2013
Arsenic Exposure and Calpain-10 Polymorphisms Impair the Function of Pancreatic Beta-Cells in Humans: A Pilot Study of Risk Factors for T2DM
Díaz-Villaseñor A, Cruz L, Cebrián A, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Hiriart M, García-Vargas G, Bassol S, Sordo M, Gandolfi AJ, Klimecki WT, López-Carillo L, Cebrián ME, Ostrosky-Wegman P. Arsenic Exposure and Calpain-10 Polymorphisms Impair the Function of Pancreatic Beta-Cells in Humans: A Pilot Study of Risk Factors for T2DM. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e51642. PMID: 23349674, PMCID: PMC3551951, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-cell functionLower beta-cell functionSNP-43Risk factorsInsulin sensitivitySNP-44IAs exposureSingle nucleotide polymorphismsChronic exposureCAPN-10Type 2 diabetes mellitusOutcomes of T2DMCalpain-10 polymorphismsGenetic risk factorsPancreatic beta cellsAction of insulinCalpain-10 geneDiabetes mellitusInverse associationInsulin secretionT2DMBeta cellsRisk genotypesArsenic exposurePilot study
2011
Personal care product use and urinary levels of phthalate metabolites in Mexican women
Romero-Franco M, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Calafat AM, Cebrián ME, Needham LL, Teitelbaum S, Wolff MS, López-Carrillo L. Personal care product use and urinary levels of phthalate metabolites in Mexican women. Environment International 2011, 37: 867-871. PMID: 21429583, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMono-3-carboxypropyl phthalateMono-n-butyl phthalateMono-2-ethylhexyl phthalatePhthalate metabolitesUrinary concentrationsMonoethyl phthalateUrinary levelsPopulation-based case-control studyOngoing population-based case-control studyPersonal care product useMono-isobutyl phthalateHigh-performance liquid chromatography isotope-dilution tandem mass spectrometryCase-control studyDetectable urinary concentrationsCarboxypentyl phthalateHydroxyhexyl phthalateOxohexyl phthalateBreast cancerLiquid chromatography-isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometryMonobenzyl phthalateReproductive historySociodemographic characteristicsGenetic susceptibilityPotential health impactsMexican women