Cigarette Smoking: Risk Factor for Kidney Injury

Abstract

There are various kinds of serious diseases caused by our poor lifestyle and unhealthy habits. Renal diseases are one of the major issues in the current scenario. The prevalence of diabetic and non-diabetic renal disease has increased, and smoking has become a significant modifiable risk factor for both the progression of acute kidney injury from micro-albuminuria and proteinuria, elevated blood creatinine, and ultimately, renal failure in both acute and chronic renal diseases. Endothelial cell dysfunction was also observed in many research studies, especially in smokers. Renal hemodynamic are abnormal and cause harm to the kidney by cigarette smoking, which has been shown to play a significant role in both short-term and long-term research. In a retrospective case-control analysis, smokers were reported to be at increased risk of progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) with immunological (glomerulonephritis) and non-immune autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) renal disorders. Smokers are at risk not only for kidney disease, but also for lung and heart disease. Smokers are more prone to many diseases. So advising them to quit smoking can reduce their chance of kidney issues as well as renal injury.