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Effects of Antidepressant Medication on Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Concentration and Neuroplasticity in Depression: A Review of Preclinical and Clinical Studies.
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- Serum Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels as a Biomarker of Treatment Response in Patients With Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2025Pooled it
- Predictive roles of serum IL-33/ST2 and BDNF in depressed patients with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: a pilot study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Brain-Derived Exosomes in Neurodevelopmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Molecular Insights, Therapeutic Potential, and Translational Challenges.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- Acupuncture improves depressive-like behaviors in CUMS rats by modulating lateral habenula synaptic plasticity via the BDNF/ERK/mTOR pathway.Molecular brain · 2025Article
- Novel Roles for Urokinase- and Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activators in the Pathogenesis of Mood Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Seahorse Attenuated DSS-Induced Depression in Mice by Inhibiting Neuroinflammation and Ferroptosis.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Neuroplasticity and Mechanisms of Action of Acute and Chronic Treatment with Antidepressants in Preclinical Studies.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Association Between the Enriched Environment Level and Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Investigating Neuroplasticity Changes Reflected by BDNF Levels in Astrocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Patients with Depression.International journal of nanomedicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Depression is the most prevalent and debilitating disease with great impact on societies. Evidence suggests Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) plays an important role in pathophysiology of depression. Depression is associated with altered synaptic plasticity and neurogenesis. BDNF is the main regulatory protein that affects neuronal plasticity in the hippocampus. A wealth of evidence shows decreased levels of BDNF in depressed patients. Important literature demonstrated that BDNF-TrkB signaling plays a key role in therapeutic action of antidepressants. Numerous studies have reported anti-depressant effects on serum/plasma levels of BDNF and neuroplasticity which may be related to improvement of depressive symptoms. Most of the evidence suggested increased levels of BDNF after antidepressant treatment. This review will summarize recent findings on the association between BDNF, neuroplasticity, and antidepressant response in depression. Also, we will review recent studies that evaluate the association between postpartum depression as a subtype of depression and BDNF levels in postpartum women.
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