During pregnancy, the maternal environment is critical for normal ontogeny and central
nervous system development. Occasionally, prenatal exposure to environmental factors …

Background Autism and schizophrenia are environmental risk factors associated with
prenatal viral infection during pregnancy. It is still unclear whether behavior phenotypes …

Maternal immune activation (MIA) model is increasingly well appreciated as a rodent model
for the environmental risk factor of various psychiatric disorders. Numerous studies have …

Maternal immune activation is one of the environmental risk factors for offspring to develop
psychiatric disorders. A synthetic viral mimetic immunogen, polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid …

In recent years, in vivo animal models of prenatal infection have been developed in an
attempt to recreate behavioral and neuropathological features associated to a number of …

Autism spectrum disorders are neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by two core
symptoms; impaired social interactions and communication, and ritualistic or repetitive …

Prenatal maternal infection is associated with an increased risk of various
neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Maternal …

An increased incidence of mental illness disorders is found in children and adolescents born
to mothers who experienced an infection-based illness during pregnancy. Animal models to …

A wide body of evidence suggests a relationship between maternal immune activation (MIA)
and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Since social …

Maternal immune activation is one of the major environmental risk factors for offspring to
develop psychiatric disorders. A synthetic viral mimetic immunogen, polyinosinic …