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October 2, 2025Open Access

Use of Urinary β2-Microglobulin in the Assessment of the Health Risk from Environmental Cadmium Exposure

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SSSoisungwan SatarugDVDavid A. VeseyADAleksandra Buha Djordjević

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Overview

Analysis reveals inadequate cadmium excretion thresholds in assessing health risks, indicating implications for future guidelines.

Key Points

  • The study finds that the current cadmium excretion threshold is inadequate for protecting human health.
  • Using glomerular filtration rate as an endpoint provides a more reliable measure of health risks than β2-microglobulin.
  • Benchmark dose modeling identifies critical exposure levels for cadmium to safeguard kidney function.
  • Data collected from 799 participants highlights the ongoing risks of dietary cadmium exposure.

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Satarug et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de84bb5b556a9128e1b9abhttps://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202509.2442.v1
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