Infectious and environmental placental insults: from underlying biological pathways to diagnostics and treatments

S Chenge, H Ngure, BN Kanoi… - Pathogens and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Because the placenta is bathed in maternal blood, it is exposed to infectious agents and
chemicals that may be present in the mother's circulation. Such exposures, which do not …

Associating phthalate exposure during pregnancy with preschooler's FMI, ABSI and BRI trajectories via putative mechanism pathways

H Gao, Y Zhang, L Chen, H Gan, M Lu, B Huang… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Phthalates are well-known obesogens, but a few studies have explored their impacts on the
childhood fat mass index (FMI), body shape index (ABSI) and body roundness index (BRI) …

Mono (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate induces transcriptomic changes in placental cells based on concentration, fetal sex, and trophoblast cell type

S Lapehn, S Houghtaling, K Ahuna, L Kadam… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
Phthalates are ubiquitous plasticizer chemicals found in consumer products. Exposure to
phthalates during pregnancy has been associated with adverse pregnancy and birth …

Gestational phthalate exposure and behavioral problems in preschool-aged children with increased likelihood of autism spectrum disorder

JW Choi, DH Bennett, AM Calafat, DJ Tancredi… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Experimental studies have shown associations between gestational phthalate
exposure and behavioral problems among offspring; however, epidemiological evidence is …

Assessment of maternal phthalate exposure in urine across three trimesters and at delivery (umbilical cord blood and placenta) and its influence on birth …

I Al-Saleh, R Elkhatib, R Alghamdi, N Alrushud… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phthalates, commonly used in plastic manufacturing, have been linked to adverse
reproductive effects. Our research from the Saudi Early Autism and Environment Study …

Oxidative stress as a potential mechanism linking gestational phthalates exposure to cognitive development in infancy

KE Ortlund, SL Schantz, A Aguiar… - Neurotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Gestational exposure to phthalates, endocrine disrupting chemicals widely
used in consumer products, has been associated with poor recognition memory in infancy …

Region-and age-specific effects of perinatal phthalate exposure on developmental cell death and adult anatomy of dorsal and ventral hippocampus and associated …

EP Sellinger, AS Brinks, RR Javeri, SL Theurer… - Neurotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Humans are exposed to phthalates, a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals used in food
packaging/processing, PVC plastics, and personal care products. Gestational exposure may …