Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an acknowledged inflammatory cytokine with a pleiotropic action,
mediating innate and adaptive immunity and multiple physiological processes, including …

Maternal immune activation (MIA), be it triggered by infectious or noninfectious stimuli, is
implicated in various psychiatric and neurological disorders with developmental etiologies …

Maternal immune activation (MIA) in response to a viral infection during early and mid-
gestation has been linked through various epidemiological studies to a higher risk for the …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous collection of neurodevelopmental
disorders, difficult to diagnose and currently lacking treatment options. The possibility of …

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 …

Epidemiological and animal research shows that maternal immune activation increases the
risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in offspring. Emerging evidence suggests that …

Background Maternal metabolic disturbances and diet may influence long-term infantile
neurodevelopment. We investigated whether maternal gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) …

Background Prenatal exposure to environmental adversities, including maternal
overweight/obesity, diabetes/hypertensive disorders, or mood/anxiety disorders, increases …

Why does prenatal exposure to wars, natural disasters, urbanicity, or winter increase the risk
for schizophrenia? Research from the last two decades has provided rich insight about the …

Background The immunologic milieu at the maternal–fetal interface has profound effects on
propelling the development of the fetal brain. However, accessible epidemiological studies …