文摘
Cadmium is a toxic proinflammatory, proatherosclerotic metal. Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in plasma is a promising proinflammatory marker of atherosclerosis. Blood cadmium and plasma suPAR were measured in a cohort of 4648 Swedish men and women. Blood cadmium was positively associated with plasma suPAR, also in never smokers.