Endocrine disrupting chemicals: exposure, effects on human health, mechanism of action, models for testing and strategies for prevention

B Yilmaz, H Terekeci, S Sandal… - Reviews in endocrine and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) are a global problem for environmental
and human health. They are defined as “an exogenous chemical, or mixture of chemicals …

Parabens as chemicals of emerging concern in the environment and humans: A review

F Wei, M Mortimer, H Cheng, N Sang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Parabens are one of the most widely used preservatives in food, pharmaceuticals and
personal care products (PCPs) because of their advantageous properties and low toxicity …

[HTML][HTML] Benzophenone-3: Comprehensive review of the toxicological and human evidence with meta-analysis of human biomonitoring studies

V Mustieles, RK Balogh, M Axelstad, P Montazeri… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Benzophenone-3 (BP-3) and its major metabolite benzophenone-1
(BP-1) are widely used as UV filters in sunscreens and cosmetics to prevent sunburn and …

EDC-2: the Endocrine Society's second scientific statement on endocrine-disrupting chemicals

AC Gore, VA Chappell, SE Fenton, JA Flaws… - Endocrine …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Endocrine Society's first Scientific Statement in 2009 provided a wake-up call to
the scientific community about how environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) …

Global assessment of bisphenol A in the environment: review and analysis of its occurrence and bioaccumulation

J Corrales, LA Kristofco, WB Steele, BS Yates… - Dose …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Because bisphenol A (BPA) is a high production volume chemical, we examined over 500
peer-reviewed studies to understand its global distribution in effluent discharges, surface …

Human exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals: effects on the male and female reproductive systems

S Sifakis, VP Androutsopoulos, AM Tsatsakis… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) comprise a group of chemical compounds that have
been examined extensively due to the potential harmful effects in the health of human …

Bisphenol A and human health: a review of the literature

JR Rochester - Reproductive toxicology, 2013 - Elsevier
There is growing evidence that bisphenol A (BPA) may adversely affect humans. BPA is an
endocrine disruptor that has been shown to be harmful in laboratory animal studies. Until …

A global assessment of phthalates burden and related links to health effects

I Katsikantami, S Sifakis, MN Tzatzarakis… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Phthalates are ubiquitous environmental contaminants which are used in industry as
plasticizers and additives in cosmetics. They are classified as Endocrine Disrupting …

Early-life environmental exposures and childhood obesity: an exposome-wide approach

M Vrijheid, S Fossati, L Maitre, S Márquez… - Environmental …, 2020 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Chemical and nonchemical environmental exposures are increasingly
suspected to influence the development of obesity, especially during early life, but studies …

Current knowledge on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from animal biology to humans, from pregnancy to adulthood: highlights from a national Italian meeting

ME Street, S Angelini, S Bernasconi, E Burgio… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Wildlife has often presented and suggested the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals
(EDCs). Animal studies have given us an important opportunity to understand the …