Neurotrophic factor BDNF, physiological functions and therapeutic potential in depression, neurodegeneration and brain cancer

L Colucci-D'Amato, L Speranza, F Volpicelli - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is one of the most distributed and extensively
studied neurotrophins in the mammalian brain. BDNF signals through the tropomycin …

Neuroinflammation, memory, and depression: new approaches to hippocampal neurogenesis

A Wu, J Zhang - Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2023 - Springer
As one of most common and severe mental disorders, major depressive disorder (MDD)
significantly increases the risks of premature death and other medical conditions for patients …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in brain disorders: focus on neuroinflammation

B Lima Giacobbo, J Doorduin, HC Klein… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is one of the most studied neurotrophins in the
healthy and diseased brain. As a result, there is a large body of evidence that associates …

Side-effects associated with ketamine use in depression: a systematic review

B Short, J Fong, V Galvez, W Shelker… - The Lancet Psychiatry, 2018 - thelancet.com
This is the first systematic review of the safety of ketamine in the treatment of depression
after single and repeated doses. We searched MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, and …

Neurotrophic factors and neuroplasticity pathways in the pathophysiology and treatment of depression

MJF Levy, F Boulle, HW Steinbusch… - …, 2018 - Springer
Depression is a major health problem with a high prevalence and a heavy socioeconomic
burden in western societies. It is associated with atrophy and impaired functioning of cortico …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in mood disorders and antidepressant treatments

E Castrén, M Kojima - Neurobiology of disease, 2017 - Elsevier
Levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are reduced in the brain and serum of
depressed patients and at least the reduction in serum levels is reversible upon successful …

Modulation of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor by a single dose of ayahuasca: observation from a randomized controlled trial

RN Almeida, ACM Galvão, FS da Silva… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Serotonergic psychedelics are emerging as potential antidepressant therapeutic tools, as
suggested in a recent randomized controlled trial with ayahuasca for treatment-resistant …

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) as a biomarker of treatment response in patients with Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD): A systematic review & meta …

S Meshkat, Y Alnefeesi, MY Jawad, JD Di Vincenzo… - Psychiatry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multiple lines of evidence have implicated brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in
treatment-resistant depression (TRD). The aim of this synthesis was to determine the impact …

Brain-gut-microbiota axis: challenges for translation in psychiatry

JR Kelly, G Clarke, JF Cryan, TG Dinan - Annals of epidemiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose The accruing data linking the gut microbiome to the development and function of
the central nervous system has been proposed as a paradigm shift in neuroscience. The gut …

Blood-based biomarkers of antidepressant response to ketamine and esketamine: A systematic review and meta-analysis

GC Medeiros, TD Gould, WL Prueitt, J Nanavati… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract (R, S)-ketamine (ketamine) and its enantiomer (S)-ketamine (esketamine) can
produce rapid and substantial antidepressant effects. However, individual response to …