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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), like other neurotrophins, is a polypeptidic factor initially regarded to be responsible for neuron proliferation, differentiation and survival, through its uptake at nerve terminals and retrograde transport to the cell body (1). BDNF has been shown to be linked to a variety of neurological and psychological conditions such as Huntington's Disease, Alzheimer's, depression and anxiety. Studies show that transgenic overexpression of the neurotrophin BDNF has an unexpected facilitatory effect on anxiety-like behavior, concomitant with increased spinogenesis in the basolateral amygdale (2). Also, BDNF enhances the neurite outgrowth on immature astrocytes. A multi-factorial strategy based on transplantation of neonatal astrocytes in the presence of additional BDNF may stimulate axon regrowth after experimental injury to the central nervous system (3).

Bioinformatics

Entrez	627 Human
Uniprot	P23560
Product By Gene ID	627
Alternate Names	Abrineurin ANON2 BDNF brain-derived neurotrophic factor BULN2 MGC34632 Neurotrophin

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