown aetiology. TRIAL REGISTRATION Sri Lanka Clinical Trial Registry SLCTR/2014/007, Registered on the 31st of March 2014.
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- Zeid Badurdeen
- Centre for Education Research and Training On Kidney Diseases (CERTKiD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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- Renal Transplant and Dialysis Unit, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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- Renal Transplant and Dialysis Unit, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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- Renal Transplant and Dialysis Unit, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Statistics and Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine (SPHCM), Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Kensington, Australia
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Yan T, Yang S, Zhou X, Zhang C, Zhu X, Ma W, Tang S, Li J. Chronic kidney disease among greenhouse workers and field workers in China. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 302:134905. [PMID: 35561762 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Agricultural workers are at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease of non-traditional etiology (CKDnt). The environment in solar greenhouse has high-intensity agricultural hazard factors. However, the association between solar greenhouse work and CKDnt remains unknown. OBJECTIVES We aimed to evaluate the relationship among solar greenhouse work, field work, and CKDnt risk, and to explore gender differences in CKDnt risk among solar greenhouse workers. METHODS Solar greenhouse workers and field workers were selected as the greenhouse worker and field worker groups in a cross-sectional study. Individuals with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of <60 ml/min per 1.73 m2 were defined as CKDnt patients. Binary logistic regression and generalized linear regression models were used to estimate the association among solar greenhouse workers, field workers and CKDnt. Furthermore, gender differences in CKDnt were also analyzed. RESULTS A total of 638 solar greenhouse workers and 231 field workers were included. The prevalence of CKDnt was 2.8% in the solar greenhouse workers and 0.4% in the field workers, and the prevalence of CKDnt was higher in female solar greenhouse workers than in males. The eGFR reduced by 20.0% (19.74 ml/min per 1.73 m2) in the greenhouse worker group compared with that in the field worker group (p < 0.05). Generalized linear analysis showed that the level of eGFR was lower in women than that in men after adjusting for parameters (β = -10.99 [-12.79, -9.10]). CONCLUSION Solar greenhouse workers may be at an increased risk of CKDnt, and women are more vulnerable.
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- Tenglong Yan
- Beijing Institute of Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment, Beijing 100093, China
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- National Center for Occupational Safety and Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 102308, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Occupational Safety and Health, Institute of Urban Safety and Environmental Science, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing 100054, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Occupational Safety and Health, Institute of Urban Safety and Environmental Science, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing 100054, China
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- National Center for Occupational Safety and Health, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 102308, China.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Occupational Safety and Health, Institute of Urban Safety and Environmental Science, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing 100054, China
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- Beijing Institute of Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment, Beijing 100093, China
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Jolly AM, Thomas J. Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in India: a comparative study with Mesoamerican and Sri Lankan nephropathy. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:15303-15317. [PMID: 34984612 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16548-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology [CKDu] is a condition characterized by decline in kidney function and is not associated with diabetic nephropathy or hypertensive nephropathy. In this review, we have done a detailed literature analysis on CKDu in India, and then had a comparison with that of Mesoamerica and Sri Lanka. In India, CKDu became the second most common type of CKD after diabetic nephropathy. Silica was seen in the groundwater of both India and Sri Lanka, whereas in Mesoamerica silica exposure through particulate matter was seen among CKDu communities. DDE is a common agrochemical seen in both India and Sri Lanka. The risk factors vary from region to region and it is important to categorize CKDu population based on the risk factors to avoid misinterpretation of the condition as non-CKDu category and to evade further complications. More studies have to be conducted to reveal the detailed pathophysiological mechanisms and its relation with irrational exploitation of environmental resources.
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- Aleeta Maria Jolly
- Department of Pharmacology, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ponekkara, Kerala, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ponekkara, Kerala, India.
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Arambegedara D, Jayasinghe S, Udagama P. Multi-pronged research on endemic chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka: a systematic review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:4893-4910. [PMID: 34799798 PMCID: PMC8604553 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17316-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Increasing prevalence of endemic chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka is a major health problem since the 1990s. Despite numerous studies on CKDu, research groups have been unable to develop a comprehensive approach to mitigate the disorder, and thereby to identify research gaps. We conducted a systematic literature review of 119 publications on CKDu in Sri Lanka from Pubmed, Google Scholar, and Scopus, published until end September 2020. A higher CKDu prevalence in the working population of the North Central Province was reported with recent studies indicating patients from non-endemic regions as well. A majority were etiological studies that recorded conflicting and inconclusive evidence on CKDu etiology. Studies on clinico-pathological, diagnostic, biochemical, and molecular biological aspects of CKDu, studies analyzing CKDu symptom burden, anthropological, and behavioral impacts of CKDu, were reviewed as well. A dearth of research exists on nutritional, demographical, immunological, and microbial aspects of CKDu. The overview of the reviewed literature indicated the absence of a comprehensive plan of action to mitigate this situation. Hence, we propose the "One Health" approach with a systems dynamics model as a potential way forward to alleviate the CKDu epidemic in Sri Lanka. This enables the representation of multiple causative agents (and interactions thereof) among environmental, animal, and human systems, in concert with the "exposome" that provides the totality of exposure the individual has undergone since birth.
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- Dinushi Arambegedara
- Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Colombo, 3, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, 8, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Colombo, 3, Sri Lanka.
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McDonough LK, Meredith KT, Nikagolla C, Middleton RJ, Tan JK, Ranasinghe AV, Sierro F, Banati RB. The water chemistry and microbiome of household wells in Medawachchiya, Sri Lanka, an area with high prevalence of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu). Sci Rep 2020; 10:18295. [PMID: 33106529 PMCID: PMC7589467 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75336-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) of unknown etiology (CKDu) mostly affects agricultural communities in Central America, South Asia, Africa, but likely also in North America and Australia. One such area with increased CKDu prevalence is the Medawachchiya District Secretariat Division of the Anuradhapura District in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka. Recent research has focused on the presence of various microbial pathogens in drinking water as potential causal or contributing factors to CKDu, yet no study to date has performed a more comprehensive microbial and water chemistry assessment of household wells used for domestic water supply in areas of high CKDu prevalence. In this study, we describe the chemical composition and total microbial content in 30 domestic household wells in the Medawachchiya District Secretariat Division. While the chemical composition in the tested wells mostly lies within standard drinking water limits, except for high levels of fluoride (F), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), chloride (Cl) and calcium (Ca) in some samples, we find a frequent presence of cyanotoxin-producing Microcystis, confirming earlier studies in Sri Lanka. Since the total microbial content of drinking water also directly influences the composition of the human gut microbiome, it can be considered an important determinant of health. Several bacterial phyla were previously reported in the gut microbiome of patients with CKD. Using these bacteria phyla to define operational taxonomic units, we found that these bacteria also occur in the microbiome of the sampled well water. Based on available environmental data, our study demonstrates associations between the abundances of these bacteria with geographical distribution, well water temperature and likely fertilizer use in the local surface water catchment area of the individual household wells. Our results reinforce the recommendation that household wells with stagnant or infrequently used water should be purged prior to use for drinking water, bathing and irrigation. The latter is suggested because of the reported potential accumulation of bacterial toxins by agricultural crops. The observation that bacteria previously found in chronic kidney disease patients are also present in household wells requires a more detailed systematic study of both the human gut and drinking water microbiomes in CKDu patients, in relation to disease prevalence and progression.
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- Liza K McDonough
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights, NSW, 2234, Australia. .,School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights, NSW, 2234, Australia
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights, NSW, 2234, Australia
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights, NSW, 2234, Australia.,Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- National Renal Disease Prevention and Research Unit, Ministry of Health, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights, NSW, 2234, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights, NSW, 2234, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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A Portable System to Monitor Saliva Conductivity for Dehydration Diagnosis and Kidney Healthcare. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14771. [PMID: 31611585 PMCID: PMC6791883 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51463-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a major issue in long-term healthcare. It is caused by recurrent kidney injury, which is possible induced by dehydration and heat stress. Therefore, it is important to access the dehydration diagnosis on fields. Conventional instruments for assessing dehydration from blood and urine samples are expensive and time-consuming. These disadvantages limit their applications in high-risk groups susceptible to kidney disease. To address this unmet need, this study presents a portable miniaturized device for dehydration diagnosis with clinical saliva samples. With co-plane coating-free gold electrodes, the dehydration diagnosis was achieved with a saliva specimen at low volumes (50–500 μL). To examine the characteristics, the developed device was assessed by using standard conductivity solutions and the examined variation was <5%. To validate the use for field applications, saliva samples were measured by the developed device and the measured results were compared with standard markers of serum osmolality (N = 30). These data indicate that the measured saliva conductivity is consistent with serum osmolality. And it shows significant difference between healthy adults and healthy farmers (p < 0.05), who typically suffer high risks of CKD. Based on this work, the proposed device and measurement offer a useful method to diagnosis dehydrations and indicate possible potential for CKD.
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