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9502226

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophic factor that is relatively highly expressed in developing and adult brain. Whereas clinical determinations of nerve growth factor (NGF) in human serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in different conditions have been undertaken there are no reports on levels of BDNF in human CSF. Here we show that BDNF is increased in CSF of neonatal children suffering from asphyxia which is characterised by periods of brain hypoxic-ischemia. In contrast to BDNF, levels of CSF NGF were largely decreased in these children. The present results show that BDNF can be detected in human CSF and that the levels increase following hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. As suggested by animal studies the increased BDNF might counteract neuronal damage observed in these patients following asphyxia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
240
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
151-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Brain derived neurotrophic factor is increased in cerebrospinal fluid of children suffering from asphyxia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Developmental Neuroscience, Biomedical Centre, Uppsala, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't