Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in Alzheimer's disease and its pharmaceutical potential

L Gao, Y Zhang, K Sterling, W Song - Translational neurodegeneration, 2022 - Springer
Synaptic abnormalities are a cardinal feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that are known to
arise as the disease progresses. A growing body of evidence suggests that pathological …

BDNF and synaptic plasticity, cognitive function, and dysfunction

B Lu, G Nagappan, Y Lu - Neurotrophic factors, 2014 - Springer
Among all neurotrophins, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) stands out for its high
level of expression in the brain and its potent effects on synapses. It is now widely accepted …

The role of BDNF on neural plasticity in depression

T Yang, Z Nie, H Shu, Y Kuang, X Chen… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Using behavioral, pharmacological, and molecular methods, lots of studies reveal that
depression is closely related to the abnormal neural plasticity processes occurring in the …

Plasma extracellular vesicles enriched for neuronal origin: a potential window into brain pathologic processes

M Mustapic, E Eitan, JK Werner Jr… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Our team has been a pioneer in harvesting extracellular vesicles (EVs) enriched for
neuronal origin from peripheral blood and using them as a biomarker discovery platform for …

Targeting neurotrophins to specific populations of neurons: NGF, BDNF, and NT-3 and their relevance for treatment of spinal cord injury

KM Keefe, IS Sheikh, GM Smith - International journal of molecular …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Neurotrophins are a family of proteins that regulate neuronal survival, synaptic function, and
neurotransmitter release, and elicit the plasticity and growth of axons within the adult central …

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 …

Neuronal plasticity and neurotrophic factors in drug responses

E Castrén, H Antila - Molecular psychiatry, 2017 - nature.com
Neurotrophic factors, particularly brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and other
members of the neurotrophin family, are central mediators of the activity-dependent plasticity …

Postsynaptic BDNF‐TrkB signaling in synapse maturation, plasticity, and disease

A Yoshii, M Constantine‐Paton - Developmental neurobiology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a prototypic neurotrophin that regulates diverse
developmental events from the selection of neural progenitors to the terminal dendritic …

BDNF and its pro-peptide are stored in presynaptic dense core vesicles in brain neurons

S Dieni, T Matsumoto, M Dekkers, S Rauskolb… - Journal of Cell …, 2012 - rupress.org
Although brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) regulates numerous and complex
biological processes including memory retention, its extremely low levels in the mature …

[HTML][HTML] Towards an understanding of the physical activity-BDNF-cognition triumvirate: A review of associations and dosage

EI Walsh, L Smith, J Northey, B Rattray… - Ageing research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Physical activity has received substantial research attention due to its beneficial impact on
cognition in ageing, particularly via the action of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). It …