Immune and Epigenetic Pathways Linking Childhood Adversity and Health Across the Lifespan

Childhood adversity is associated with a host of mental and physical health problems across the lifespan. Individuals who have experienced childhood adversity (e.g., child abuse and neglect, family conflict, poor parent/child relationships, low socioeconomic status or extreme poverty) are at a great...

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Autores principales: Michelle A. Chen, Angie S. LeRoy, Marzieh Majd, Jonathan Y. Chen, Ryan L. Brown, Lisa M. Christian, Christopher P. Fagundes
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a852572437ed47d88c217f04f40d2fd22021-12-01T07:57:31ZImmune and Epigenetic Pathways Linking Childhood Adversity and Health Across the Lifespan1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.788351https://doaj.org/article/a852572437ed47d88c217f04f40d2fd22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.788351/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Childhood adversity is associated with a host of mental and physical health problems across the lifespan. Individuals who have experienced childhood adversity (e.g., child abuse and neglect, family conflict, poor parent/child relationships, low socioeconomic status or extreme poverty) are at a greater risk for morbidity and premature mortality than those not exposed to childhood adversity. Several mechanisms likely contribute to the relationship between childhood adversity and health across the lifespan (e.g., health behaviors, cardiovascular reactivity). In this paper, we review a large body of research within the field of psychoneuroimmunology, demonstrating the relationship between early life stress and alterations of the immune system. We first review the literature demonstrating that childhood adversity is associated with immune dysregulation across different indices, including proinflammatory cytokine production (and its impact on telomere length), illness and infection susceptibility, latent herpesvirus reactivation, and immune response to a tumor. We then summarize the growing literature on how childhood adversity may alter epigenetic processes. Finally, we propose future directions related to this work that have basic and applied implications.Michelle A. ChenAngie S. LeRoyMarzieh MajdJonathan Y. ChenRyan L. BrownLisa M. ChristianChristopher P. FagundesChristopher P. FagundesChristopher P. FagundesFrontiers Media S.A.articlechildhood adversityearly life stressimmune pathwaysepigenetic pathwaysinflammationPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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topic childhood adversity
early life stress
immune pathways
epigenetic pathways
inflammation
Psychology
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early life stress
immune pathways
epigenetic pathways
inflammation
Psychology
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Michelle A. Chen
Angie S. LeRoy
Marzieh Majd
Jonathan Y. Chen
Ryan L. Brown
Lisa M. Christian
Christopher P. Fagundes
Christopher P. Fagundes
Christopher P. Fagundes
Immune and Epigenetic Pathways Linking Childhood Adversity and Health Across the Lifespan
description Childhood adversity is associated with a host of mental and physical health problems across the lifespan. Individuals who have experienced childhood adversity (e.g., child abuse and neglect, family conflict, poor parent/child relationships, low socioeconomic status or extreme poverty) are at a greater risk for morbidity and premature mortality than those not exposed to childhood adversity. Several mechanisms likely contribute to the relationship between childhood adversity and health across the lifespan (e.g., health behaviors, cardiovascular reactivity). In this paper, we review a large body of research within the field of psychoneuroimmunology, demonstrating the relationship between early life stress and alterations of the immune system. We first review the literature demonstrating that childhood adversity is associated with immune dysregulation across different indices, including proinflammatory cytokine production (and its impact on telomere length), illness and infection susceptibility, latent herpesvirus reactivation, and immune response to a tumor. We then summarize the growing literature on how childhood adversity may alter epigenetic processes. Finally, we propose future directions related to this work that have basic and applied implications.
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author Michelle A. Chen
Angie S. LeRoy
Marzieh Majd
Jonathan Y. Chen
Ryan L. Brown
Lisa M. Christian
Christopher P. Fagundes
Christopher P. Fagundes
Christopher P. Fagundes
author_facet Michelle A. Chen
Angie S. LeRoy
Marzieh Majd
Jonathan Y. Chen
Ryan L. Brown
Lisa M. Christian
Christopher P. Fagundes
Christopher P. Fagundes
Christopher P. Fagundes
author_sort Michelle A. Chen
title Immune and Epigenetic Pathways Linking Childhood Adversity and Health Across the Lifespan
title_short Immune and Epigenetic Pathways Linking Childhood Adversity and Health Across the Lifespan
title_full Immune and Epigenetic Pathways Linking Childhood Adversity and Health Across the Lifespan
title_fullStr Immune and Epigenetic Pathways Linking Childhood Adversity and Health Across the Lifespan
title_full_unstemmed Immune and Epigenetic Pathways Linking Childhood Adversity and Health Across the Lifespan
title_sort immune and epigenetic pathways linking childhood adversity and health across the lifespan
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/a852572437ed47d88c217f04f40d2fd2
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