Maternal infection during pregnancy is a notable risk factor for the offspring to develop
severe neuropsychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia. One prevalent hypothesis …

Maternal infection during pregnancy enhances the offspring's risk for severe
neuropsychiatric disorders in later life, including schizophrenia. Recent attempts to model …

Epidemiological studies have indicated that the risk of schizophrenia is enhanced by
prenatal maternal infection with viral or bacterial pathogens. Recent experimentation in …

Maternal infection during pregnancy increases the risk of schizophrenia and other brain
disorders of neurodevelopmental origin in the offspring. A multitude of infectious agents …

There is increasing interest in and evidence for altered immune factors in the etiology and
pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Stimulated by various epidemiological findings reporting …

A body of epidemiological literature has suggested an association between prenatal
infection, subsequent maternal immune activation (MIA), and later risk of schizophrenia …

Rationale Prenatal exposure to infection is a notable environmental risk factor in the
development of schizophrenia. One prevalent hypothesis suggests that infection-induced …

Prenatal infections have been linked to the development of schizophrenia (SCZ) and other
neurodevelopmental disorders in the offspring, and work in animal models indicates that this …

The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia suggests that, at least in part, events
occurring within the intrauterine or perinatal environment at critical times of brain …

Prenatal exposure to infection is a significant environmental risk factor in the development of
schizophrenia and related disorders. Recent evidence indicates that disruption of functional …