Higher levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor but similar nerve growth factor in human milk in women with preeclampsia

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamini Dangat ◽  
Anitha Kilari ◽  
Savita Mehendale ◽  
Sanjay Lalwani ◽  
Sadhana Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Human Milk ◽  
Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Nerve Growth

scholarly journals Influence of Previous COVID-19 and Mastitis Infections on the Secretion of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Nerve Growth Factor in Human Milk

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 3846
Author(s):  
Veronique Demers-Mathieu ◽  
Dustin J. Hines ◽  
Rochelle M. Hines ◽  
Sirima Lavangnananda ◽  
Shawn Fels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Breast Milk ◽  
Human Milk ◽  
Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Nerve Growth ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
The Impact

Background: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and nerve growth factor (NGF) play a critical role in neurodevelopment, where breast milk is a significant dietary source. The impact of previous COVID-19 infection and mastitis on the concentration of BDNF and NGF in human milk was investigated. Methods: Concentrations of BDNF and NGF were measured via ELISA in human milk samples collected from 12 mothers with a confirmed COVID-19 PCR, 13 mothers with viral symptoms suggestive of COVID-19, and 22 unexposed mothers (pre-pandemic Ctl-2018). These neurotrophins were also determined in 12 mothers with previous mastitis and 18 mothers without mastitis. Results: The NGF concentration in human milk was lower in the COVID-19 PCR and viral symptoms groups than in the unexposed group, but BDNF did not differ significantly. Within the COVID-19 group, BDNF was higher in mothers who reported headaches or loss of smell/taste when compared with mothers without the respective symptom. BDNF was lower in mothers with mastitis than in mothers without mastitis. Conclusions: Previous COVID-19 and mastitis infections changed differently the secretion of NGF and BDNF in human milk. Whether the changes in NGF and BDNF levels in milk from mothers with infection influence their infant’s development remains to be investigated.

scholarly journals Watching Neurons Hand Off Molecules

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-34
Author(s):  
Stephen W. Carmichael
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Neurotrophic Factors ◽  
Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Target Cells ◽  
Nerve Growth ◽  
Hand Off ◽  
Presynaptic Neurons

Since the discovery of nerve growth factor, it has been thought that neurotrophic factors are released or secreted from target cells. However, more recently it has been suggested that a specific neurotrophic factor known as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) may reach target cells directly from pre-synaptic axons. It has not been known how these molecules get from the neuron in which they are produced to the target cells. Keigo Kohara, Akihiko Kitamura, Mieko Morishima, and Tadaharu Tsumoto have demonstrated that BDNF is transported anterogradely from presynaptic neurons to target neurons.

Nerve Growth Factor Regulates the Expression of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor mRNA in the Peripheral Nervous System

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart C. Apfel ◽  
Douglas E. Wright ◽  
Andrea M. Wiideman ◽  
Christine Dormia ◽  
William D. Snider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Nerve Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Peripheral Nervous System ◽  
Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Nerve Growth

Nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and neurotrophin-3 levels in human amniotic fluid

1999 ◽  
Vol 181 (5) ◽  
pp. 1225-1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine E. Marx ◽  
Brandon J. Vance ◽  
L.Fredrik Jarskog ◽  
Nancy C. Chescheir ◽  
John H. Gilmore
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Amniotic Fluid ◽  
Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Human Amniotic Fluid ◽  
Nerve Growth ◽  
Neurotrophin 3
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