Kaitlin R Taibl, Anne L Dunlop, Dana Boyd Barr, P Barry Ryan, Parinya Panuwet, Elizabeth J Corwin, Jasmin A Eatman, Youran Tan, Donghai Liang, Stephanie M Eick
BACKGROUND: The immune system undergoes unique adaptations during pregnancy and is particularly sensitive to environmental chemicals, such as phthalates, which are associated with acute and chronic inflammatory medical conditions. However, current knowledge of how phthalate exposures are associated with systemic inflammation in pregnant people is limited by cross-sectional study designs and single chemical models. Our objective was to estimate the association between repeated measures of prenatal phthalate exposures, examined individually and collectively, and a panel of clinical inflammatory biomarkers...
January 22, 2024: Science of the Total Environment