NDLI: Prenatal Stress, Glucocorticoids and the Programming of Adult Disease

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Cottrell, Elizabeth C. Seckl, Jonathan R.
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Numerous clinical studies associate an adverse prenatal environment with the development of cardio-metabolic disorders and neuroendocrine dysfunction, as well as an increased risk of psychiatric diseases in later life. Experimentally, prenatal exposure to stress or excess glucocorticoids in a variety of animal models can malprogram offspring physiology, resulting in a reduction in birth weight and subsequently increasing the likelihood of disorders of cardiovascular function, glucose homeostasis, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis activity and anxiety-related behaviours in adulthood. During fetal development, placental 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11β-HSD2) provides a barrier to maternal glucocorticoids. Reduced placental 11β-HSD2 in human pregnancy correlates with lower birth weight and higher blood pressure in later life. Similarly, in animal models, inhibition or knockout of placental 11β-HSD2 lowers offspring birth weight, in part by reducing glucose delivery to the developing fetus in late gestation. Molecular mechanisms thought to underlie the programming effects of early life stress and glucocorticoids include epigenetic changes in target chromatin, notably affecting tissue-specific expression of the intracellular glucocorticoid receptor (GR). As such, excess glucocorticoids in early life can permanently alter tissue glucocorticoid signalling, effects which may have short-term adaptive benefits but increase the risk of later disease.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/neuro.08.019.2009
Starting Page	19
File Format	PDF
ISSN	16625153
e-ISSN	16625153
Journal	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Volume Number	3
Language	English
Publisher	Frontiers Research Foundation
Publisher Date	2009-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Frontiers Research Foundation
Subject Keyword	Cognitive Neuroscience Behavioral Neuroscience Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Cognitive Neuroscience Behavioral Neuroscience Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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