Decreased Plasma BDNF Levels of Patients with Somatization Disorder
- Authors
- Kang, Nam-In; Park, Jong-Il; Kim, Yong-Ku; Yang, Jong-Chul
- Issue Date
- 9월-2016
- Publisher
- KOREAN NEUROPSYCHIATRIC ASSOC
- Keywords
- Somatization disorder; BDNF; Neurotrophin
- Citation
- PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION, v.13, no.5, pp.526 - 530
- Indexed
- SCIE
SSCI
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 526
- End Page
- 530
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/87594
- DOI
- 10.4306/pi.2016.13.5.526
- ISSN
- 1738-3684
- Abstract
- Objective Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), one of the most abundant and important neurotrophins, is known to be involved in the development, survival, maintenance, and plasticity of neurons in the nervous system. Some studies have suggested that BDNF may play a role in the pathophysiology of several psychiatric illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia. Similarly, it is likely that the alteration of BDNF may be associated with the neuro-modulation that contributes to the development of somatization disorder. Methods The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is an abnormality of plasma BDNF levels in patients with somatization disorder, and to analyze the nature of the alteration after pharmacotherapy using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results The plasma BDNF levels of the patients with a somatization disorder were significantly lower compared with those of the control volunteers (83.61 +/- 89.97 pg/mL vs. 771.36 +/- 562.14 pg/mL); moreover, the plasma BDNF levels of those patients who received an antidepressant were significantly increased after the treatment (118.13 +/- 91.45 pg/mL vs. 72.92 +/- 88.21 pg/mL). Conclusion These results suggest that BDNF may play a role in the pathophysiology of somatization disorder.
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