Post-stroke depression (PSD) is one of common and serious sequelae of stroke.
Approximately, one in three stroke survivors suffered from depression after stroke. It heavily …

Several nutrition, food and dietary compounds have been suggested to be involved in the
onset and maintenance of depressive disorders and in the severity of depressive symptoms …

Depression is a multicausal disorder and has been associated with the risk to develop
cancer, dementia, diabetes, epilepsy and stroke. As a metabolic disorder depression has …

Abstract Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) has attracted increasing interest as
potential biomarker to support the diagnosis or monitor the efficacy of therapies in brain …

Stressful life events produce a state of vulnerability to depression in some individuals. The
mechanisms that contribute to vulnerability to depression remain poorly understood. A rat …

Late-life depression is associated with significant cognitive impairment. Meta-analyses
showed that depression is associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Suicide is a major public health problem but the neurobiological factors of risk are poorly
understood. Recent studies have mentioned changes in the serotoninergic system and in …

BACKGROUND: Recent reports have suggested a role for brain-derived neurotrophic factor
(BDNF) in psychiatric disorders. Decreased serum BDNF levels have been reported in major …

The purpose of this review is to integrate what is currently known about the role of brain-
derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the pathophysiology of mood disorders including …

BACKGROUND: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) belongs to the neurotrophin
family of growth factors and affects the survival and plasticity of neurons in the adult central …