Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor, depression, and physical activity: making the neuroplastic connection

C Phillips - Neural plasticity, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin that is vital to the survival,
growth, and maintenance of neurons in key brain circuits involved in emotional and …

Anxiety as a predictor for cognitive decline and dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Gulpers, I Ramakers, R Hamel, S Köhler… - The American Journal of …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Background Because anxiety is postulated as a risk factor for dementia, we performed a
systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate whether anxiety predicts cognitive …

Unfolding the role of BDNF as a biomarker for treatment of depression

T Rana, T Behl, A Sehgal, P Srivastava… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021‏ - Springer
Depression is a well-known disabling mental illness characterized by sadness, loss of
interest in activities, and decreased energy. The symptoms of depression are usually …

Affective and emotional dysregulation as pre-dementia risk markers: exploring the mild behavioral impairment symptoms of depression, anxiety, irritability, and …

Z Ismail, J Gatchel, DR Bateman… - International …, 2018‏ - cambridge.org
Background: Affective and emotional symptoms such as depression, anxiety, euphoria, and
irritability are common neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in pre-dementia and cognitively …

Cognitive impairment in Huntington disease: diagnosis and treatment

JS Paulsen - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2011‏ - Springer
Cognition has been well characterized in the various stages of Huntington disease (HD) as
well as in the prodrome before the motor diagnosis is given. Although the clinical diagnosis …

Biomarkers of postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction

A Fournier, R Krause, G Winterer… - Frontiers in aging …, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
Elderly surgical patients frequently experience postoperative delirium (POD) and the
subsequent development of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). Clinical features …

Biomarkers in Parkinson's disease (recent update)

S Sharma, CS Moon, A Khogali, A Haidous… - Neurochemistry …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder mostly
affecting the aging population over sixty. Cardinal symptoms including, tremors, muscle …

The brain-derived neurotrophic factor: missing link between sleep deprivation, insomnia, and depression

M Rahmani, F Rahmani, N Rezaei - Neurochemical research, 2020‏ - Springer
The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mediates the plasticity-related changes that
associate with memory processing during sleep. Sleep deprivation and chronic stress are …

Serum brain‐derived neurotrophic factor levels in different neurological diseases

M Ventriglia, R Zanardini, C Bonomini… - BioMed research …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Consistent evidence indicates the involvement of the brain‐derived neurotrophic factor
(BDNF) in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer′ s disease (AD) and …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and Alzheimer's disease: physiopathology and beyond

BS Diniz, AL Teixeira - Neuromolecular medicine, 2011‏ - Springer
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is the most widely distributed neurotrophin in the
central nervous system where it plays several pivotal roles in synaptic plasticity and …