Epigenetic mechanisms of perinatal programming of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function and health

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Meaney, Michael J. [1 ]
Szyf, Moshe
Seckl, Jonathan R.
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[1] McGill Univ, McGill Program Study Genes Environm & Hlth, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[2] McGill Univ, Dept Psychiat, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[3] McGill Univ, Dept Pharmacol & Therapeut, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[4] Univ Edinburgh, Queens Med Res Inst, Endocrinol Unit, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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10.1016/j.molmed.2007.05.003
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Environmental effects on the materno-foetal interaction determine birth outcomes that predict health over the lifespan. Thus, maternal undernutrition or stress associate with low birth weight, leading to an increased risk of metabolic and cardiovascular illness in the offspring. We argue that these effects are, in part, mediated by direct and indirect effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis such that (i) the effect of maternal adversity on foetal growth is mediated by adrenal glucocorticoids and (ii) environmental adversity alters maternal physiology and behaviour, which then programs HPA activity in the offspring.
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