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- noun biochemistry Any of a group of
proteins thatstimulate thegrowth ofnerve cells
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Examples
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Researchers wrote, "Cannabinoids offer a multi-faceted approach for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease by providing neuroprotection and reducing neuroinflammation, whilst simultaneously supporting the brain's intrinsic repair mechanisms by augmenting neurotrophin expression and enhancing neurogenesis (the formation of new brain cells)."
Paul Armentano: Research Leaves No Cloud In Medical Pot Debate 2008
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But there's also a number of these proteins or molecules called neurotrophins, and some of them are produced in the brain, such as the brain- derived neurotrophin factor or BDNF, and some of them are produced in the periphery, such as IGF1 or insulin-like growth factor 1 produced in the muscles and other regions of the periphery.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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And IGF1 can cross the blood-brain barrier, go into the brain, and it seems to be an early point in this molecular cascade or pathway which stimulates the next neurotrophin, BDNF, which stimulates in turn neurogenesis and new connections and so forth.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin which plays survival - and growth-promoting activity in neuronal cells and it is involved in cellular plasticity mechanisms as it controls activity dependent synaptic transmission.
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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin which plays survival - and growth-promoting activity in neuronal cells and it is involved in cellular plasticity mechanisms as it controls activity dependent synaptic transmission.
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From the analysis of the data from schizophrenia sample, it can be observed that the strong separation from controls is due to protein analytes belonging to the growth factors and neurotrophin family, such as BDNF, EGF or stem cell factor, and to a lesser extent from member of the chemokine/cytokine family.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Enrico Domenici et al. 2010
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From the analysis of the data from schizophrenia sample, it can be observed that the strong separation from controls is due to protein analytes belonging to the growth factors and neurotrophin family, such as BDNF, EGF or stem cell factor, and to a lesser extent from member of the chemokine/cytokine family.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Enrico Domenici et al. 2010
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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin which plays survival - and growth-promoting activity in neuronal cells and it is involved in cellular plasticity mechanisms as it controls activity dependent synaptic transmission.
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His work suggests that these changes are mediated by the inhibition of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR), disrupting the release of the trans-synaptic signaling neurotrophin, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin which plays survival - and growth-promoting activity in neuronal cells and it is involved in cellular plasticity mechanisms as it controls activity dependent synaptic transmission.
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