[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

NTRK fusion-positive cancers and TRK inhibitor therapy

E Cocco, M Scaltriti, A Drilon - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2018 - nature.com
N TRK gene fusions involving either NTRK1, NTRK2 or NTRK3 (encoding the neurotrophin
receptors TRKA, TRKB and TRKC, respectively) are oncogenic drivers of various adult and …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] BDNF: a key factor with multipotent impact on brain signaling and synaptic plasticity

P Kowiański, G Lietzau, E Czuba, M Waśkow… - Cellular and molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is one of the most widely distributed and
extensively studied neurotrophins in the mammalian brain. Among its prominent functions …

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 …

BDNF and hippocampal synaptic plasticity

G Leal, CR Bramham, CB Duarte - Vitamins and hormones, 2017 - Elsevier
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) belongs to a family of small secreted proteins that
also include nerve growth factor, neurotrophin 3, and neurotrophin 4. BDNF stands out …

[HTML][HTML] The involvement of BDNF, NGF and GDNF in aging and Alzheimer's disease

J Budni, T Bellettini-Santos, F Mina, ML Garcez… - Aging and …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aging is a normal physiological process accompanied by cognitive decline. This aging
process has been the primary risk factor for development of aging-related diseases such as …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …