Placental inflammatory cytokines mRNA expression and preschool children's cognitive performance: a birth cohort study in China.

Jixing ZhouJuan TongXue RuYuzhu TengMenglong GengShuangqin YanFangbiao TaoKun Huang

Published in: BMC medicine (2023)

Evidence of an association between low cognitive performance and high expression of placental inflammatory cytokines (IL-8, IL-6, TNF-α, and IFN-γ) was found, highlighting the potential importance of intrauterine placental immune status in dissecting offspring cognitive development.

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