Brain, Immunity, Gut: “BIG” Links between Pregnancy and Autism

Publication date: 21 November 2017
Source:Immunity, Volume 47, Issue 5
Author(s): Myka L. Estes, A. Kimberley McAllister
Although dysregulation of brain, immune, and gut physiology during pregnancy have each been implicated in neuropsychiatric disorders, whether and how these presumably distinct systems are linked to cause disease is unclear. Kim et al. (2017) and Shin Yim et al. (2017) identify a pathway to explain how these aspects of our physiology are deeply and inextricably connected.

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Although dysregulation of brain, immune, and gut physiology during pregnancy has each been implicated in neuropsychiatric disorders, how these presumably distinct systems are linked to cause disease is unclear. Kim et al. (2017) and Shin Yim et al. (2017) identify a pathway to explain how these aspects of our physiology are deeply and inextricably connected.


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