2018
Associations between maternal plasma measurements of inflammatory markers and urinary levels of phenols and parabens during pregnancy: A repeated measures study
Aung M, Ferguson K, Cantonwine D, Bakulski K, Mukherjee B, Loch-Caruso R, McElrath T, Meeker J. Associations between maternal plasma measurements of inflammatory markers and urinary levels of phenols and parabens during pregnancy: A repeated measures study. The Science Of The Total Environment 2018, 650: 1131-1140. PMID: 30308801, PMCID: PMC6236678, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma inflammatory markersInflammatory markersC-reactive proteinInterquartile range increaseFetal developmentImmunological biomarkersRange increaseTumor necrosis factor-aCase-control studyProspective birth cohortImmune system regulationHealthy pregnancyUrinary phenolSystemic inflammationImmunological mechanismsInterleukin-10Urinary levelsInterleukin-1bPregnancyStudy visitsMultivariate linear mixed modelReproductive outcomesMeasures of exposureInverse probability weightingUrine samples
2015
Associations between Maternal Biomarkers of Phthalate Exposure and Inflammation Using Repeated Measurements across Pregnancy
Ferguson K, McElrath T, Mukherjee B, Loch-Caruso R, Meeker J. Associations between Maternal Biomarkers of Phthalate Exposure and Inflammation Using Repeated Measurements across Pregnancy. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0135601. PMID: 26317519, PMCID: PMC4552851, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-reactive proteinPregnant womenPhthalate exposureInvestigate inflammationInflammation biomarkersAnalysis of pregnant womenAssociated with adverse reproductive outcomesBiomarkers of phthalate exposureUrinary phthalate metabolitesAssociated with IL-6Plasma inflammation biomarkersMono-benzyl phthalateAdverse reproductive outcomesStatistically significant associationUrinary metabolite concentrationsMaternal biomarkersPeripheral inflammationPhthalate effectsPhthalate metabolitesIL-6Reproductive outcomesInflammationMono-benzylSignificant associationTarget tissues