2021
Maternal Prenatal Anxiety and the Fetal Origins of Epigenetic Aging
McGill MG, Pokhvisneva I, Clappison AS, McEwen LM, Beijers R, Tollenaar MS, Pham H, Kee MZL, Garg E, de Mendonça Filho EJ, Karnani N, Silveira PP, Kobor MS, de Weerth C, Meaney MJ, O'Donnell KJ. Maternal Prenatal Anxiety and the Fetal Origins of Epigenetic Aging. Biological Psychiatry 2021, 91: 303-312. PMID: 34756561, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal maternal anxietyFetal originEpigenetic age accelerationMaternal anxietyAge accelerationPrenatal anxietyMental healthPrenatal maternal mental healthMaternal mental healthYears of ageGenetic risk factorsMonths of ageMental health supportMaternal prenatal anxietyRisk factorsLongitudinal cohortPrenatal adversityPregnant individualsLarge effect sizesLongitudinal assessmentHealth supportEffective mental health supportCohortPrenatal environmentLate childhood
2017
Maternal prenatal anxiety and child COMT genotype predict working memory and symptoms of ADHD
O'Donnell KJ, Glover V, Lahti J, Lahti M, Edgar RD, Räikkönen K, O'Connor TG. Maternal prenatal anxiety and child COMT genotype predict working memory and symptoms of ADHD. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0177506. PMID: 28614354, PMCID: PMC5470664, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCatechol O-MethyltransferaseChildFemaleGene-Environment InteractionGenotypeHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMemory, Short-TermMothersPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsProspective StudiesSelf ReportConceptsMaternal prenatal anxietySymptoms of ADHDPrenatal anxietyChildren's symptomsSelf-report measuresInter-individual differencesRs4680 genotypeIndividual differencesHyperactivity symptomsChildren's responsesADHDDevelopmental outcomesCOMT genotypeAnxietyAge 8 yearsMemoryVal/Val genotypeVal/ALSPAC cohortChild neurodevelopmentYears of ageFunctional genetic variationVal genotypeCOMTGene-environment interactions
2014
Maternal prenatal anxiety and child brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) genotype: Effects on internalizing symptoms from 4 to 15 years of age
O'Donnell KJ, Glover V, Holbrook JD, O'Connor TG. Maternal prenatal anxiety and child brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) genotype: Effects on internalizing symptoms from 4 to 15 years of age. Development And Psychopathology 2014, 26: 1255-1266. PMID: 25422959, DOI: 10.1017/s095457941400100x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) genePrenatal maternal anxietyYears of agePrenatal anxietyBDNF polymorphismMaternal anxietyBrain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) genotypeNeurotrophic factor genotypeInternalizing symptomsNeurotrophic factor geneAge 15 yearsAvon Longitudinal StudyMaternal prenatal anxietyMaternal symptomsChild internalizing symptomsGene-environment interactionsClinical InterviewPopulation cohortHealth outcomesSymptomsDiagnostic assessmentPsychosocial risksDifficulties QuestionnaireAge 13Longitudinal studyThe persisting effect of maternal mood in pregnancy on childhood psychopathology
O'Donnell KJ, Glover V, Barker ED, O'Connor TG. The persisting effect of maternal mood in pregnancy on childhood psychopathology. Development And Psychopathology 2014, 26: 393-403. PMID: 24621564, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579414000029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal anxietyMaternal moodPostnatal maternal moodLongitudinal studyMaternal prenatal anxietyLarge community samplePrenatal maternal moodOccasions of measurementPsychiatric symptomsChild mental disordersChild psychiatric symptomsEmotional problemsCommunity sampleAvon Longitudinal StudyEmotional symptomsChildhood psychopathologyPostnatal moodAge 4MoodAnxietyPersisting effectProgramming hypothesisMental disordersPrenatal depressionMajor models
2013
Prenatal maternal mood is associated with altered diurnal cortisol in adolescence
O’Donnell K, Glover V, Jenkins J, Browne D, Ben-Shlomo Y, Golding J, O’Connor T. Prenatal maternal mood is associated with altered diurnal cortisol in adolescence. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2013, 38: 1630-1638. PMID: 23433748, PMCID: PMC3695029, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAffectAnxietyCircadian RhythmDepressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHydrocortisoneHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemPituitary-Adrenal SystemPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsSalivaSampling StudiesSecretory RateSeverity of Illness IndexSocioeconomic FactorsWakefulnessConceptsPrenatal anxietyDiurnal cortisolMaternal postnatal anxietyMaternal prenatal anxietyPrenatal maternal moodMultilevel model analysisAdolescent cortisolCortisol awakening responsePostnatal covariatesProspective longitudinal studyFlatter diurnal slopeCommunity samplePrenatal moodPostnatal anxietyMaternal moodCortisol samplesMaternal depressionAnxietyAwakening responseLongitudinal studyDiurnal slopePersisting effectPrenatal stressAnimal workALSPAC cohort
2011
Maternal prenatal anxiety and downregulation of placental 11β-HSD2
O’Donnell K, Jensen A, Freeman L, Khalife N, O’Connor T, Glover V. Maternal prenatal anxiety and downregulation of placental 11β-HSD2. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2011, 37: 818-826. PMID: 22001010, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacental 11β-HSD2Maternal prenatal anxietyMaternal anxietyPlacental 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2Prenatal stressPrenatal anxietyDepression self-rating scalePrenatal maternal moodAdverse neurodevelopmental outcomesDehydrogenase type 2Subset of casesElective caesareanNeurodevelopmental outcomesFetal exposureMaternal moodMaternal cortisolFetal programmingState anxietyAnimal studiesSelf-rating scaleFemale fetusesType 2MRNA expressionDownregulationCortisol