2023
Associations Between Repeated Measures of Urinary Phthalate Metabolites With Hormones and Timing of Natural Menopause
Ding N, Zheutlin E, Harlow S, Randolph J, Mukherjee B, Park S. Associations Between Repeated Measures of Urinary Phthalate Metabolites With Hormones and Timing of Natural Menopause. Journal Of The Endocrine Society 2023, 7: bvad024. PMID: 36846211, PMCID: PMC9945847, DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvad024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex hormone-binding globulinFollicle-stimulating hormoneAnti-Mullerian hormoneUrinary phthalate metabolitesTiming of natural menopausePhthalate metabolitesNatural menopauseExposure to phthalatesMeasures of urinary phthalate metabolitesAssociations of phthalate metabolitesHazard ratioAssociations of urinary phthalate metabolitesSerum concentrations of estradiolHormone-binding globulinCox proportional-hazards modelStudy of Women's HealthConcentrations of estradiolCalculate hazard ratiosProportional-hazards modelStatistically significant associationCirculating levels of testosteroneLevels of testosteroneHormone therapyOvarian reserveMidlife women
2018
Associations between mixtures of urinary phthalate metabolites with gestational age at delivery: a time to event analysis using summative phthalate risk scores
Boss J, Zhai J, Aung M, Ferguson K, Johns L, McElrath T, Meeker J, Mukherjee B. Associations between mixtures of urinary phthalate metabolites with gestational age at delivery: a time to event analysis using summative phthalate risk scores. Environmental Health 2018, 17: 56. PMID: 29925380, PMCID: PMC6011420, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-018-0400-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl phthalateEnvironmental risk scoreGestational ageHazard ratioPreterm birthRisk scoreInterquartile rangeIncreased odds of preterm birthCases of preterm birthOdds of preterm birthUrinary phthalate metabolite concentrationsPhthalate metabolite concentrationsUrinary phthalate metabolitesPhthalate metabolite measurementsCox proportional hazards modelsInterquartile range changeTime to deliveryProportional hazards modelLongitudinal birth cohortSingle-pollutant analysesSignificant public health concernUrinary metabolite concentrationsBackgroundPreterm birthPregnant womenExposure to phthalates
2015
Phthalate metabolites and bisphenol-A in association with circulating angiogenic biomarkers across pregnancy
Ferguson K, McElrath T, Cantonwine D, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Phthalate metabolites and bisphenol-A in association with circulating angiogenic biomarkers across pregnancy. Placenta 2015, 36: 699-703. PMID: 25913709, PMCID: PMC4441857, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSFlt-1 to PlGF ratioSFlt-1Biomarkers of angiogenesisPhthalate metabolitesPlGF ratioPlacental developmentSoluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1Tyrosine kinase-1Placental growth factorUrinary DEHP metabolitesProspective birth cohortAdverse birth outcomesCase-control populationDelivered pretermGestational ageAngiogenic biomarkersExposure to phthalatesUrinary biomarkersDEHP metabolitesBirth outcomesPlasma biomarkersPregnancyPlGFAssociated with decreases