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Longitudinal analysis reveals early-pregnancy associations between perfluoroalkyl sulfonates and thyroid hormone status in a Canadian prospective birth cohort.
Reardon, Anthony J F; Khodayari Moez, Elham; Dinu, Irina; Goruk, Susan; Field, Catherine J; Kinniburgh, David W; MacDonald, Amy M; Martin, Jonathan W.
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  • Reardon AJF; Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • Khodayari Moez E; School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • Dinu I; School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • Goruk S; Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • Field CJ; Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • Kinniburgh DW; Alberta Centre for Toxicology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • MacDonald AM; Alberta Centre for Toxicology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • Martin JW; Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Environmental Sciences and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: jon.martin@aces.su.se.
Environ Int ; 129: 389-399, 2019 08.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31150980
Serum perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) have been linked to disruption of maternal thyroid hormone homeostasis, but results have varied between studies which we hypothesized was due to timing of the thyroid hormone measurements, variability in PFAA isomer patterns, or presence of other stressors. In a longitudinal study design, we investigated the time-dependency of associations between PFAA isomers and thyroid hormones during pregnancy and post-partum while considering thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) status and mercury (Hg) co-exposure. In participants of a prospective Canadian birth cohort (n = 494), free thyroxine (FT4), free triiodothyronine (FT3), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and TPOAb were quantified in maternal plasma collected in each trimester and 3-months postpartum, and 25 PFAAs (15 linear and 10 branched) and Hg were quantified in samples collected during the second trimester. Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) and total branched isomers of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) were positively associated with TSH in mixed-effect models, with strongest associations early in gestation. Throughout pregnancy and post-partum, PFHxS was inversely associated with FT4, consistent with elevated TSH, while Hg was inversely associated with FT3. In TPOAb-positive women, negative associations were found between PFUnA and FT4, and 1m-PFOS and TSH, supporting previous studies that thyroid disorder could increase susceptibility to PFAA-mediated hormone dysregulation. Hg did not confound associations but was a significant interaction term, revealing further positive associations between PFOS isomers (∑3m+4m-PFOS) and TSH. Higher perfluoroalkyl sulfonate exposures were associated with higher TSH and/or lower FT4, strongly suggestive that PFHxS and branched PFOS isomers are risk factors for subclinical maternal hypothyroidism. Isomer-specific analysis is important in future studies, as crude measures of 'total-PFOS' masked the associations of branched isomers. A concerning result was for PFHxS which had consistent negative associations with FT4 at all time points and a positive association with TSH in early pregnancy when fetal development is most sensitive to disruption.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Complicaciones del Embarazo / Hormonas Tiroideas / Alcanosulfonatos / Contaminantes Ambientales / Hipotiroidismo Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Environ Int Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: Países Bajos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Complicaciones del Embarazo / Hormonas Tiroideas / Alcanosulfonatos / Contaminantes Ambientales / Hipotiroidismo Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Environ Int Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: Países Bajos