Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) changes in the serum of depressed women

Aydemir C., Yalcin E. S., Aksaray S., Kisa C., Yildirim S. G., Uzbay T., ...More

PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, vol.30, no.7, pp.1256-1260, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.03.025
  • Journal Name: PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1256-1260
  • Keywords: brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), depression, female, ANTIDEPRESSANT TREATMENT, MAJOR DEPRESSION, MOOD DISORDERS, MESSENGER-RNA, RAT-BRAIN, HIPPOCAMPUS, ESTROGEN, ABNORMALITIES, PLASTICITY, PLATELETS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Neuroplastic processes are thought to be involved in the pathophysiology of many psychiatric disorders, including major depression. It has been hypothesized that the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BNDF), a key factor in neuroplasticity, is associated with depressive disorders.