Are serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrations related to brain structure and psychopathology in late childhood and early adolescence?
de Araujo C, Swardfager W, Zugman A, Cogo-Moreira H, Belangero S, Ota V, Spindola L, Hakonarson H, Pellegrino R, Gadelha A, Salum G, Pan P, Mansur R, Hoexter M, Picon F, Sato J, Brietzke E, Grassi-Oliveira R, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A. Are serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrations related to brain structure and psychopathology in late childhood and early adolescence? CNS Spectrums 2019, 25: 790-796. PMID: 31845634, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852919001688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum BDNF concentrationsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorBDNF concentrationsBDNF genotypeCortical thicknessPsychiatric disordersSerum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentrationsBrain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrationSubcortical volumesMental disordersWell-Being Behavior AssessmentBrain structuresBDNF serum concentrationsNeurotrophic factor concentrationsPeripheral blood concentrationsHigh Risk Cohort StudyLate childhoodAdult psychiatric disordersLarge independent samplesCohort studyNeurotrophic factorCortical maturationSerum concentrationsBlood concentrationsMet carriers