December 07, 2021
Research finds potential mechanism linking autism, intestinal inflammation
… Interleukin-17a (IL-17a), that can not only alter brain development in her fetus, but also alter her microbiome such … in a specific region of the fetal brain to alter circuit development, leading to autism-like behavioral symptoms in … can act to also alter the trajectory of immune system development. “We’ve shown that IL-17a acting on the fetal …