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Prenatal endocrine activation alters postnatal cellular immunity in infant monkeys.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8954595     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cellular immune responses were evaluated in 35 infant rhesus monkeys generated from two types of pregnancy conditions. Pregnant females were administered either saline or adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) for 2 weeks between Days 120 and 133 postconception, approximately 1 month before parturition. After birth, lymphocytes obtained from infants in the ACTH condition failed to respond as readily to allogeneic cells in mixed lymphocyte cultures, proliferated less to Con A, exhibited lower suppressor function following stimulation with Con A, and showed lower cytolytic activity against target cells. For some measures, the prenatal effect was observed more consistently in male infants. Differences were evident with these in vitro immune assays through 6 months of age, indicating that acute disturbance during the prenatal period can have lingering effects on postnatal immunity.
Authors:
C L Coe; G R Lubach; J W Karaszewski; W B Ershler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brain, behavior, and immunity     Volume:  10     ISSN:  0889-1591     ISO Abbreviation:  Brain Behav. Immun.     Publication Date:  1996 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-03-19     Completed Date:  1997-03-19     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8800478     Medline TA:  Brain Behav Immun     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  221-34     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / pharmacology*
Animals
Birth Weight / drug effects
Cell Division / physiology
Concanavalin A / pharmacology
Dehydroepiandrosterone / blood
Female
Gestational Age
Hydrocortisone / blood
Immunity, Cellular / physiology*
Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed
Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology,  physiology
Macaca mulatta
Male
Mitogens / pharmacology
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects*
Progesterone / blood
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
MH 41659/MH/NIMH NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Mitogens; 11028-71-0/Concanavalin A; 50-23-7/Hydrocortisone; 53-43-0/Dehydroepiandrosterone; 57-83-0/Progesterone; 9002-60-2/Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

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