Prenatal exposure to environmental stressors alters gut macrophage development and gastrointestinal function of male offspring
Dang M. Nguyen, Sarah K. Monroe, Antony Brayan Campos-Salazar, Danielle Nicole Rendina, Kevin Boyd, Erika D. Rispoli, Olivia M. Wirfel, Anna R. Araujo, Trisha V. Vaidyanathan, Virginia L Keziah, Benjamin A. Devlin, Caroline J. W. Smith, Staci D. Bilbo
This study shows that prenatal exposure to environmental stressors disrupts gut macrophage development and causes GI dysfunction in male offspring.
Brain Behavior and Immunity · Aug 10, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology