BDNF signaling in context: From synaptic regulation to psychiatric disorders

CS Wang, ET Kavalali, LM Monteggia - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neuropeptide that plays numerous important
roles in synaptic development and plasticity. While its importance in fundamental physiology …

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 …

Psychedelics promote plasticity by directly binding to BDNF receptor TrkB

R Moliner, M Girych, CA Brunello, V Kovaleva… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Psychedelics produce fast and persistent antidepressant effects and induce neuroplasticity
resembling the effects of clinically approved antidepressants. We recently reported that …

[HTML][HTML] Antidepressant drugs act by directly binding to TRKB neurotrophin receptors

PC Casarotto, M Girych, SM Fred, V Kovaleva… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
It is unclear how binding of antidepressant drugs to their targets gives rise to the clinical
antidepressant effect. We discovered that the transmembrane domain of tyrosine kinase …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Trk receptors: roles in neuronal signal transduction

EJ Huang, LF Reichardt - Annual review of biochemistry, 2003 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Trk receptors are a family of three receptor tyrosine kinases, each of which can be
activated by one or more of four neurotrophins—nerve growth factor (NGF), brain-derived …

Neurotrophin-regulated signalling pathways

LF Reichardt - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2006 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Neurotrophins are a family of closely related proteins that were identified initially as survival
factors for sensory and sympathetic neurons, and have since been shown to control many …

Neurotrophins as synaptic modulators

M Poo - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2001 - nature.com
The role of neurotrophins as regulatory factors that mediate the differentiation and survival of
neurons has been well described. More recent evidence indicates that neurotrophins may …