Browsing Department of Pharmacology by Author "Jayasumana, C."

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Arsenic and human health effects: A review

Chandana, E.P.S.; Jayasumana, C.; De Silva, P.M.C.S.; Abdul, K.S.M.; (Elsevier, 2015-11-01)

Arsenic (As) is ubiquitous in nature and humans being exposed to arsenic via atmospheric air, ground water and food sources are certain. Major sources of arsenic contamination could be either through geological or via ...
Urinary Biomarkers KIM-1 and NGAL for Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) among Agricultural Communities in Sri Lanka

De Silva, P. M. C. S.; Abdul, K.S.M.; Ekanayake, E. M. D. V.; Jayasumana, C.; Jayasinghe, S. S.; Asanthi, H. B.; Perera, H. S. D.; Chaminda, G. G. T.; Chandana, E. P. S.; Siribaddana, S. H. (PLOS, 2019-09-19)

Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) is an emerging epidemic among farming communities in rural Sri Lanka. Victims do not exhibit common causative factors, however, histopathological studies revealed that ...
The Utility of Novel Renal Biomarkers in Assessment of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu): A Review

Gunasekara, T. D. K. S. C.; De Silva, P. Mangala C. S.; Herath, C.; Siribaddana, S.; Siribaddana, N.; Jayasumana, C.; Jayasinghe, S. S.; Cardenas-Gonzalez, Maria; Jayasundara, Nishad (MDPI, 2020-12-18)

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a globally prevalent non-communicable disease with significant mortality and morbidity. It is typically associated with diabetes and hypertension; however, over the last two decades, an ...

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