Early-life exposure to EDCs: role in childhood obesity and neurodevelopment

JM Braun - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2017 - nature.com
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) might increase the risk of childhood diseases by
disrupting hormone-mediated processes that are critical for growth and development during …

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 …

Environmental pollutants and child health—a review of recent concerns

M Vrijheid, M Casas, M Gascon, D Valvi… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, many new studies have evaluated associations between environmental
pollutants and child health. This review aims to provide a broad summary of this literature …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Phthalate exposure and neurodevelopment: A systematic review and meta-analysis of human epidemiological evidence

EG Radke, JM Braun, RM Nachman… - Environment international, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective We performed a systematic review of the epidemiology literature to identify the
neurodevelopmental effects associated with phthalate exposure. Data sources and study …

Disruption in thyroid signaling pathway: a mechanism for the effect of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on child neurodevelopment

A Ghassabian, L Trasande - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Thyroid hormones are crucial in normal brain development. Transient and mild thyroid
hormone insufficiency in pregnancy is also associated with impaired neurodevelopment in …

Neurodevelopmental disorders and environmental toxicants: epigenetics as an underlying mechanism

NQV Tran, K Miyake - International journal of genomics, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders, especially autism spectrum
disorders (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), calls for more research …

Neurotoxicity of ortho-phthalates: recommendations for critical policy reforms to protect brain development in children

SM Engel, HB Patisaul, C Brody… - … journal of public …, 2021 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Robust data from longitudinal birth cohort studies and experimental studies of perinatally
exposed animals indicate that exposure to ortho-phthalates can impair brain development …

Prenatal exposure to nonpersistent endocrine disruptors and behavior in boys at 3 and 5 years

C Philippat, D Nakiwala, AM Calafat… - Environmental …, 2017 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Sex-specific associations have been reported between phthalates, bisphenol A
(BPA), and child behavior. No data on large study populations are available for other …

A review of recent studies on bisphenol A and phthalate exposures and child neurodevelopment

M Minatoya, R Kishi - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Purpose of Review: Bisphenol A and phthalate have been found in the environment, as well
as in humans. In this narrative review pre-and postnatal bisphenol A and phthalate …