Impaired nerve growth factor homeostasis in patients with bipolar disorder

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Authors

Izabela Guimarães Barbosa · Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Rodrigo Barreto Huguet · Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Fernando Silva Neves · Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Helton José Reis · Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Moisés Evandro Bauer · Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Zoltán Janka · University of Szeged

Abstract

This is the first study to evaluate NGF levels in BD patients, providing further support to the hypothesis of impaired neuro-plasticity in BD. These data also suggest that NGF measurement could be used for the biological marker for manic state.

Topics & Keywords

Nerve injury and regeneration Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms Hair Growth and Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volume 12, Issue 3, pp. 228-232

DOI: 10.3109/15622975.2010.518629

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