Is it time to reassess the BDNF hypothesis of depression?

The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) hypothesis of depression postulates that a loss of BDNF is directly involved in the pathophysiology of depression, and that its restoration may underlie the therapeutic efficacy of antidepressant treatment. While this theory has received considerable expe...

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description The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) hypothesis of depression postulates that a loss of BDNF is directly involved in the pathophysiology of depression, and that its restoration may underlie the therapeutic efficacy of antidepressant treatment. While this theory has received considerable experimental support, an increasing number of studies have generated evidence which is not only inconsistent, but also directly contradicts the hypothesis. This article provides a critical review of the clinical and preclinical studies which have been responsible for this controversy, outlining pharmacological, behavioural and genetic evidence which demonstrates the contrasting role of BDNF in regulating mood and antidepressant effects throughout the brain. I will also review key studies, both human and animal, which have investigated the association of a BDNF single-nucleotide polymorphism (Val66Met) with depression pathogenesis, and detail the number of inconsistencies which also afflict this novel area of BDNF research. The article will conclude by discussing why now is a critical time to reassess the original BDNF hypothesis of depression, and look towards the formation of new models that can provide a more valid account of the complex relationships between growth factors, mood disorders and their treatment.
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Animals
Antidepressants
Behavioral Sciences
Biological and medical sciences
Biological Psychology
Brain research
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor - genetics
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor - metabolism
Cell growth
Depression
Depression - genetics
Depression - metabolism
Depression - physiopathology
Depression, Mental
Development and progression
Evaluation
feature-review
Genetic aspects
Growth factors
Health aspects
Humans
Hypotheses
Kinases
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Methionine - genetics
Models, Biological
Mood
Mood disorders
Neurogenesis
Neuropharmacology
Neurosciences
Pathogenesis
Pathophysiology
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Pharmacotherapy
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide - genetics
Properties
Proteins
Psychiatry
Psychoanaleptics: cns stimulant, antidepressant agent, nootropic agent, mood stabilizer
Psychoanaleptics: cns stimulant, antidepressant agent, nootropic agent, mood stabilizer..., (alzheimer disease)
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychopharmacology
Risk factors
Single nucleotide polymorphisms
Single-nucleotide polymorphism
Valine - genetics
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