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ReviewBiological psychology2010

Perinatal stress and early life programming of lung structure and function.

Rosalind J Wright

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In one paragraph

Review in Biological psychology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
58citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 111 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Psychosocial factors and behavioral medicine interventions in asthma.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2013
    Pooled it
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  5. Moderate-to-late prematurity: understanding respiratory consequences and modifiable risk factors.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
    Review
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  7. Associations between psychosocial stress, child's anxiety, and lung function in mid-childhood.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2024
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  9. Maternal stressful life events during pregnancy and childhood asthma and wheeze.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2024
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  14. Developmental Programming of Fertility in Cattle-Is It a Cause for Concern?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022
    Review
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  16. Adverse weather duringRoyal Society open science · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rosalind J WrightChanning Laboratory, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02116, USA. rosalind.wright@channing.harvard.edu
Harvard University · US

Funding

Stress, Environment, and Genetics in Urban AsthmaR01HL080674 · NHLBI · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI WRIGHT, ROSALIND J · 2005 to 2014
$7.0M
Air pollution, stress and urban child developmentR01MD006086 · NIMHD · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI WRIGHT, ROSALIND J · 2010 to 2014
$2.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL080674NIMHD NIH HHS R01 MD006086
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure to environmental toxins during critical periods of prenatal and/or postnatal development may alter the normal course of lung morphogenesis and maturation, potentially resulting in changes that affect both structure and function of the respiratory system. Moreover, these early effects may persist into adult life magnifying the potential public health impact. Aberrant or excessive pro-inflammatory immune responses, occurring both locally and systemically, that result in inflammatory damage to the airway are a central determinant of lung structure-function changes throughout life. Disruption of neuroendocrine function in early development, specifically the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, may alter functional status of the immune system. Autonomic nervous system (ANS) function (sympathovagal imbalance) is another integral component of airway function and immunity in childhood. This overview discusses the evidence linking psychological factors to alterations in these interrelated physiological processes that may, in turn, influence childhood lung function and identifies gaps in our understanding.

Indexed as

FemaleFetal DevelopmentHumansHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemInflammationLungPituitary-Adrenal SystemPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsRespiratory Physiological PhenomenaStress, Physiological

Identifiers

PMID20080145
PMCPMC2888999
OpenAlexW1970280897

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Registered trials

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