2019
Urinary concentrations of phenols in association with biomarkers of oxidative stress in pregnancy: Assessment of effects independent of phthalates
Ferguson K, Lan Z, Yu Y, Mukherjee B, McElrath T, Meeker J. Urinary concentrations of phenols in association with biomarkers of oxidative stress in pregnancy: Assessment of effects independent of phthalates. Environment International 2019, 131: 104903. PMID: 31288179, PMCID: PMC6728185, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.104903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary phthalate metabolitesOxidative stress biomarkersNon-null associationsPhthalate metabolitesBiomarkers of oxidative stressInterquartile rangeBenzophenone-3Associated with increasesOutcome biomarkersIncreased maternal oxidative stressStress biomarkersExposure to environmental phenolsOxidative stressReduced fetal growthUrinary oxidative stress biomarkersMaternal oxidative stressEffect estimatesAdaptive elastic net modelStudy populationPreterm birthFetal growthConcentration of phenolUrinary phenolPregnancyUrinary concentrations
2014
Repeated measures of urinary oxidative stress biomarkers during pregnancy and preterm birth
Ferguson K, McElrath T, Chen Y, Loch-Caruso R, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Repeated measures of urinary oxidative stress biomarkers during pregnancy and preterm birth. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2014, 212: 208.e1-208.e8. PMID: 25111586, PMCID: PMC4312513, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous preterm birthPreterm birthAssociated with increased odds of spontaneous preterm birthCases of spontaneous preterm birthOdds of spontaneous preterm birthPathways to preterm birthMechanisms of preterm birthNested case-control studyLevels of 8-isoprostaneOxidative stressUrinary biomarkers of oxidative stressConcentrations of 8-isoprostaneUrinary oxidative stress biomarkersLevels of 8-OHdGMaternal oxidative stressCase-control studyProspective birth cohortUrinary 8-OHdG concentrationsAssociated with increased oddsInvestigate oxidative stressDelivered pretermBiomarkers of oxidative stressPlacental originUrinary concentrations of 8-isoprostanePreterm