ArticleEnvironmental epigenetics2016
Epigenetics-a potential mediator between air pollution and preterm birth.
Article in Environmental epigenetics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Oil and Gas Development and Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Qualitative and Quantitative Bias Analysis of the Epidemiologic Literature.Current environmental health reports · 2026Pooled it
- Evidence of susceptibility to autism risks associated with early life ambient air pollution: A systematic review.Environmental research · 2022Pooled it
- Association Between Air Pollutant Exposure and Preterm Birth: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Maternal and child health journal · 2026Article
- "Air That Once Was Breath" Part 1: Wildfire-Smoke-Induced Mechanisms of Airway Inflammation - "Climate Change, Allergy and Immunology" Special IAAI Article Collection: Collegium Internationale Allergologicum Update 2023.International archives of allergy and immunology · 2024Review
- Human milk EV-miRNAs: a novel biomarker for air pollution exposure during pregnancy.Environmental research, health : ERH · 2023Article
- Air Pollution and Perinatal Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Challenges, Limitations, and the Potential of Epigenetics.Current environmental health reports · 2022Review
- Prevention of Preterm Birth with Progesterone.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Parental preconception exposure to phenol and phthalate mixtures and the risk of preterm birth.Environment international · 2021Article
- Association Between Preeclampsia Risk and Fine Air Pollutants and Acidic Gases: A Cohort Analysis in Taiwan.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Ambient Air Pollution, Extreme Temperatures and Birth Outcomes: A Protocol for an Umbrella Review, Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Cell Types in Environmental Epigenetic Studies: Biological and Epidemiological Frameworks.Current environmental health reports · 2020Review
- Association of Parental Preconception Exposure to Phthalates and Phthalate Substitutes With Preterm Birth.JAMA network open · 2020Article
- Prenatal air pollution and childhood IQ: Preliminary evidence of effect modification by folate.Environmental research · 2019Article
- Particulate matter exposure shapes DNA methylation through the lifespan.Clinical epigenetics · 2019Review
- CpG and Non-CpG Methylation in the Diet-Epigenetics-Neurodegeneration Connection.Current nutrition reports · 2019Review
- Necessity of Epigenetic Epidemiology Studies on the Carcinogenesis of Lung Cancer in Never Smokers.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2018Article
- Environmental chemicals and preterm birth: Biological mechanisms and the state of the science.Current epidemiology reports · 2017Article
- A single day of 5-azacytidine exposure during development induces neurodegeneration in neonatal mice and neurobehavioral deficits in adult mice.Physiology & behavior · 2016Article
- An Epigenetics-Based, Lifestyle Medicine-Driven Approach to Stress Management for Primary Patient Care: Implications for Medical Education.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
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Abstract
Preterm birth is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality and a potential risk factor for adult chronic disease. With over 15 million infants born preterm worldwide each year, preterm birth poses a global health concern. There is a possible association between air pollution and preterm birth, though studies have been inconsistent, likely due to variation in study design. How air pollution induces health effects is uncertain; however, studies have repeatedly demonstrated the effects of air pollution on epigenetic modifications. More recent evidence suggests that epigenetics may, in turn, be linked to preterm birth. Discovery of environmentally modifiable epigenetic processes connected to preterm birth may help to identify women at risk of preterm birth, and ultimately lead to development of new preterm birth prevention measures.
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