Brain-derived neurotrophic factor

Screening of the Antidepressant-Like Effect of the Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formula Si-Ni-San and Their Possible Mechanism of Action in Mice.

Screening of the antidepressant-like effect of the traditional Chinese medicinal formula Si-Ni-San and their possible mechanism of action in mice.

Pharmacognosy Res. 2013 1; 5(1): 36-42
Yi LT, Li J, Liu BB, Li CF

The traditional Chinese medicine formula… Continue reading

A Success Story: Togo Is Moving Toward Becoming the First Sub-Saharan African Nation to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis Through Mass Drug Administration and Countrywide Morbidity Alleviation.

A Success Story: Togo Is Moving toward Becoming the First Sub-Saharan African Nation to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis through Mass Drug Administration and Countrywide Morbidity Alleviation.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Apr; 7(4): e2080
Sodahlon YK, Dorkenoo AM, Morgah K,… Continue reading

Multi Target Neuroprotective and Neurorestorative Anti-Parkinson and Anti-Alzheimer Drugs Ladostigil and M30 Derived From Rasagiline.

Multi target neuroprotective and neurorestorative anti-Parkinson and anti-Alzheimer drugs ladostigil and m30 derived from rasagiline.

Exp Neurobiol. 2013 Mar; 22(1): 1-10
Youdim MB

Present anti-PD and -AD drugs have limited symptomatic activity and devoid of neuroprotective and neurorestorative property… Continue reading

Multidisciplinary Care for Stroke Patients Living in the Community: A Systematic Review.

Multidisciplinary care for stroke patients living in the community: A systematic review.

J Rehabil Med. 2013 Mar 28; 45(4): 321-30
Fens M, Vluggen T, van Haastregt JC, Verbunt JA, Beusmans GH, van Heugten CM

Objective: A systematic review of… Continue reading

Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Short- and Long-Term Outcomes With Drug-Eluting and Bare-Metal Coronary Stents: A Mixed-Treatment Comparison Analysis of 117,762 Patient-Years of Follow-Up From Randomized Trials”.

Response to letter regarding article, “Short- and long-term outcomes with drug-eluting and bare-metal coronary stents: a mixed-treatment comparison Analysis of 117,762 patient-years of follow-up from randomized trials”.

Circulation. 2013 Feb 12; 127(6): e447
Bangalore S, Fusaro M, Amoroso N,… Continue reading

Physiological and Endocrine Reactions to Psychosocial Stress in Alcohol Use Disorders: Duration of Abstinence Matters.

Physiological and Endocrine Reactions to Psychosocial Stress in Alcohol Use Disorders: Duration of Abstinence Matters.

Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2013 Mar 12;
Starcke K, van Holst RJ, van den Brink W, Veltman DJ, Goudriaan AE

BACKGROUND: Recent research findings… Continue reading

Association Between the BDNF Val66Met Polymorphism and Chronicity of Depression.

Association between the BDNF Val66Met Polymorphism and Chronicity of Depression.

Psychiatry Investig. 2013 Mar; 10(1): 56-61
Lee Y, Lim SW, Kim SY, Chung JW, Kim J, Myung W, Song J, Kim S, Carroll BJ, Kim DK

Both clinical and biological factors influence the course of depressive disorders. This study tested for associations between the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene at the Val66Met locus and the course of major depressive disorder (MDD).Three hundred ten Korean subjects (209 patients, 101 controls) were genotyped for rs6265 at nucleotide 196 (G/A), which produces an amino acid substitution at codon 66 (Val66Met) of the gene for BDNF. Course of illness was evaluated both by chronicity of current episode (episode duration >24 months) and… Continue reading

Effects of Aging and Tai Chi on a Finger-Pointing Task With a Choice Paradigm.

Effects of aging and tai chi on a finger-pointing task with a choice paradigm.

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013; 2013: 653437
Tsang WW, Kwok JC, Hui-Chan CW

. This cross-sectional study examined the effect of aging on performing… Continue reading

[Antidepressant Activities of Flavonoids From Glycyrrhiza Uralensis and Its Neurogenesis Protective Effect in Rats].

[Antidepressant activities of flavonoids from Glycyrrhiza uralensis and its neurogenesis protective effect in rats].

Yao Xue Xue Bao. 2012 Dec; 47(12): 1612-7
Fan ZZ, Zhao WH, Guo J, Cheng RF, Zhao JY, Yang WD, Wang YH, Li W, Peng… Continue reading

Neuropeptide Y Y5 Receptor Antagonism Causes Faster Extinction and Attenuates Reinstatement in Cocaine-Induced Place Preference.

Neuropeptide Y Y5 receptor antagonism causes faster extinction and attenuates reinstatement in cocaine-induced place preference.

Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2013 Feb 26;
Sørensen G, Wörtwein G, Fink-Jensen A, Woldbye DP

Several studies have suggested a role for neuropeptide Y (NPY)… Continue reading