ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Serum Concentrations and Depressive Symptomatology in Pregnant African American Women.
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- High-resolution metabolomics of maternal polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) exposure and preterm birth in the Atlanta African American Maternal-Child Cohort.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- Environmental Chemicals and Maternal Depression During and After Pregnancy: a Scoping Review.Current environmental health reports · 2026Article
- Neural networks to model COVID-19 dynamics and allocate healthcare resources.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Housing characteristics, dietary patterns, and sociodemographic characteristics as predictors of persistent organic pollutant exposure among African American pregnant women in Atlanta.Environmental research · 2025Article
- A prospective cohort study of persistent endocrine-disrupting chemicals and perceived stress.American journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Prenatal exposure to persistent and non-persistent chemical mixtures and associations with adverse birth outcomes in the Atlanta African American Maternal-Child Cohort.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2024Article
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), perceived stress, and depressive symptoms in a prospective cohort study of black women.The Science of the total environment · 2024Article
- Update of the risk assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in food.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2024Article
- Toxic Effects and Mechanisms of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Effects of UV radiation on natural and synthetic materials.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2023Article
- Maternal per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances exposures associated with higher depressive symptom scores among immigrant women in the Chemicals in Our Bodies cohort in San Francisco.Environment international · 2023Article
- Legacy Chemical Pollutants in House Dust of Homes of Pregnant African Americans in Atlanta.Toxics · 2022Article
- Exposure to environmental chemicals and perinatal psychopathology.Biochemical pharmacology · 2022Review
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Abstract
(1) Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were widely produced in the United States until 2004 but remain highly persistent in the environment. The potential for PBDEs to disrupt normal neuroendocrine pathways resulting in depression and other neurological symptoms is largely understudied. This study examined whether PBDE exposure in pregnant women was associated with antenatal depressive symptomatology. (2) Data were collected from 193 African American pregnant women at 8-14 weeks gestation. Serum PBDEs and depressive symptoms were analyzed and a mixture effect was calculated. (3) Urban pregnant African American women in the Southeastern United States had a high risk of depression (27%) compared to the National average. Increased levels of PBDEs were found. BDE-47 and -99 exposures are significantly associated with depressive symptomatology in the pregnant cohort. The weighted body burden estimate of the PBDE mixture was associated with a higher risk of mild to moderate depression using an Edinburgh Depression Scale cutoff score of ≥10 (OR = 2.93; CI 1.18, 7.82). (4) Since antenatal depression may worsen in postpartum, reducing PBDE exposure may have significant clinical implications.
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