Disturbances in fetal neurodevelopment have extensively been related to neurodevelopmental disorders in early and later life. Fetal neurodevelopment is dependent on adequate functioning of the fetal immune system. During pregnancy, the maternal immune system is challenged to both tolerate the semi-allogenic fetus and to protect the mother and fetus from microbes. The fetal immune system is influenced by maternal immune disturbances; therefore, perturbations in maternal immunity likely do not only alter pregnancy outcome but also alter fetal neurodevelopment. A possible common pathway could be modulating the functioning of tissue macrophages in the placenta and brain.
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Prins, J. R., Eskandar, S., Eggen, B. J. L., & Scherjon, S. A. (2018). Microglia, the missing link between maternal immunity and fetal neurodevelopment? Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 126, 18–22. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016503781730181X http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S016503781730181X
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