Maternal mid-gestation cytokine dysregulation in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder
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2021-09-09
Authors
Casey, Sophie
Carter, Michael
Looney, Ann-Marie
Livingstone, Vicki
Moloney, Gerard M.
O'Keeffe, Gerard W.
Taylor, Rennae S.
Kenny, Louise C.
McCarthy, Fergus P.
McCowan, Lesley M. E.
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Springer
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder characterised by deficits in social interactions and communication, with stereotypical and repetitive behaviours. Recent evidence suggests that maternal immune dysregulation may predispose offspring to ASD. Independent samples t-tests revealed downregulation of IL-17A concentrations in cases, when compared to controls, at both 15 weeks (pā=ā0.02), and 20 weeks (pā=ā0.02), which persisted at 20 weeks following adjustment for confounding variables. This adds to the growing body of evidence that maternal immune regulation may play a role in foetal neurodevelopment.
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IL-17A , Autism spectrum disorder , Cytokine Inflammation , Maternal immune activation
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Casey, S., Carter, M., Looney, A.M., Livingstone, V., Moloney, G., OāKeeffe, G.W., Taylor, R.S., Kenny, L.C., McCarthy, F.P., McCowan, L.M.E., Thompson, J.M.D., Murray, D.M., and the SCOPE Consortium (2022) āMaternal mid-gestation cytokine dysregulation in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorderā, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(9), pp. 3919ā3932. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05271-7