2016
Urinary phthalate metabolite and bisphenol A associations with ultrasound and delivery indices of fetal growth
Ferguson K, Meeker J, Cantonwine D, Chen Y, Mukherjee B, McElrath T. Urinary phthalate metabolite and bisphenol A associations with ultrasound and delivery indices of fetal growth. Environment International 2016, 94: 531-537. PMID: 27320326, PMCID: PMC4980186, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActual fetal weightUrinary phthalate metabolitesPhthalate metabolitesFetal weightFetal growthDi-2-ethylhexyl phthalate metabolitesNon-anomalous singleton pregnanciesAssociated with decreased fetal growthConcentrations of phthalate metabolitesTime pointsExposure to di-2-ethylhexyl phthalateSingleton pregnanciesLongitudinal birth cohortFetal sexDi-2-ethylhexyl phthalateInterquartile range increaseCross-sectional associationsUltrasound scanPregnancyInverse associationMaternal exposureDelivery indexUrine samplesStandard deviation decreaseBirth cohort
2014
Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Associations with Biomarkers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Across Pregnancy in Puerto Rico
Ferguson K, Cantonwine D, Rivera-González L, Loch-Caruso R, Mukherjee B, Del Toro L, Jiménez-Vélez B, Calafat A, Ye X, Alshawabkeh A, Cordero J, Meeker J. Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Associations with Biomarkers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Across Pregnancy in Puerto Rico. Environmental Science And Technology 2014, 48: 7018-7025. PMID: 24845688, PMCID: PMC4066910, DOI: 10.1021/es502076j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMono-n-butyl phthalateBiomarkers of inflammationIL-10Prospective cohort study of pregnant womenDi-2-ethylhexyl phthalate metabolitesCohort study of pregnant womenIL-6Study of pregnant womenAssociated with increased IL-6Oxidative stressUrinary phthalate metabolitesC-reactive proteinProspective cohort studyAdverse birth outcomesMetabolites of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalateOxidative stress markersPreterm birthMetabolite associationsPregnant womenMono-n-butylDi-2-ethylhexyl phthalateOxidative stress biomarkersBirth outcomesTNF-aInflammation biomarkers