2024
Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their influence on inflammatory biomarkers in pregnancy: Findings from the LIFECODES cohort
Siwakoti R, Harris S, Ferguson K, Hao W, Cantonwine D, Mukherjee B, McElrath T, Meeker J. Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their influence on inflammatory biomarkers in pregnancy: Findings from the LIFECODES cohort. Environment International 2024, 194: 109145. PMID: 39550829, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchC-reactive proteinNested case-control study of preterm birthCase-control study of preterm birthInflammatory biomarkersIL-10TNF-aInterquartile range increaseNested case-control studyStudy of preterm birthPre-pregnancy BMIQuantile-based g-computation approachIL-6Prenatal PFAS exposureInflammatory processPregnancy plasma samplesMeasurement of inflammatory biomarkersBirth outcomesLinear mixed modelsInverse associationRange increaseMaternal raceMaternal demographicsTNF-a levelsAdverse pregnancyAfrican AmericansCross-Sectional Associations between Prenatal Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances and Bioactive Lipids in Three Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohorts
Suthar H, Manea T, Pak D, Woodbury M, Eick S, Cathey A, Watkins D, Strakovsky R, Ryva B, Pennathur S, Zeng L, Weller D, Park J, Smith S, DeMicco E, Padula A, Fry R, Mukherjee B, Aguiar A, Geiger S, Ng S, Huerta-Montanez G, Vélez-Vega C, Rosario Z, Cordero J, Zimmerman E, Woodruff T, Morello-Frosch R, Schantz S, Meeker J, Alshawabkeh A, Aung M, Outcomes O. Cross-Sectional Associations between Prenatal Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances and Bioactive Lipids in Three Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohorts. Environmental Science And Technology 2024, 58: 8264-8277. PMID: 38691655, PMCID: PMC11097396, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c00094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPFAS mixtureLinear mixed modelsBioactive lipidsChild health outcomesCross-sectional associationsPrenatal PFAS exposureBioactive lipid levelsPoly-fluoroalkyl substancesQuantile g-computationMixed modelsGestational outcomesHealth outcomesPregnancy outcomesPregnant womenCombined cohortG-computationCohort analysisProgram cohortQuartile increaseLipid levelsCohortPositive associationMeta-analysisEnvironmental influencesPFAS exposure
2023
Prenatal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure in relation to preterm birth subtypes and size-for-gestational age in the LIFECODES cohort 2006–2008
Siwakoti R, Cathey A, Ferguson K, Hao W, Cantonwine D, Mukherjee B, McElrath T, Meeker J. Prenatal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure in relation to preterm birth subtypes and size-for-gestational age in the LIFECODES cohort 2006–2008. Environmental Research 2023, 237: 116967. PMID: 37634691, PMCID: PMC10913455, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge-for-gestational agePreterm birth subtypesBayesian kernel machine regressionSize-for-gestational ageSmall-for-gestational agePreterm birthFetal sexPregnancy outcomesSex-specific estimatesIncreased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomesInterquartile range increaseRisk of adverse pregnancy outcomesBayesian kernel machine regression analysisEarly pregnancy samplesAdverse pregnancy outcomesCase-control studyPrenatal PFAS exposureAssociations of polyfluoroalkyl substancesBW z-scoreEffects of polyfluoroalkyl substancesKernel machine regressionEffect modificationEffects of prenatal exposureRange increaseStratified analysis