Estimation of extracellular glutathione peroxidase (eGPx) in urine: correlation with toxic kidney damage after occupational exposure in Trichloroethylene
Abstract
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a systemically used industrial organic solvent and considers a significant environmental pollutant. The solvent is absorbed by the lungs, skin, and gastrointestinal tract of the exposed workers. Nephrotoxicity of TCE (mainly kidney tubular damage) has been clearly documented not only in experiments (in vitro and in vivo) but also in humans by means of occupational epidemiological studies. Furthermore, the acute nephrotoxicity of TCE in humans has been extensively studied. However, there is no precise documentation of the TCE nephrotoxicity after chronic occupational exposure, especially at lower than the permitted exposure limit values. This fact results in the need to find specific diagnostic indicators in order to detect TCE renal damage accurately, preferably at a subclinical stage.The extracellular glutathione peroxidase (eGPx) belongs to the family of selenium-dependent enzymes GPx. It has been isolated in human plasma and its main source is kidney (prox ...
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