Chapter title |
Review of the Effects of Perinatal Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Animals and Humans.
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Chapter number | 30 |
Book title |
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 251
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Published in |
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, January 2019
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DOI | 10.1007/398_2019_30 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-03-027148-0, 978-3-03-027149-7
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Authors |
William Nelson, Ying-Xiong Wang, Gloria Sakwari, Yu-Bin Ding, Nelson, William, Wang, Ying-Xiong, Sakwari, Gloria, Ding, Yu-Bin |
Abstract |
Maternal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is associated with long-term hormone-dependent effects that are sometimes not revealed until maturity, middle age, or adulthood. The aim of this study was to conduct descriptive reviews on animal experimental and human epidemiological evidence of the adverse health effects of in utero and lactational exposure to selected EDCs on the first generation and subsequent generation of the exposed offspring. PubMed, Web of Science, and Toxline databases were searched for relevant human and experimental animal studies on 29 October 29 2018. Search results were screened for relevance, and studies that met the inclusion criteria were evaluated and qualitative data extracted for analysis. The search yielded 73 relevant human and 113 animal studies. Results from studies show that in utero and lactational exposure to EDCs is associated with impairment of reproductive, immunologic, metabolic, neurobehavioral, and growth physiology of the exposed offspring up to the fourth generation without additional exposure. Little convergence is seen between animal experiments and human studies in terms of the reported adverse health effects which might be associated with methodologic challenges across the studies. Based on the available animal and human evidence, in utero and lactational exposure to EDCs is detrimental to the offspring. However, more human studies are necessary to clarify the toxicological and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these effects. |
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