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

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

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 …

Direct viral infection of the developing brain can have disastrous consequences for the fetus.
More subtle and perhaps more insidious are viral infections of the pregnant mother, which …

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

Maternal infection during pregnancy is an environmental risk factor for the offspring to
develop severe brain disorders, including schizophrenia and autism. However, only little is …

Based on the human epidemiological association between prenatal infection and higher risk
of schizophrenia, a number of animal models have been established to explore the long …

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 …

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