LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy on neurotrophic factors in patients with major depressive disorder

da Silva, Sally K; Wiener, Carolina; Ghisleni, Gabriele; Oses, Jean P; Jansen, Karen; Molina, Mariane L; Silva, Ricardo; Souza, Luciano D.

Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.); 40 (4), 2018

Objective: To correlate neurotrophic factors - brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), and beta-nerve growth factor (beta-NGF) - and severity of depressive symptoms in patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) undergoing cognitive-behavi...

Factor Neurotrófico Derivado del Encéfalo/sangre, Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual/métodos, Trastorno Depresivo Mayor/sangre, Trastorno Depresivo Mayor/diagnóstico, Trastorno Depresivo Mayor/psicología, Factor Neurotrófico Derivado de la Línea Celular Glial/sangre, Factor de Crecimiento Nervioso/sangre, Factores de Crecimiento Nervioso/sangre, Ensayos Clínicos Controlados no Aleatorios como Asunto, Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica, Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad, Factores Socioeconómicos

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Serum levels of neurotrophic factors in active toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis

Abstract Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis (TR) is the most common identifiable cause of posterior uveitis in Brazil. Response to treatment and clinical presentation may vary significantly. We assessed serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF...