Hsiao et al., Brain Behav Immun 2011
(Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects...) :
We find that maternal immune activation (MIA) with a viral mimic, synthetic double stranded RNA ( poly ( I:C ) ), increases IL-6 mRNA as well as maternally derived IL-6 protein in the placenta
Garbett et al., Translational psychiatry 2012
(Disease Models, Animal...) :
Several mouse models of maternal immune activation (MIA) were used to examine the immediate effects of MIA induced by influenza virus, poly ( I:C ) and interleukin IL-6 on the fetal brain transcriptome