This article is part of a Special Issue “Neuroendocrine-Immune Axis in Health and Disease.”
Microglia and astrocytes are the primary immune cells within the central nervous system …

BACKGROUND According to the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
hypothesis, environmental changes taking place during early maturational periods may alter …

Although the effect of mastitis on reproduction and production of lactating dairy cows has
been vastly studied, little information is available about the association of maternal udder …

Abstract Effects of neonatal proinflammatory stress (NPS) on the development of anxiety and
depressive-like behavior, stress responsiveness, hippocampal plasticity and conditioned …

Infertility affects a remarkable one in four couples in develo** countries. Psychological
stress is a ubiquitous facet of life, and although stress affects us all at some point, prolonged …

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is an important pathological factor involved in serious
inflammatory diseases and male reproductive impairments. Emerging evidence …

Neonatal exposure of rodents to an immune challenge alters a variety of behavioural and
physiological parameters in adulthood. In particular, neonatal lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 0.05 …

Here we review the effects of immune activation primarily via lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a
cell wall component of Gram-negative bacteria, on hippocampal and non-hippocampal …

Early life nutrition is crucial for reproduction. Overweight and obese girls are more likely to
experience early menarche, increasing the risk of adult disease. We have previously …

Several reports have suggested that early neonatal immune activation adversely influences
the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis development in humans and animal models …