Elevated pro-inflammatory gene expression in the third trimester of pregnancy in mothers who experienced stressful life events

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 76, Issue , 2019, Pages 97-103

  Ross, Kharah M ^a   Cole, Steve W ^b   Carroll, Judith E ^b   Dunkel Schetter, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Inflammation; Preconception; Pregnancy; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LIFE EVENTS SCALE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL STRESS; PREPREGNANCY CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; UPREGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; NF-KAPPA B; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-1; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 85056633995     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: 10902139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2018.11.009     Document Type: Article

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