Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, but not body weight, correlated with a reduction in depression scale scores in men with metabolic syndrome: a prospective weight-reduction study

BACKGROUND: Obesity, a critical component of metabolic syndrome (MetS), is associated with depression. Deficiency of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is involved in the mechanism of depression. We hypothesized that weight reduction would improve depressive symptoms via increasing BDNF levels...

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Autores principales: Lee, I-Te, Fu, Chia-Po, Lee, Wen-Jane, Liang, Kae-Woei, Lin, Shih-Yi, Wan, Chu-Jen, Sheu, Wayne Huey-Herng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3925444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24524285
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-5996-6-18

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3925444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24524285
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-5996-6-18

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