Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder
characterized by communication and social behavior deficits. The presence of restricted and …

Perinatal brain injury is the leading cause of neurological mortality and morbidity in
childhood ranging from motor and cognitive impairment to behavioural and neuropsychiatric …

Rationale: Monocytes belong to the mononuclear phagocyte system and are immune
responders to tissue injury and infection. There were also reports of monocytes transforming …

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is mainly characterized by deficits in social
interaction and communication and repetitive behaviors. Known causes of ASD are …

It is increasingly evident that cells and molecules of the immune system play significant roles
in neurodevelopment. As perinatal infection is associated with the development of …

Microglia, as one of the main types of glial cells in the central nervous system (CNS), are
widely distributed throughout the brain and spinal cord. The normal number and function of …

Once considered only scaffolding proteins at glutamatergic postsynaptic density (PSD),
Homer1 proteins are increasingly emerging as multimodal adaptors that integrate different …

Oxytocin is a well-established regulator of social behaviour. Microglia, the resident immune
cells of the central nervous system, regulate brain development and maintenance in health …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are characterized by repetitive behaviors and
impairments of sociability and communication. About 1% of ASD cases are caused by …

Mothers exposed to infections during pregnancy disproportionally birth children who
develop autism and schizophrenia, disorders associated with altered GABAergic function …