2021
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Hormone Levels During the Menopausal Transition
Harlow S, Hood M, Ding N, Mukherjee B, Calafat A, Randolph J, Gold E, Park S. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Hormone Levels During the Menopausal Transition. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2021, 106: e4427-e4437. PMID: 34181018, PMCID: PMC8677593, DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidlife womenSex hormone-binding globulinFollicle-stimulating hormoneInverse associationStudy of Women's HealthPositive associationMenopausal transitionBody mass indexReproductive ageWomen's HealthSignificant linear trendNo significant associationNulliparous womenLinear mixed modelsSmoking statusYears of ageMass indexHormone-binding globulinMenopausal statusLongitudinal serum concentrationsSignificant associationSerum PFAS concentrationsMidlifeWomenPolyfluoroalkyl substances
2014
Endogenous sex steroid hormones and glucose in a South‐Asian population without diabetes: the Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis in South‐Asians Living in America pilot study
Needham B, Kim C, Mukherjee B, Bagchi P, Stanczyk F, Kanaya A. Endogenous sex steroid hormones and glucose in a South‐Asian population without diabetes: the Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis in South‐Asians Living in America pilot study. Diabetic Medicine 2014, 32: 1193-1200. PMID: 25443798, PMCID: PMC4449322, DOI: 10.1111/dme.12642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAsianBlood GlucoseCross-Sectional StudiesEstradiolFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsSan FranciscoSex DistributionSex Hormone-Binding GlobulinTestosteroneConceptsEndogenous sex steroid hormonesLevels of sex hormone-binding globulinAssociated with elevated fasting glucose levelsSex steroid hormonesSex hormone-binding globulinElevated fasting glucose levelsHormone-binding globulinSex steroid hormone levelsFasting glucose levelsSteroid hormone levelsGlucose levelsHepatic adipositySteroid hormonesWaist circumferenceMetabolic syndromeHigher levels of free testosteroneHormone levelsInsulin resistanceLevels of total testosteroneSouth Asian populationLevels of free testosteroneExogenous sex steroidsSouth AsiansAge-adjusted modelsAsian Indian origin
2013
Associations between brominated flame retardants in house dust and hormone levels in men
Johnson P, Stapleton H, Mukherjee B, Hauser R, Meeker J. Associations between brominated flame retardants in house dust and hormone levels in men. The Science Of The Total Environment 2013, 445: 177-184. PMID: 23333513, PMCID: PMC3572297, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrominated flame retardantsSex hormone binding globulinIndoor dustHouse dustThyroid-stimulating hormoneExposure to contaminantsFollicle stimulating hormoneFlame retardantsBody mass indexHouse dust concentrationsFlame retardant concentrationUS infertility clinicHormone levelsPBDE congenersLuteinizing hormoneStimulating hormoneEndocrine disruptionAssociated with total T3Inverse associationCommercial mixtureDecaBDE concentrationsReproductive effectsSerum free T4Increased free androgen indexFree androgen index