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ArticleFrontiers in ecology and evolution2016

Transgenerational Social Stress, Immune Factors, Hormones, and Social Behavior.

Christopher A Murgatroyd, Jessica A Babb, Steven Bradburn, Lindsay M Carini, Gillian L Beamer, Benjamin C Nephew

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Article in Frontiers in ecology and evolution, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Christopher A MurgatroydCentre for Healthcare Science Research, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
Jessica A BabbDepartment of Anesthesia, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Steven BradburnCentre for Healthcare Science Research, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
Lindsay M CariniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA, USA.
Gillian L BeamerDepartment of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA, USA.
Benjamin C NephewDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA, USA.
Tufts University · USManchester Metropolitan University · GBBoston Children's Hospital · US

Funding

TUFTS CLINICAL AND TRANSLATION SCIENCE INSTITUTE (UL1): BPCAUL1RR025752 · NCRR · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI SELKER, HARRY P. · 2008 to 2011
$17.6M
Vasopressin and Maternal BehaviorR00HD059943 · NICHD · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI NEPHEW, BENJAMIN C · 2012 to 2014
$722k
Small Area Demographic Estimates for China with Remote Sensing, GIS and Spatial MR43HD056643 · NICHD · DEMOGRAPHIC CONSULTING, INC. · PI HAYNIE, SUSAN P · 2007 to 2007
$100k
NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025752NICHD NIH HHS R00 HD059943NICHD NIH HHS R43 HD056643
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A social signal transduction theory of depression has been proposed that states that exposure to social adversity alters the immune response and these changes mediate symptoms of depression such as anhedonia and impairments in social behavior The exposure of maternal rats to the chronic social stress (CSS) of a male intruder depresses maternal care and impairs social behavior in the F1 and F2 offspring of these dams. The objective of the present study was to characterize basal peripheral levels of several immune factors and related hormone levels in the adult F2 offspring of CSS exposed dams and assess whether changes in these factors are associated with previously reported deficits in allogrooming behavior. CSS decreased acid glycoprotein (α1AGP) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in F2 females, and increased granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in F2 males. There were also sex dependent changes in IL-18, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases 1 (TIMP-1), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Progesterone was decreased and alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) was increased in F2 males, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) was decreased in F2 females. Changes in α1AGP, GM-CSF, progesterone, and α-MSH were correlated with decreased allogrooming in the F2 offspring of stressed dams. These results support the hypothesis that transgenerational social stress affects both the immune system and social behavior, and also support previous studies on the adverse effects of early life stress on immune functioning and stress associated immunological disorders, including the increasing prevalence of asthma. The immune system may represent an important transgenerational etiological factor in disorders which involve social and/or early life stress associated changes in social behavior, such as depression, anxiety, and autism, as well as comorbid immune disorders. Future studies involving immune and/or endocrine assessments and manipulations will address specific questions of function and causation, and may identify novel preventative measures and treatments for the growing number of immune mediated disorders.

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BDNFcytokinesimmune systemInflammationprogesteronesocial behaviorsocial stresstransgenerational effects

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