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Table 3 Animal studies on ELA and Alzheimer’s disease

From: Early life adversity as a risk factor for cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease

ELA model

Species/sex

Period of exposure

Time of outcome measurement

Cognitive outcome/AD pathology

References

MS

Wistar rats/male

PND 2–21

Adulthood

Cognitive outcome↓

AD pathology↑

[82]

LBN

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice/male

PND 2–9

4 and 10 months of age

At 10 months of age, AD pathology↑

[76]

MS

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice/male

PND 2–21

9 months of age

Cognitive outcome↓

AD pathology↑

[80]

LBN

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice/male

PND 2–9

6 and 9 months of age

Cognitive outcome↓

AD pathology↑

[78]

LBN

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice/male

PND 2–9

6 and 12 months of age

Cognitive outcome↓

AD pathology↑

[79]

LBN

APPswe/PS1dE9 mice/male

PND 2–9

4 and 10 months of age

AD pathology↑

[77]

MS

AppNL−G−F mice/male

PND 2–15

1.5 and 4 months of age

Cognitive outcome↓

AD pathology↑

[81]

  1. AD Alzheimer’s disease; ELA early life adversity; LBN limited bedding and nesting conditions; MS maternal separation; PND postnatal day
  2. The symbol “↓” represents a decrease, and “↑” indicates an increase