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Perfluoroalkyl substances in umbilical cord serum and gestational and postnatal growth in a Chinese birth cohort

Cao, Wencheng, Liu, Xiao, Liu, Xiaofang, Zhou, Yan, Zhang, Xiaotian, Tian, Haoyuan, Wang, Jin, Feng, Shixian +4 more·2018·Environment International

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Although animal studies have found that perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) affect gestational and postnatal growth, the epidemiological findings are limited and not in agreement. We explored the associations of PFAS concentrations in umbilical cord blood with gestational and postnatal growth in China. Three hundred thirty-seven singleton newborns and their mothers were recruited from November 2013 to December 2015 in Zhoukou City, China. Umbilical cord blood was collected to measure eleven PFASs by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The index of gestational and postnatal growth contained fetal weight, length, and head circumference. These were obtained at birth and at the follow-up investigation (mean 19 months). Exposed to higher perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) were connected with reduced length at birth (p for trend = 0.01) and decreased postnatal weight (β = -429.2 g; 95% CI: -858.4, -0.121 for 2nd VS. 1st). Exposed to perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUdA) were positively associated with indications of gestational growth and postnatal growth (p for trend = 0.02 for birth length; p for trend = 0.04 for postnatal length). Exposed to higher perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) were associated with lower birth weight (β = -122.9 g, 95% CI: -244.7 to -1.2 for 2nd VS. 1st), but higher postnatal length (p for trend = 0.03). Neonates in the highest exposure group of per-fluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS) showed decreased birth length (β = -0.33 cm, 95% CI: -0.68 to -0.01, for 2nd VS. 1st), b…

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  • Epidemiological studies indicate that prenatal and/or in utero exposure to PFAS is associated with reductions in birth weight, birth length, and head circumference.

    “A mounting body of epidemiological investigations underscored that prenatal and/or in utero exposure to PFAS was associated with the reduction of BW, BL and HC (Chu et al., 2020; Cao et al., 2018; Li et al., 2017; Chang et al., 2022; Chen et al., 2021; Ji et al., 2023; Kashino et al., 2020; Ku et al., 2022; Lee et al., 2016; Marks et al., 2021; Marks et al., 2019; Padula et al., 2023; Sagiv et al.”
  • PFAS can cross the placental barrier, as shown by their detection in cord blood samples from newborns.

    “Alarmingly, PFAS can cross the placental barrier, as revealed by their ubiquitous detection in cord blood samples from newborns (Cao et al., 2018; Hall et al., 2022; Li et al., 2017; Mahfouz et al., 2023; Manea et al., 2020).”
  • The PFAS levels measured in cord serum samples collected in Jinan can be categorized as low-to-medium compared with prior reports in the past decades within China.

    “Compared with prior reports in the past decades within China, the PFAS levels that we measured in cord serum samples collected in Jinan can be categorized as low-to-medium.”
  • The present PFOA concentrations (median: 2.09 ng/mL) were in the same range as reported in previous studies, while concentrations for PFOS (0.79 ng/mL) and PFHpS (0.02 ng/mL) were observed at comparatively lower levels.

    “For example, the present PFOA concentrations (median: 2.09 ng/mL) were in the same range reported in previous studies, while concentrations for PFOS (0.79 ng/mL) and PFHpS (0.02 ng/mL) were observed at comparatively lower levels”

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Authors
Cao, W., Liu, X., Liu, X., Zhou, Y., Zhang, X., Tian, H., Wang, J., Feng, S., Wu, Y., Bhatti, P., Wen, S., & Sun, X.
Affiliations
  • Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
  • Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
  • Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
  • China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CN)
  • Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
Corresponding author
  • Wen, Sheng
  • Sun, Xin
Venue
Environment International
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-07
Volume
116
Pages
197-205
ISSN
0160-4120 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2799752308
Cited by
67
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Environment International (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Key Projects in the National Science and Technology Pillar Program in the Twelfth Five-year Plan Period of China (2013BAI12B03)
  • National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFC1600500)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (21537001, 81703194)
  • Open Project of the Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education (2017GWKFJJ05)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Birth, Development, and Health
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
Keywords
perfluorinated compounds, umbilical cord blood, postnatal growth, perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluoroundecanoic acid, perfluorododecanoic acid, PFHxS, fetal growth, birth weight, birth length, head circumference, sex differences, prenatal exposure
MeSH terms
Birth Weight, Child Development, China, Female, Fetal Blood, Fluorocarbons, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Cohort Studies, Maternal Exposure

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