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TY - JOUR
T1 - Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor
T2 - epigenetic regulation in psychiatric disorders
AU - Mitchelmore, Cathy
AU - Gede, Lene
N1 - Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/10/24
Y1 - 2014/10/24
N2 - Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin with important functions in neuronal development and neuroplasticity. Accumulating evidence suggests that alterations in BDNF expression levels underlie a variety of psychiatric and neurological disorders. Indeed, BDNF therapies are currently being investigated in animal models and clinical studies. However, very little is currently known about the mechanisms that deregulate BDNF gene expression in these disorders. The BDNF gene structure and tissue expression pattern is complex, controlled in humans by 9 different gene promoters. Recently, epigenetic changes at the BDNF gene locus have been proposed to provide a link between gene and environment. In this review, we will summarize the current knowledge of BDNF epigenetic regulation with respect to psychiatric disorders and describe how this information can be applied in therapy and future research.
AB - Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin with important functions in neuronal development and neuroplasticity. Accumulating evidence suggests that alterations in BDNF expression levels underlie a variety of psychiatric and neurological disorders. Indeed, BDNF therapies are currently being investigated in animal models and clinical studies. However, very little is currently known about the mechanisms that deregulate BDNF gene expression in these disorders. The BDNF gene structure and tissue expression pattern is complex, controlled in humans by 9 different gene promoters. Recently, epigenetic changes at the BDNF gene locus have been proposed to provide a link between gene and environment. In this review, we will summarize the current knowledge of BDNF epigenetic regulation with respect to psychiatric disorders and describe how this information can be applied in therapy and future research.
KW - Animals
KW - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
KW - Epigenesis, Genetic
KW - Humans
KW - Mental Disorders
U2 - 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.06.037
DO - 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.06.037
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25223903
VL - 1586
SP - 162
EP - 172
JO - Brain Research
JF - Brain Research
SN - 0006-8993
ER -
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