Pre-natal exposure to dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene and infant lower respiratory tract infections and wheeze

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1188-1196

  Gascon, Mireia ^a,b   Vrijheid, Martine ^a,b,c   Martínez, David ^a,b   Ballester, Ferran ^c,d,e   Basterrechea, Mikel ^c,f,g   Blarduni, Elizabeth ^h   Esplugues, Ana ^c,d   Vizcaino, Esther ^i,j   Grimalt, Joan O ⁱ   Morales, Eva ^a,b,c   Sunyer, Jordi ^a,b,c,k  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d Centre for Public Health Research CSISP   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^f Departamento de Sanidad del Gobierno Vasco   (Spain)

^g BIODONOSTIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^h Hospital Ntra Sra de la Antigua   (Spain)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; WHEEZING;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; FEMALE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECTICIDES; LIPIDS; MALE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK; SPAIN;

EID: 84860481705     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00011711     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Rudan I, Tomaskovic L, Boschi-Pinto C, et al. Global estimate of the incidence of clinical pneumonia among children under five years of age. Bull World Health Org 2004; 82: 891-970.
2. Busse WW, Lemanske RF Jr, Gern JE. Role of viral respiratory infections in asthma and asthma exacerbations. Lancet 2010; 376: 826-834.
3. Puig C, Sunyer J, Garcia-Algar O, et al. Incidence and risk factors of lower respiratory tract illnesses during infancy in a Mediterranean birth cohort. Acta Paediatr 2008; 97: 1406-1411.
4. Weisglas-Kuperus N, Patandin S, Berbers GA, et al. Immunologic effects of background exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxins in Dutch preschool children. Environ Health Perspect 2000; 108: 1203-1207. (Pubitemid 32049107)
5. Dallaire F, Dewailly E, Muckle G, et al. Acute infections and environmental exposure to organochlorines in Inuit infants from Nunavik. Environ Health Perspect 2004; 112: 1359-1365.
6. Dallaire F, Dewailly E, Vezina C, et al. Effect of prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls on incidence of acute respiratory infections in preschool Inuit children. Environ Health Perspect 2006; 114: 1301-1305. (Pubitemid 44184695)
7. Nakanishi Y, Shigematsu N, Kurita Y, et al. Respiratory involvement and immune status in yusho patients. Environ Health Perspect 1985; 59: 31-36. (Pubitemid 15101703)
8. Glynn A, Thuvander A, Aune M, et al. Immune cell counts and risks of respiratory infections among infants exposed pre- and postnatally to organochlorine compounds: a prospective study. Environ Health 2008; 7: 62.
9. Sunyer J, Garcia-Esteban R, Alvarez M, et al. DDE in mothers'blood during pregnancy and lower respiratory tract infections in their infants. Epidemiology 2010; 21: 729-735.
10. Bisgaard H, Bonnelykke K. Long-term studies of the natural history of asthma in childhood. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2010; 126: 187-197.
11. Sunyer J, Torrent M, Munoz-Ortiz L, et al. Prenatal dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and asthma in children. Environ Health Perspect 2005; 113: 1787-1790. (Pubitemid 41794278)
12. Sunyer J, Torrent M, Garcia-Esteban R, et al. Early exposure to dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene, breastfeeding and asthma at age six. Clin Exp Allergy 2006; 36: 1236-1241. (Pubitemid 44498229)
13. Misumi I, Vella AT, Leong JA, et al. p,p′-DDE depresses the immune competence of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) leukocytes. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2005; 19: 97-114. (Pubitemid 40323459)
14. Ezendam J, Hassing I, Bleumink R, et al. Hexachlorobenzene-induced immunopathology in Brown Norway rats is partly mediated by T cells. Toxicol Sci 2004; 78: 88-95. (Pubitemid 38351427)
15. Dutta R, Mondal AM, Arora V, et al. Immunomodulatory effect of DDT (bis[4-chlorophenyl]-1,1,1-trichloroethane) on complement system and macrophages. Toxicology 2008; 252: 78-85.
16. Lyche J, Larsen H, Skaare JU, et al. Effects of perinatal exposure to low doses of PCB 153 and PCB 126 on lymphocyte proliferation and hematology in goat kids. J Toxicol Environ Health A 2004; 67: 889-904. (Pubitemid 38680192)
17. Noakes PS, Taylor P, Wilkinson S, et al. The relationship between persistent organic pollutants in maternal and neonatal tissues and immune responses to allergens: a novel exploratory study. Chemosphere 2006; 63: 1304-1311.
18. Vine MF, Stein L, Weigle K, et al. Plasma 1,1-dichloro-2,2- bis(pchlorophenyl) ethylene (DDE) levels and immune response. Am J Epidemiol 2001; 153: 53-63. (Pubitemid 32041897)
19. Karmaus W, Brooks KR, Nebe T, et al. Immune function biomarkers in children exposed to lead and organochlorine compounds: a cross-sectional study. Environ Health 2005; 4: 5.
20. Daniel V, Huber W, Bauer K, et al. Associations of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) 4.4 and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) 4.4 blood levels with plasma IL-4. Arch Environ Health 2002; 57: 541-547. (Pubitemid 36898206)
21. Chatzi L, Kogevinas M. Prenatal and childhood Mediterranean diet and the development of asthma and allergies in children. Public Health Nutr 2009; 12: 1629-1634.
22. Guxens M, Ballester F, Espada M, et al. Cohort Profile: The INMA - INfancia y Medio Ambiente - (Environment and Childhood) Project. Int J Epidemiol 2011 [E-pub ahead of print DOI: 10.1093/ ije/dyr054.].
23. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Steering Committee. Worldwide variation in prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and atopic eczema: ISAAC. Lancet 1998; 351: 1225-1232.
24. Goñi F, Lopez R, Etxeandia A, et al. High throughput method for the determination of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in human serum. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2007; 852: 15-21. (Pubitemid 46830085)
25. Phillips DL, Pirkle JL, Burse VW, et al. Chlorinated hydrocarbon levels in human serum: effects of fasting and feeding. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 1989; 18: 495-500. (Pubitemid 19164069)
26. Spratt M, Carpenter J, Sterne JA, et al. Strategies for multiple imputation in longitudinal studies. Am J Epidemiol 2010; 172: 478-487.
27. Vrijheid M, Martinez D, Aguilera I, et al. Socioeconomic status and exposure to multiple environmental pollutants during pregnancy: evidence for environmental inequity? J Epidemiol Community Health 2012; 66: 106-113.
28. Roberts DR, Laughlin LL, Hsheih P, et al. DDT, global strategies, and a malaria control crisis in South America. Emerg Infect Dis 1997; 3: 295-302. (Pubitemid 127431689)
29. van den Berg H. Global status of DDT and its alternatives for use in vector control to prevent disease. Environ Health Perspect 2009; 117: 1656-1663.
30. Perez-Maldonado IN, Herrera C, Batres LE, et al. DDT-induced oxidative damage in human blood mononuclear cells. Environ Res 2005; 98: 177-184.
31. Perez-Maldonado IN, Athanasiadou M, Yanez L, et al. DDE-induced apoptosis in children exposed to the DDT metabolite. Sci Total Environ 2006; 370: 343-351. (Pubitemid 44486349)
32. Duramad P, Tager IB, Holland NT. Cytokines and other immunological biomarkers in children's environmental health studies. Toxicol Lett 2007; 172: 48-59. (Pubitemid 47126222)