• closedAccess   A systematic review of neurodevelopmental effects of prenatal and postnatal organophosphate pesticide exposure 

      González Alzaga, B.; Lacasaña, Marina; Aguilar Garduño, Clemente; Rodríguez Barranco, Miguel; Ballester, Ferran; Rebagliato, Marisa Elsevier (2014-10)
      Agricultural and residential use of organophosphate (OP) pesticides has increased in recent decades after banning some persistent pesticides. Although there is evidence of the effects of OPs on neurodevelopment and behaviour ...
    • closedAccess   Association between exposure to organochlorine compounds and maternal thyroid status: Role of the iodothyronine deiodinase 1 gene 

      Llop, Sabrina; Murcia, Mario; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Grimalt, Joan O.; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Julvez, Jordi; Goñi-Irigoyen, Fernando; Espada, Mercedes; Ballester, Ferran; Rebagliato, Marisa; López Espinosa, María José Elsevier (2017-04-08)
      Introduction: Exposure to organochlorine compounds (OCs) may interfere with thyroid hormone (TH) homeostasis. The disruption of the deiodinase (DIO) enzymes has been proposed as a mechanism of action. Aim: To evaluate ...
    • openAccess   Changes in the Effect of Heat on Mortality in the Last 20 Years in Nine European Cities. Results from the PHASE Project 

      de’ Donato, Francesca K.; Leone, Michela; Scortichini, Matteo; De Sario, Manuela; Katsouyanni, Klea; Lanki, Timo; Basagaña, Xavier; Ballester, Ferran; Åström, Christopher; Paldy, Anna; Pascal, Mathilde; Gasparrini, Antonio; Menne, Bettina; Michelozzi, Paola MDPI (2015)
      The European project PHASE aims to evaluate patterns of change in the temperature–mortality relationship and in the number of deaths attributable to heat in nine European cities in two periods, before and after summer 2003 ...
    • openAccess   Characterisation of exposure to non-ionising electromagnetic fields in the Spanish INMA birth cohort: study protocol 

      Gallastegi, Mara; Guxens, Mònica; Jiménez Zabala, Ana; Calvente, Irene; Fernández, Marta; Birks, Laura; Struchen, Benjamin; Vrijheid, Martine; Estarlich, Marisa; Fernández, Mariana F.; Torrent, Maties; Ballester, Ferran; Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Ibarluzea, Jesus; Guerra, David; González Pascual, Julián; Röösli, Martin; SANTA MARINA, LORETO BioMed Central (2016)
      Background Analysis of the association between exposure to electromagnetic fields of non-ionising radiation (EMF-NIR) and health in children and adolescents is hindered by the limited availability of data, mainly due ...
    • openAccess   Dietary intake in pregnant women in a Spanish Mediterranean area: as good as it is supposed to be? 

      Rebagliato, Marisa; Ramón, Rosa; Murcia, Mario; Navarrete-Muñoz, Eva María; Vioque, Jesus; Ballester, Ferran; Rodríguez-Bernal, Clara L.; Quiles, Joan Cambridge University Press (2013-08)
      Objective To assess food and nutrient intakes and compliance with nutritional recommendations in pregnant women according to selected sociodemographic characteristics. Design Cross-sectional study based on data from the ...
    • openAccess   Distributions and determinants of urinary biomarkers of organophosphate pesticide exposure in a prospective Spanish birth cohort study 

      Llop, Sabrina; Murcia, Mario; Íñiguez, Carmen; Roca, Marta; González, Llúcia; Yusà, Vicent; Rebagliato, Marisa; Ballester, Ferran BioMed Central (2017)
      Background: Prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides (OPs) has been associated with impaired child development. Pesticide exposure determinants need to be studied in order to identify sources and pathways of pesticide ...
    • openAccess   Exposure to mercury among 9-year-old children and neurobehavioural function 

      Lozano, Manuel; Murcia, Mario; Soler-Blasco, Raquel; González Llúcia; Iriarte, Gorka; Rebagliato, Marisa; Lopez-Espinosa, Maria-Jose; Esplugues Cebrián, Ana; Ballester, Ferran; Llop, Sabrina Elsevier (2020-10-20)
      Mercury (Hg) is an environmental neurotoxicant whose main route of exposure in humans is the consumption of seafood. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between Hg exposure at 9 years old and behaviour ...
    • closedAccess   Exposure to mercury among Spanish preschool children: Trend from birth to age four 

      Llop, Sabrina; Murcia, Mario; Aguinagalde, Xabier; Vioque, Jesus; Rebagliato, Marisa; Cases, Amparo; Iñiguez, Carmen; López Espinosa, María José; Amurrio, Ascensión; Navarrete-Muñoz, Eva María; Ballester, Ferran Elsevier (2014)
      The purpose of this study is to describe the total hair mercury concentrations and their determinants in preschool Spanish children, as well as to explore the trend in mercury exposure from birth to the age four. This ...
    • closedAccess   Factors associated with second-hand smoke exposure in non-smoking pregnant women in Spain: Self-reported exposure and urinary cotinine levels 

      Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Miren Castlla, Ane; Guxens, Mònica; López Espinosa, María José; Lertxundi, Aitana; Espada, Mercedes; Tardon, Adonina; Ballester, Ferran; SANTA MARINA, LORETO Elsevier (2014-02)
      The aim of this study was to evaluate the main sources of and sociodemographic factors associated with second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure, assessed both by questionnaire and by urinary cotinine (UC) levels, in non-smoking ...
    • closedAccess   Gender differences in the neurotoxicity of metals in children 

      Llop, Sabrina; López Espinosa, María José; Rebagliato, Marisa; Ballester, Ferran Elsevier (2013-09)
      Gender-related differences in susceptibility to chemical exposure to neurotoxicants have not received sufficient attention. Although a significant number of epidemiological studies on the neurodevelopmental effects of metal ...
    • closedAccess   Iodine Supplementation During Pregnancy and Infant Neuropsychological: INMA Mother and Child Cohort Study 

      Rebagliato, Marisa; Murcia, Mario; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Espada, Mercedes; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Lertxundi, Nerea; Navarrete-Muñoz, Eva María; Forns, Joan; Aranbarri, Aritz; Llop, Sabrina; Julvez, Jordi; Tardon, Adonina; Ballester, Ferran Oxford University Press (2013-04)
      Iodine supplementation during pregnancy is a common practice in developed countries. However, scant evidence is available regarding the safety and effectiveness of maternal iodine supplementation with regard to child ...
    • closedAccess   Maternal copper status and neuropsychological development in infants and preschool children 

      Amorós Salvador, Rubén; Murcia, Mario; González, Llúcia; Soler-Blasco, Raquel; Rebagliato, Marisa; Iñiguez, Carmen; Carrasco, Paula; Vioque, Jesus; Broberg, Karin; Levi, Michael; López Espinosa, María José; Ballester, Ferran; Llop, Sabrina Elsevier (2019-04)
      Introduction Copper (Cu) is an essential element involved in biological processes; however, excessive Cu could be harmful because of its reactive nature. Very few studies have evaluated its potential neurotoxic effects. ...
    • closedAccess   Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Fetal Biometry: The INMA Mother and Child Cohort Study 

      Iñiguez, Carmen; Ballester, Ferran; Costa, Olga; Murcia, Mario; Souto, Ana; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Espada, Mercedes; Vrijheid, Martine; Álvarez Avellón, Sara M.; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Rebagliato, Marisa Oxford University Press (2013-10-01)
      In utero tobacco exposure has been associated with fetal growth restriction, but uncertainty remains about critical windows of exposure and specific effects on body segments. In the present study, we aimed to examine the ...
    • openAccess   Polymorphisms in ABC Transporter Genes and Concentrations of Mercury in Newborns – Evidence from Two Mediterranean Birth Cohorts 

      Llop, Sabrina; Engström, Karin; Ballester, Ferran; Franforte, Elisa; Alhamdow, Ayman; Pisa, Federica; Tratnik, Janja Snoj; Mazej, Datja; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Bustamante, Mariona; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Sofianou-Katsoulis, Aikaterini; Prasouli, Alexia; Antonopoulou, Eleni; Antoniadou, Ioanna; Nakou, Sheena; Barbone, Fabio; Horvat, Milena; Broberg, Karin Public Library of Science (2014)
      Background: The genetic background may influence methylmercury (MeHg) metabolism and neurotoxicity. ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters actively transport various xenobiotics across biological membranes. Objective: ...
    • openAccess   Postnatal exposure to mercury and neuropsychological development among preschooler children 

      Llop, Sabrina; Murcia, Mario; Amorós Salvador, Rubén; Julvez, Jordi; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Soler-Blasco, Raquel; Rebagliato, Marisa; Iñiguez, Carmen; Aguinagalde, Xabier; Iriarte, Gorka; Lopez-Espinosa, Maria-Jose; Andiarena, Ainara; Gonzalez, Llúcia; Vioque, Jesus; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Ballester, Ferran Springer (2020-03-13)
      The objective of this study was to describe the postnatal exposure to Hg and to evaluate its association with neuropsychological development among preschool children. The study population are 4–5 years old children (n = ...
    • openAccess   Pre and postnatal exposure to mercury and respiratory health in preschool children from the Spanish INMA Birth Cohort Study 

      Carrasco, Paula; Estarlich, Marisa; Iñiguez, Carmen; Ferrero, Amparo; Murcia, Mario; Esplugues Cebrián, Ana; Vioque, Jesus; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Zabaleta, Carlos; Iriarte, Gorka; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Tardon, Adonina; Vrijheid, Martine; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Ballester, Ferran; Llop, Sabrina Elsevier (2021)
      Effects of mercury on maturing immune system have been reported, however the association with respiratory and allergy problems during infancy remains unclear. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between ...
    • closedAccess   Pre- and postnatal exposure to tobacco smoke and respiratory outcomes during the first year 

      Fuentes-Leonarte, V.; Estarlich, Marisa; Ballester, Ferran; Murcia, Mario; Esplugues, A.; Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Basterretxea, Mikel; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Morales, Eva; Gascón, M.; Tardon, Adonina; Rebagliato, Marisa John Wiley and Sons (2015-02)
      The different role of prenatal and postnatal exposure to tobaccosmoke in respiratory outcomes in infants has not yet been clearly established.Our objective is to assess the effects of these exposures on the risk ofrespiratory ...
    • openAccess   Prenatal and postnatal exposure to air pollution and emotional and aggressive symptoms in children from 8 European birth cohorts 

      Jorcano, Ainhoa; Lubczyńska, Malgorzata j.; Pierotti, Livia; Altug, Hicran; Ballester, Ferran; Cesaroni, Giulia; El Marroun, Hanan; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Freire, Carmen; Hanke, Wojciech; Hoek, Gerard; Ibarluzea, Jesus; Iñiguez, Carmen; Jansen, Pauline; Lepeule, Johanna; Markevych, Iana; Nit, Kinga; Porta, Daniela; Schikowski, Tamara; Slama, Remy; Standl, Marie; Tardon, Adonina; Vrijkotte, Tanja; von Berg, Andrea; Tiemeier, Henning; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Guxens, Mònica Elsevier (2019-10)
      Background: The association between air pollution exposure and emotional and behavioural problems in children is unclear. We aimed to assess prenatal and postnatal exposure to several air pollutants and child's depressive and ...
    • closedAccess   Prenatal and postnatal insecticide use and infant neuropsychological development in a multicenter birth cohort study 

      Llop, Sabrina; Julvez, Jordi; Fernández Somoano, Ana; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Vizcaino, Esther; Iñiguez, Carmen; Lertxundi, Nerea; Gascón, Mireia; Rebagliato, Marisa; Ballester, Ferran Elsevier (2013)
      There is little evidence about exposure to currently used insecticides during early life periods and adverse effects on child neuropsychological development. The aim of this study is to examine the association between ...
    • closedAccess   Prenatal exposure to mercury and longitudinally assesssed fetal growth: Relation and effect modifiers 

      Ballester, Ferran; Íñiguez, Carmen; Murcia, Mario; Guxens, Mònica; Basterretxea, Mikel; Rebagliato, Marisa; Vioque, Jesus; Lertxundi, Aitana; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Tardon, Adonina; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Llop, Sabrina Elsevier (2018-01)
      Background:Prenatal mercury exposure has been related to reductions in anthropometry at birth. Levels ofmercury have been reported as being relatively elevated in the Spanish population.Objective:To investigate the relation ...