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An In Vitro Versus In Vivo Toxicogenomic Investigation of Prenatal Exposures to Tobacco Smoke [PDF]

open access: yesApplied In Vitro Toxicology, 2018
Approximately 1 million women smoke during pregnancy despite evidence demonstrating serious juvenile and/or adult diseases being linked to early-life exposure to cigarette smoke. Susceptibility could be determined by factors in previous generations, that is, prenatal or "maternal" exposures to toxins.
Perry, Iain   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Impact of gestational electronic cigarette vaping on amino acid signature profile in the pregnant mother and the fetus

open access: yesMetabolism Open, 2021
Background: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) are a form of tobacco product that has become increasingly popular over the past decade. Despite the known health consequences of tobacco product exposure during pregnancy, a substantial number of daily smokers ...
Marcus R. Orzabal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The early-life exposome and epigenetic age acceleration in children

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2021
The early-life exposome influences future health and accelerated biological aging has been proposed as one of the underlying biological mechanisms. We investigated the association between more than 100 exposures assessed during pregnancy and in childhood
Paula de Prado-Bert   +25 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental contaminants exposure and preterm birth: a systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Preterm birth is an obstetric condition associated with a high risk of infant mortality and morbidities in both the neonatal period and later in life, which has also a significant public health impact because it carries an important societal economic ...
Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The investigation of effect of alpha lipoic acid against damage on neonatal rat lung to maternal tobacco smoke exposure

open access: yesToxicology Reports, 2018
This study was carried out to determine the changes in the lungs of the rat pups exposed to tobacco smoke during pregnancy period and to investigate the protective effects of alpha lipoic acid, which is administered during pregnancy, on these changes ...
Elif Erdem Guzel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal tobacco, cannabis and alcohol use during pregnancy and risk of adolescent psychotic symptoms in offspring [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background Adverse effects of maternal substance use during pregnancy on fetal development may increase risk of psychopathology. Aims To examine whether maternal use of tobacco, cannabis or alcohol during pregnancy increases risk of offspring ...
Andrew Thompson   +14 more
core   +2 more sources

Assessment of prenatal tobacco smoke exposure by determining nicotine and its metabolites in meconium [PDF]

open access: bronzeHuman & Experimental Toxicology, 2007
Meconium samples collected from 115 neonates were analysed for nicotine, cotinine and trans -3-hydroxycotinine (OH-cotinine) by means of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to identify prenatal smoke exposure. The self-reported maternal smoking status during pregnancy was determined by means of a questionnaire and verified by measurements in
E Köhler   +4 more
openalex   +3 more sources

Smoking and air pollution - their impact on lung development from the prenatal period to childhood

open access: yesTobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2019
Air pollution and tobacco smoke have a substantial impact on the lungs development during both pre- and postnatal period. The harmful particles from the tobacco smoke (includind second hand smoking and e-cigarette) can cross the placental barrier ...
Alina Croitoru, Ruxandra Ulmeanu
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke by cotinine in cord blood for the evaluation of smoking control policies in Spain

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2012
Background Over the last few years a decreasing trend in smoking has occurred not only in the general population but also during pregnancy. Several countries have implemented laws requiring all enclosed workplace and public places to be free of second ...
Puig Carme   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hair and nail nicotine levels of mothers and their infants as valid biomarkers of exposure to intrauterine tobacco smoke

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2021
Introduction Tobacco use remains the single most modifiable cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes. It is crucial to be able to accurately quantify the burden of tobacco exposure on both the mother and fetus to have better measures of efficacy with ...
Mitzi D. Go   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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