PMID- 28462726 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180423 LR - 20231004 IS - 1469-2198 (Electronic) IS - 0954-5794 (Print) IS - 0954-5794 (Linking) VI - 29 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Oct TI - Determinants of neonatal brain-derived neurotrophic factor and association with child development. PG - 1499-1511 LID - 10.1017/S0954579417000414 [doi] AB - Using a population-based birth cohort in upstate New York (2008-2010), we examined the determinants of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) measured in newborn dried blood spots (n = 2,637). We also examined the association between neonatal BDNF and children's development. The cohort was initially designed to examine the influence of infertility treatment on child development but found no impact. Mothers rated children's development in five domains repeatedly through age 3 years. Socioeconomic and maternal lifestyle determinants of BDNF were examined using multivariable linear regression models. Generalized linear mixed models estimated odds ratios for neonatal BDNF in relation to failing a developmental domain. Smoking and drinking in pregnancy, nulliparity, non-White ethnicity/race, and prepregnancy obesity were associated with lower neonatal BDNF. Neonatal BDNF was not associated with failure for developmental domains; however, there was an interaction between BDNF and preterm birth. In preterm infants, a higher BDNF was associated with lower odds of failing any developmental domains, after adjusting for confounders and infertility treatment. This result was particularly significant for failure in communication. Our findings suggest that BDNF levels in neonates may be impacted by maternal lifestyle characteristics. More specifically, lower neonatal BDNF might be an early marker of aberrant neurodevelopment in preterm infants. FAU - Ghassabian, Akhgar AU - Ghassabian A AD - National Institutes of Health. FAU - Sundaram, Rajeshwari AU - Sundaram R AD - National Institutes of Health. FAU - Chahal, Nikhita AU - Chahal N AD - National Institutes of Health. FAU - McLain, Alexander C AU - McLain AC AD - University of South Carolina. FAU - Bell, Erin AU - Bell E AD - Albany School of Public Health. FAU - Lawrence, David A AU - Lawrence DA AD - Albany School of Public Health. FAU - Yeung, Edwina H AU - Yeung EH AD - National Institutes of Health. LA - eng GR - ZIA HD008826-07/ImNIH/Intramural NIH HHS/United States GR - HHSN267200700019C/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States GR - ZIA HD008826-09/ImNIH/Intramural NIH HHS/United States GR - ZIA HD008826-10/ImNIH/Intramural NIH HHS/United States GR - HHSN275201200005C/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States GR - ZIA HD008826-08/ImNIH/Intramural NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170502 PL - United States TA - Dev Psychopathol JT - Development and psychopathology JID - 8910645 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 7171WSG8A2 (BDNF protein, human) SB - IM MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*blood MH - Child Development/*physiology MH - Child, Preschool MH - Cohort Studies MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Infant MH - Infant, Newborn MH - Infant, Premature MH - Male MH - Mothers MH - New York MH - Pregnancy MH - Smoking PMC - PMC6201316 MID - NIHMS987053 EDAT- 2017/05/04 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/24 06:00 PMCR- 2018/10/25 CRDT- 2017/05/03 06:00 PHST- 2017/05/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/05/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/10/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0954579417000414 [pii] AID - 10.1017/S0954579417000414 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Dev Psychopathol. 2017 Oct;29(4):1499-1511. doi: 10.1017/S0954579417000414. Epub 2017 May 2.