Is Brain-Derived Neurotropic Factor Methylation Involved in the Association Between Prenatal Stress and Maternal Postnatal Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Is Brain-Derived Neurotropic Factor Methylation Involved in the Association Between Prenatal Stress and Maternal Postnatal Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic is a collective trauma that may expose susceptible individuals to high levels of stress. Pregnant women represent a high-risk population, considering that pregnancy is a period of heightened neuroplasticity and susceptibility to stress through epigenetic mechanisms. P...

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Main Authors: Livio Provenzi, Marco Villa, Fabiana Mambretti, Andrea Citterio, Serena Grumi, Emanuela Bertazzoli, Giacomo Biasucci, Lidia Decembrino, Barbara Gardella, Roberta Giacchero, Maria Luisa Magnani, Renata Nacinovich, Camilla Pisoni, Federico Prefumo, Simona Orcesi, Barbara Scelsa, Roberto Giorda, Renato Borgatti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
anxiety
BDNF
COVID-19
methylation
epigenetics
pandemic
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.950455/full

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