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Title: Maternal Urinary Organophosphate Esters and Alterations in Maternal and Neonatal Thyroid Hormones.

Authors: Percy, Zana; Vuong, Ann M; Xu, Yingying; Xie, Changchun; Ospina, Maria; Calafat, Antonia M; Hoofnagle, Andy; Lanphear, Bruce P; Braun, Joseph M; Cecil, Kim M; Dietrich, Kim N; Yolton, Kimberly; Chen, Aimin

Published In Am J Epidemiol, (2021 Sep 01)

Abstract: Production of organophosphate esters (OPEs), which represent a major flame-retardant class present in consumer goods, has increased over the past 2 decades. Experimental studies suggest that OPEs may be associated with thyroid hormone disruption, but few human studies have examined this association. We quantified OPE metabolites in the urine of 298 pregnant women from Cincinnati, Ohio, in the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment Study (enrolled 2003-2006) at 3 time points (16 and 26 weeks' gestation, and at delivery), and thyroid hormones in 16-week maternal and newborn cord sera. Urinary bis(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)-phosphate concentrations were generally associated with decreased triiodothyronine and thyroxine levels and increased thyroid-stimulating hormone levels in maternal and newborn thyroid hormones in quartile dose-response analyses and multiple informant models. There was weaker evidence for thyroid hormone alterations in association with diphenyl-phosphate and di-n-butyl-phosphate. Bis-2-chloroethyl-phosphate was not associated with alterations in thyroid hormones in any analyses. We did not observe any evidence of effect modification by infant sex. These results suggest that gestational exposure to some OPEs may influence maternal and neonatal thyroid function, although replication in other cohorts is needed.

PubMed ID: 33778842 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Adolescent; Adult; Environmental Exposure/adverse effects; Female; Fetal Blood/chemistry; Flame Retardants/adverse effects; Humans; Infant, Newborn/blood*; Male; Middle Aged; Organophosphates/adverse effects; Organophosphates/urine*; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/blood; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/chemically induced*; Thyroid Hormones/blood*; Thyrotropin/blood; Thyroxine/blood; Triiodothyronine/blood; Young Adult

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