The role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in comorbid depression: possible linkage with steroid hormones, cytokines, and nutrition

The role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in comorbid depression: possible linkage with steroid hormones, cytokines, and nutrition

Increasing evidence demonstrates a connection between growth factor function (including brain-derived neurotrophic factor, BDNF), glucocorticoid levels (one of the steroid hormones), and the pathophysiology of depressive disorders. Because both BDNF and glucocorticoids regulate synaptic function in...

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Main Authors: Tadahiro eNumakawa, Misty eRichards, Shingo eNakajima, Naoki eAdachi, Miyako eFuruta, Haruki eOdaka, Hiroshi eKunugi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Cytokines
Depression
Flavonoids
Obesity
BDNF
glucocorticoid
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00136/full

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