2024
Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their influence on inflammatory biomarkers in pregnancy: Findings from the LIFECODES cohort
Siwakoti R, Harris S, Ferguson K, Hao W, Cantonwine D, Mukherjee B, McElrath T, Meeker J. Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their influence on inflammatory biomarkers in pregnancy: Findings from the LIFECODES cohort. Environment International 2024, 194: 109145. PMID: 39550829, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchC-reactive proteinNested case-control study of preterm birthCase-control study of preterm birthInflammatory biomarkersIL-10TNF-aInterquartile range increaseNested case-control studyStudy of preterm birthPre-pregnancy BMIQuantile-based g-computation approachIL-6Prenatal PFAS exposureInflammatory processPregnancy plasma samplesMeasurement of inflammatory biomarkersBirth outcomesLinear mixed modelsInverse associationRange increaseMaternal raceMaternal demographicsTNF-a levelsAdverse pregnancyAfrican Americans
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 biomarkersLongitudinal Profiling of Inflammatory Cytokines and C‐reactive Protein during Uncomplicated and Preterm Pregnancy
Ferguson K, McElrath T, Chen Y, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Longitudinal Profiling of Inflammatory Cytokines and C‐reactive Protein during Uncomplicated and Preterm Pregnancy. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2014, 72: 326-336. PMID: 24807462, PMCID: PMC4573571, DOI: 10.1111/aji.12265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthC-reactive proteinAssociated with increased oddsInflammation markersAssociated with increased odds of spontaneous preterm birthIL-10Associated with increased risk of preterm birthOdds of spontaneous preterm birthEtiology of preterm deliveryPredictors of preterm birthIL-6Risk of preterm birthPreterm premature ruptureSpontaneous preterm laborSpontaneous preterm birthIntrauterine growth restrictionNested case-control studyProfile of inflammatory cytokinesAssociated with increased riskCase-control studyPreterm laborPreterm pregnanciesPreterm deliveryGestational agePremature rupture