“Despite significant differences in the thermodynamic stability between non-ionic Omniscan and ionic Magnevist, the [#gadolinium ☠️] concentrations were about the same in the brain,” nibib.nih.gov/sites/default/…
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“Chronic symptoms attributed to [gadolinium-based contrast agent] exposure:” paresthesias, dysesthesias, clouded mentation, skin discoloration, skin changes, skin thickening, bone pain, bone/joint pain, muscle spasms, arthralgia, muscular weakness—nibib.nih.gov/sites/default/…

“Chronic symptoms attributed to [gadolinium-based contrast agent] exposure:” fatigue/asthenia, digestive symptoms, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. nibib.nih.gov/sites/default/…
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“Reported symptoms overlap with [gadolinium-induced systemic fibrosis], raising the concern that there could be an association between the reported symptoms and [gadolinium-based contrast agent] exposure,” nibib.nih.gov/sites/default/…
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Gadolinium-based contrast agents induce recruitment of bone marrow-derived cells to affected organs, ac.els-cdn.com/S0002944012006…
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Gadolinium is retained in vital organs, physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.115… Therefore, it’s not surprising that people with #gadolinium ☠️ retention present with a wide range of symptoms.
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Gadolinium-based contrast agents trigger the production of reactive oxygen species in the skin, physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.115…
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Bone marrow remembers prior exposure to gadolinium-based contrast agents. This is why repeated administrations correlate with severity—@FASEBorg fasebj.org/doi/abs/10.109…
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Retained #gadolinium is a nasty imp that is impossible to completely exorcise, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28501073
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The prescribing information sheets for every gadolinium-based contrast agent warns of gadolinium-induced systemic fibrosis, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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Despite prescribing information warnings, gadolinium-based contrast agents are still administered to high-risk populations, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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Acute renal failure is listed in the prescribing information for the gadolinium-based contrast agents Dotarem, Eovist, Magnevist, MultiHance, Omniscan, OptiMARK, and ProHance ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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We know that gadolinium-based contrast agent-induced systemic fibrosis depends on the bone marrow C-C chemokine receptor 2, sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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Despite a trivial total body amount, gadolinium manages to aggregate and form sea urchin-shaped nanostructures in the skin and kidney, sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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