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DRUG AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
卷 45, 期 2, 页码 868-877出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2020.1783285
关键词
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; birth weight; pregnant population; placenta; diagnostic ratios
资金
- University Grant Commission [201617-PDFWM-2015-17-UTT-36837]
- Department of Science and Technology, Societal of Research Fellowship Disha [DST/Disha/SoRF-PM/025/2013]
This study aimed to explore the association between in-utero exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and infant birth weight. The results showed the presence of various PAHs in placental tissue, with pyrogenic PAHs being the predominant source of exposure in the studied population. Regression analysis revealed an inverse correlation between certain PAHs and birth weight, and a significant association between fluoranthene and the depletion trend of birth weight.
As an alarming group of pollutants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) gather much public health concern not only because of their carcinogenic or co-carcinogenic risk but also by interfering with hormone systems or by causing oxidative damage, henceforth liable to toxic actions on reproduction. Accordingly, the present study was aimed to explore the association betweenin-uteroexposure to PAHs by evaluating their placental levels and infant birth weight among 110 healthy and nonsmoking pregnant women. Placental tissue samples were collected instantly after delivery and were analyzed for the presence of sixteen Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listed PAHs with the help of Gas chromatography equipped with flame ionization detector (GC-FID). Chrysene and benzo(k)fluoranthene were the predominant PAHs detected in tissue samples. To assess the source of origin of PAHs in placenta tissue samples, the ratio of low molecular weight PAHs to high molecular weight ( n-ary sumation LMW/ n-ary sumation HMW PAHs) was calculated, showing the predominance of pyrogenic sources of PAHs possibly responsible for the exposure of the studied population. Results of regression analysis demonstrated the inverse although not significant association of naphthalene (Nap), acenaphthylene (Acy), anthracene (Anth), pyrene (Pyr), benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbF), benzo(k)Fluoranthene (BkF), benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), indeno (123 cd pyrene (IcdP), dibenzo(ah)anthracene (DahA) and benzo(ghi)Perylene (BghiP) with birth weight of neonates. Additionally, the regression model lay light upon the significant association of fluoranthene (Fla) (coefficient= -1.41 gram,p < 0.05) to the depletion trend of birth weight after adjusting for potential covariates. These findings suggest the possible role of an environmental contaminants like PAHs on impairment of fetal growth.
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