ArticleDevelopmental psychobiology2023
Associations between the human immune system and gut microbiome with neurodevelopment in the first 5 years of life: A systematic scoping review.
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- The psychoneuroimmuneendocrine system, epigenetics, and the integration of morphogenetic fields: a systematic review of their role in unconscious ontogenesis.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Maternal Prenatal Stress and the Offspring Gut Microbiome: A Cross-Species Systematic Review.Developmental psychobiology · 2025Pooled it
- The Impact of Cesarean Section Delivery on Intestinal Microbiota: Mechanisms, Consequences, and Perspectives-A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Converging etiopathogenetic pathways and early prevention opportunities for autism and neurodevelopmental disorders in the first 1000 days of life: a brief narrative review.Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater · 2026Review
- [Association between umbilical cord blood proteome and early infant neurodevelopmental risk].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2026Article
- Maternal cardiovascular health and offspring neurodevelopment within the first five years of life: a birth cohort study.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2025Article
- The role of the gut microbiome in the associations between lead exposure and child neurodevelopment.Toxicology letters · 2025Review
- Metataxonomic and Immunological Analysis of Feces from Children with or without Phelan-McDermid Syndrome.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- The impact of gut microbiota on morbidities in preterm infants.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2024Review
- Maternal-Foetal/Infant Interactions-Gut Microbiota and Immune Health.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Associations between the human immune system and gut microbiome with neurodevelopment in the first 5 years of life: A systematic scoping review.Developmental psychobiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
The aim of this review was to map the literature assessing associations between maternal or infant immune or gut microbiome biomarkers and child neurodevelopmental outcomes within the first 5 years of life. We conducted a PRISMA-ScR compliant review of peer-reviewed, English-language journal articles. Studies reporting gut microbiome or immune system biomarkers and child neurodevelopmental outcomes prior to 5 years were eligible. Sixty-nine of 23,495 retrieved studies were included. Of these, 18 reported on the maternal immune system, 40 on the infant immune system, and 13 on the infant gut microbiome. No studies examined the maternal microbiome, and only one study examined biomarkers from both the immune system and the gut microbiome. Additionally, only one study included both maternal and infant biomarkers. Neurodevelopmental outcomes were assessed from 6 days to 5 years. Associations between biomarkers and neurodevelopmental outcomes were largely nonsignificant and small in effect size. While the immune system and gut microbiome are thought to have interactive impacts on the developing brain, there remains a paucity of published studies that report biomarkers from both systems and associations with child development outcomes. Heterogeneity of research designs and methodologies may also contribute to inconsistent findings. Future studies should integrate data across biological systems to generate novel insights into the biological underpinnings of early development.
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