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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its clinical implications.
Article in Archives of medical science : AMS, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 693 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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693 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,276 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The effect of dietary interventions on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in adults: a systematic review of clinical trials.BMC nutrition · 2026Pooled it
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- Impact of probiotic supplementation on serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor: GRADE-based dose-response meta-analysis.BMC nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Immediate and short-term effect of physical exercise on BDNF in multiple sclerosis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Sustained pharmacodynamic effects of S-ketamine on cortical excitability and resting-state brain activity: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2026Trial
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- Association of Cholinergic Stimulation with Improved Functional Performance and Neurotrophic Markers in Mild Cognitive Impairment.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Article
- Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in diabetes: A promising target for cognitive restoration.iScience · 2026Review
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays an important role in neuronal survival and growth, serves as a neurotransmitter modulator, and participates in neuronal plasticity, which is essential for learning and memory. It is widely expressed in the CNS, gut and other tissues. BDNF binds to its high affinity receptor TrkB (tyrosine kinase B) and activates signal transduction cascades (IRS1/2, PI3K, Akt), crucial for CREB and CBP production, that encode proteins involved in β cell survival. BDNF and insulin-like growth factor-1 have similar downstream signaling mechanisms incorporating both p-CAMK and MAPK that increase the expression of pro-survival genes. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor regulates glucose and energy metabolism and prevents exhaustion of β cells. Decreased levels of BDNF are associated with neurodegenerative diseases with neuronal loss, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and Huntington's disease. Thus, BDNF may be useful in the prevention and management of several diseases including diabetes mellitus.
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