Preconceptional social isolation alters inflammatory and transcriptional signalling across the placenta-fetal brain axis
Monica Iachizzi, José Ruiz Rodríguez, Felisa Herrero, Ron Schaer, Annamaria Cattaneo, Juliet Richetto
This study shows that prolonged maternal social isolation causes coordinated but distinct molecular changes in placenta and fetal brain, with placental immune and interferon signaling inversely linked to fetal brain cell-cycle processes.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience