Reduced peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA levels are normalized by antidepressant treatment

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-108

  Cattaneo, Annamaria ^a   Bocchio Chiavetto, Luisella ^a   Zanardini, Roberta ^a   Milanesi, Elena ^a,b   Placentino, Anna ^a   Gennarelli, Massimo ^a,b  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BDNF; Escitalopram; Leukocytes; Major depression; Serum

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ESCITALOPRAM; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CITALOPRAM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, MESSENGER; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949658730     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145709990812     Document Type: Article

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