2020
Associations between brain‐derived neurotrophic factor and cognitive impairment in panic disorder
Wang W, Liu Y, Luo S, Guo X, Luo X, Zhang Y. Associations between brain‐derived neurotrophic factor and cognitive impairment in panic disorder. Brain And Behavior 2020, 10: e01885. PMID: 33047489, PMCID: PMC7749616, DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBDNF Met/Met genotypeMet/Met genotypeLower BDNF plasma levelsPanic disorderCognitive impairmentMet genotypeMontreal Cognitive AssessmentStroop interferenceVerbal learningNeurocognitive measuresCognitive performanceBDNF plasma levelsMoCA dataCognitive AssessmentAnxiety ScaleBDNF Val66Met polymorphismVal/ValPanic symptomsLower scoresPD patientsHamilton Anxiety ScaleProcessing domainPlasma levelsHealthy controlsModerate positive correlation
2016
BDNF Polymorphisms Are Associated With Cognitive Performance in Schizophrenia Patients Versus Healthy Controls.
Zhang XY, Chen da C, Tan YL, Tan S, Luo X, Zuo L, Soares JC. BDNF Polymorphisms Are Associated With Cognitive Performance in Schizophrenia Patients Versus Healthy Controls. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2016, 77: e1011-8. PMID: 27561148, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.15m10269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorHealthy controlsCognitive functionBDNF gene variantsCase-control studyBDNF genetic variantsBDNF gene polymorphismPathogenesis of schizophreniaCognitive performanceRBANS total scoreHan Chinese populationBDNF polymorphismVal66Met polymorphismNeurotrophic factorBDNF geneGene polymorphismsCognitive impairmentPatientsPotential associationChinese populationNeuropsychological StatusHan Chinese individualsRepeatable BatterySchizophreniaTotal score