Cocaine use and kidney damage

Cocaine use and kidney damage.

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Cocaine use may damage dopaminergic system.

Ever since a phase II trial of Elan and Wyeth’s experimental vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) was halted in Jan, 2002, after some patients developed meningoencephalitis (Lancet Neurol 2003; 1: 3), researchers at the two companies have been racing to find out which part of the synthetic protein AN-1792 was responsible for triggering the inflammatory response. On Nov 9 they reported at the So...

Lifetime Cocaine and Opiate Use and Chronic Kidney Disease.

BACKGROUND More than 50% of American adolescents and adults report having used illicit drugs in their lifetime. We examined the association of lifetime opiate and cocaine use with reduced kidney function, albuminuria and rapid kidney function decline among urban-dwelling adults. METHODS Our prospective cohort included 2,286 Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span stud...

Peroxisomes and Kidney Damage

Cocaine use and cardiovascular complications.

In Australia, the lifetime use of cocaine is rising, with 3% of the population aged over 14 using cocaine in 1991, increasing to 4.5% in 1998, and cocaine use accounting for 10% of all deaths secondary to illicit drug use in 1998. Cocaine is prepared from the leaves of the plant Erythroxylon coca, and is available as cocaine hydrochloride (a water-soluble powder or granule which can be taken or...