Area of research
Nutrition and Dietetics · Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Research interest
Research topics from publications: Exposure to multiple toxic metals and polycystic ovary syndrome risk: Endocrine disrupting effect from As, Pb and Ba; The association between exposure to multiple toxic metals and the risk of endometriosis: Evidence from the results of blood and follicular fluid; The associations of serum metals concentrations with the intermediate and pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF); Serum Essential Trace Element Status in Women and the Risk of Endometrial Diseases: a Case–Control Study; The association between essential trace element (copper, zinc, selenium, and cobalt) status and the risk of early embryonic arrest among women undergoing assisted reproductive techniques; Association Between Exposure to Multiple Toxic Metals in Follicular Fluid and the Risk of PCOS Among Infertile Women: The Mediating Effect of Metabolic Markers. Representative work: BACKGROUND: Toxic and essential trace elements are reported to have impact on female fertility. However, studies on the potential synergistic or antagonistic effects of metal mixtures on IVF outcomes remain limited. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether serum concentrations of metals, individually and as mixtures, are associated with pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing IVF. METHODS: In a prospective birth cohort study about IVF from the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (n = 1184), we measured the concentrations of serum metals by ICP-MS according to a previously established method. Oocyte/embryo development indicators and follow-up results were also collected. The individual Background: fertilization (IVF). Whether the levels of some essential trace elements [copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), selenium (Se) and cobalt (Co)] in the bodies of women are related to the risk of EEA warrants study. Objective: Our study aimed to investigate the associations of peripheral blood levels of Cu, Zn, Se, and Co and their mixtures with the risk of EEA. Methods: A total of 74 EEA cases (123 IVF cycles) and 157 controls (180 IVF cycles) from the reproductive center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University in Hefei, China, between June 2017 and March 2020 were included in our study. Demographic and clinical data were collected from electronic medical records. Cu, Zn, Se
Association Between Exposure to Multiple Toxic Metals in Follicular Fluid and the Risk of PCOS Among Infertile Women: The Mediating Effect of Metabolic Markers
Exposure to multiple toxic metals and polycystic ovary syndrome risk: Endocrine disrupting effect from As, Pb and Ba
The association between exposure to multiple toxic metals and the risk of endometriosis: Evidence from the results of blood and follicular fluid
The associations of serum metals concentrations with the intermediate and pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)
Serum Essential Trace Element Status in Women and the Risk of Endometrial Diseases: a Case–Control Study
The association between essential trace element (copper, zinc, selenium, and cobalt) status and the risk of early embryonic arrest among women undergoing assisted reproductive techniques