ArticleToxics2023
Effects of Maternal Cigarette Smoking on Trace Element Levels and Steroidogenesis in the Maternal-Placental-Fetal Unit.
Article in Toxics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- A Three-Decade Overview of Cadmium and Lead in Placentas of Postpartum Women: A Review of Evidence from Croatia (1990s-2019).Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Maternal and Newborn Factors Associated with Meconium Metal Concentrations: A Cross-Sectional Study.Toxics · 2026Article
- Urinary cotinine cut-off value in categorising cigarette smoking status in healthy pregnant women at term.Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju · 2025Article
- Oxidative Stress-Related Metabolomic Alterations in Pregnancy: Evidence from Exposure to Air Pollution, Metals/Metalloid, and Tobacco Smoke.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Mapping of Determinants of Urinary Sex Steroid Metabolites During Late Pregnancy: Results from Two Spanish Cohorts.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Targeted Analysis of Placental Steroid Hormones in Relation to Maternal Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Early Markers Relevant to DOHaD (Developmental Origins of Health and Disease).International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Essential Elements (Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn) in Meconium, and Newborn Length and Weight, in Relation to Maternal Lifestyle and Diet.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Influence of Reference Gene Selection on miRNA Quantification by RT-qPCR in Human Placental Samples.British journal of biomedical science · 2025Article
- Fetus Exposure to Drugs and Chemicals: A Holistic Overview on the Assessment of Their Transport and Metabolism across the Human Placental Barrier.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
This study evaluates the interaction of toxic elements cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) due to exposure from cigarette smoking, essential elements, and steroidogenesis in the maternal-placental-fetal unit. In a cohort of 155 healthy, postpartum women with vaginal term deliveries in clinical hospitals in Zagreb, Croatia, samples of maternal blood/serum and urine, placental tissue, and umbilical cord blood/serum were collected at childbirth. The biomarkers determined were concentrations of Cd, Pb, iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and selenium (Se), and steroid hormones progesterone and estradiol in maternal and umbilical cord blood and the placenta. Three study groups were designated based on self-reported data on cigarette smoking habits and confirmed by urine cotinine levels: never smokers (
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