ArticleEndocrine connections2018
Maternal exposure to UV filters: associations with maternal thyroid hormones, IGF-I/IGFBP3 and birth outcomes.
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- Endocrine and Reproductive Health Considerations of Sunscreen UV Filters: Insights from a Comprehensive Review 2014-2024.Current environmental health reports · 2025Review
- Organic Sunscreens-Is Their Placenta Permeability the Only Issue Associated with Exposure During Pregnancy? In Silico Studies of Sunscreens' Placenta Permeability and Interactions with Selected Placental Enzymes.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Organic Sunscreens and Their Products of Degradation in Biotic and Abiotic Conditions-In Silico Studies of Drug-Likeness and Human Placental Transport.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Prenatal exposure to multiple environmental chemicals and birth size.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2024Article
- Environmental Fate of Organic Sunscreens during Water Disinfection Processes: The Formation of Degradation By-Products and Their Toxicological Profiles.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Benzophenone-3, a chemical UV-filter in cosmetics: is it really safe for children and pregnant women?Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2022Review
- Perinatal urinary benzophenone-3 concentrations and glucose levels among women from a fertility clinic.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2020Article
- Effect of Combined Prenatal and Adult Benzophenone-3 Dermal Exposure on Factors Regulating Neurodegenerative Processes, Blood Hormone Levels, and Hematological Parameters in Female Rats.Neurotoxicity research · 2020Article
- Fetal growth in environmental epidemiology: mechanisms, limitations, and a review of associations with biomarkers of non-persistent chemical exposures during pregnancy.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2019Review
- Associations of maternal exposure to triclosan, parabens, and other phenols with prenatal maternal and neonatal thyroid hormone levels.Environmental research · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral chemical UV filters/absorbers ('UV filters' hereafter) have endocrine-disrupting properties
objectivesTo examine maternal exposure to UV filters, associations with maternal thyroid hormone, with growth factor concentrations as well as to birth outcomes.
methodsProspective study of 183 pregnant women with 2nd trimester serum and urine samples available. Maternal concentrations of the chemical UV filters benzophenone-1 (BP-1) and benzophenone-3 (BP-3) in urine and 4-hydroxy-benzophenone (4-HBP) in serum were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The relationships between 2nd trimester maternal concentrations of the three chemical UV filters and maternal serum concentrations of thyroid hormones and growth factors, as well as birth outcomes (weight, height, and head and abdominal circumferences) were examined.
resultsPositive associations between maternal serum concentrations of 4-HBP and triiodothyronine (T
conclusionsWidespread exposure of pregnant women to chemical UV filters and the possible impact on maternal thyroid hormones and growth factors, and on fetal growth, calls for further studies on possible long-term consequences of the exposure to UV filters on fetal development and children's health.
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