Highlights•Perinatal depression is a common complication of pregnancy.•It is widely
overlooked partly due to lack of biomarkers.•BDNF has psychostablizing effects with …

Major depressive disorder is a very common serious mental illness with increasing
prevalence in the population. Its pathology includes biochemical, morphological, and …

Introduction Adverse environments during pregnancy impact neurodevelopment including
cognitive abilities of the developing children. The mediating biological alterations are not …

Background This systematic review and meta‐analysis aim to synthesize the available
evidence and determine the overall brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in …

Gestational period plays critical role in neuropsychological development. One of the genes
that undergoes changes by prenatal stress (PNS) exposure, is the gene coding brain …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays crucial roles in brain function. Numerous
studies report alterations in BDNF levels in human serum in various neurological conditions …

Objective The aim of this study is to examine the factors that contribute to anxiety and
depression in individuals undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD), as well as their …

Neurotrophins (NTs) are a family of polypeptides whose functions have been extensively
studied in the past two decades. In particular, Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) and Brain-Derived …

Introduction A large amount of studies demonstrated reduced serum Brain-Derived
Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) levels in stress-related and depressive disorders. However, it is …

Objectives This study aims to show the relation between biomarkers in maternal and cord-
blood samples and fetal heart rate variability (fHRV) metrics through a non-invasive fetal …