TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jagodić, Jovana
AU  - Pavlović, Slađan
AU  - Borković Mitić, Slavica
AU  - Perović, Milan
AU  - Miković, Željko
AU  - Đurđić, Slađana
AU  - Manojlović, Dragan
AU  - Stojsavljević, Aleksandar
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5020
AB  - With the ever-growing concern for human health and wellbeing, the prenatal period of
development requires special attention since fetuses can be exposed to various metals through the
mother. Therefore, this study explored the status of selected toxic (Pb, Cd, Ni, As, Pt, Ce, Rb, Sr, U)
and essential trace metals (Mn, Co, Cu, Zn, Se) in the umbilical cord (UC) sera, maternal sera, and
placental tissue samples of 92 healthy women with normal pregnancies. A further aim focuses on the
potential transplacental transfer of these trace metals. Based on the obtained levels of investigated
elements in clinical samples, it was observed that all of the trace metals cross the placental barrier
and reach the fetus. Furthermore, statistical analysis revealed significant differences in levels of
toxic Ni, As, Cd, U, Sr, Rb, and essential Mn, Cu, and Zn between all three types of analyzed clinical
samples. Correlation analysis highlighted As to be an element with levels that differed significantly
between all tested samples. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to enhance these findings.
PCA demonstrated that Cd, Mn, Zn, Rb, Ce, U, and Sr were the most influential trace metals in
distinguishing placenta from maternal and UC serum samples. As, Co, and Cu were responsible for
the clustering of maternal serum samples, and PCA demonstrated that the Pt level in UC sera was
responsible for the clustering of these samples. Overall, the findings of this study could contribute to
a better understanding of transplacental transfer of these trace metals, and shed a light on overall
levels of metal exposure in the population of healthy pregnant women and their fetuses.
PB  - Basel: MDPI
T2  - International Journal of Molecular Sciences
T1  - Examination of Trace Metals and Their Potential Transplacental Transfer in Pregnancy
IS  - 15
VL  - 23
DO  - 10.3390/ijms23158078
SP  - 8078
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Jagodić, Jovana and Pavlović, Slađan and Borković Mitić, Slavica and Perović, Milan and Miković, Željko and Đurđić, Slađana and Manojlović, Dragan and Stojsavljević, Aleksandar",
year = "2022",
abstract = "With the ever-growing concern for human health and wellbeing, the prenatal period of
development requires special attention since fetuses can be exposed to various metals through the
mother. Therefore, this study explored the status of selected toxic (Pb, Cd, Ni, As, Pt, Ce, Rb, Sr, U)
and essential trace metals (Mn, Co, Cu, Zn, Se) in the umbilical cord (UC) sera, maternal sera, and
placental tissue samples of 92 healthy women with normal pregnancies. A further aim focuses on the
potential transplacental transfer of these trace metals. Based on the obtained levels of investigated
elements in clinical samples, it was observed that all of the trace metals cross the placental barrier
and reach the fetus. Furthermore, statistical analysis revealed significant differences in levels of
toxic Ni, As, Cd, U, Sr, Rb, and essential Mn, Cu, and Zn between all three types of analyzed clinical
samples. Correlation analysis highlighted As to be an element with levels that differed significantly
between all tested samples. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to enhance these findings.
PCA demonstrated that Cd, Mn, Zn, Rb, Ce, U, and Sr were the most influential trace metals in
distinguishing placenta from maternal and UC serum samples. As, Co, and Cu were responsible for
the clustering of maternal serum samples, and PCA demonstrated that the Pt level in UC sera was
responsible for the clustering of these samples. Overall, the findings of this study could contribute to
a better understanding of transplacental transfer of these trace metals, and shed a light on overall
levels of metal exposure in the population of healthy pregnant women and their fetuses.",
publisher = "Basel: MDPI",
journal = "International Journal of Molecular Sciences",
title = "Examination of Trace Metals and Their Potential Transplacental Transfer in Pregnancy",
number = "15",
volume = "23",
doi = "10.3390/ijms23158078",
pages = "8078"
}

Jagodić, J., Pavlović, S., Borković Mitić, S., Perović, M., Miković, Ž., Đurđić, S., Manojlović, D.,& Stojsavljević, A.. (2022). Examination of Trace Metals and Their Potential Transplacental Transfer in Pregnancy. in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Basel: MDPI., 23(15), 8078.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158078

Jagodić J, Pavlović S, Borković Mitić S, Perović M, Miković Ž, Đurđić S, Manojlović D, Stojsavljević A. Examination of Trace Metals and Their Potential Transplacental Transfer in Pregnancy. in International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022;23(15):8078.
doi:10.3390/ijms23158078 .

Jagodić, Jovana, Pavlović, Slađan, Borković Mitić, Slavica, Perović, Milan, Miković, Željko, Đurđić, Slađana, Manojlović, Dragan, Stojsavljević, Aleksandar, "Examination of Trace Metals and Their Potential Transplacental Transfer in Pregnancy" in International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, no. 15 (2022):8078,
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158078 . .