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
2013
Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations among pregnant women in Northern Puerto Rico: Distribution, temporal variability, and predictors
Cantonwine D, Cordero J, Rivera-González L, Del Toro L, Ferguson K, Mukherjee B, Calafat A, Crespo N, Jiménez-Vélez B, Padilla I, Alshawabkeh A, Meeker J. Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations among pregnant women in Northern Puerto Rico: Distribution, temporal variability, and predictors. Environment International 2013, 62: 1-11. PMID: 24161445, PMCID: PMC3874859, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMono-3-carboxypropyl phthalateMono-ethyl phthalateUrinary phthalate metabolite concentrationsMono-carboxyisooctyl phthalatePhthalate metabolite concentrationsPregnant womenMono-carboxyisononyl phthalatePhthalate metabolitesMono-2-ethylhexyl phthalatePhthalate biomarkersDetectable concentrations of phthalate metabolitesMono-2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl phthalateMetabolite concentrationsMono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl phthalateConcentrations of phthalate metabolitesMono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentylUrinary phthalate biomarkersMono-2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl phthalateWomen of reproductive ageUrine samplesAssociated with phthalate exposureMono-isobutyl phthalateMono-n-butyl phthalateMono-benzyl phthalateIntraclass correlation coefficient