Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) increases serum Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in drug resistant depressed patients

Luisella Bocchio-Chiavetto; Roberta Zanardini; Marco Bortolomasi; Maria Abate; Matilde Segala; Mario Giacopuzzi; Marco Andrea Riva; Eleonora Marchina; Patrizio Pasqualetti; Jorge Perez; Massimo Gennarelli

doi:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2006.04.010

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) increases serum Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in drug resistant depressed patients

Luisella Bocchio-Chiavetto, Roberta Zanardini, Marco Bortolomasi, Maria Abate, Matilde Segala, Mario Giacopuzzi, Marco Andrea Riva, Eleonora Marchina, Patrizio Pasqualetti, Jorge Perez, Massimo Gennarelli

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Several findings have suggested that the neurotrophin BDNF could contribute to clinical efficacy of antidepressant treatments. The purpose of this study was to analyse if ECT operates a modulation of serum BDNF levels in a sample of drug resistant depressed patients. The results obtained show significantly higher serum levels of BDNF following ECT. More specifically, while no change occurred in the whole sample between T0 (baseline) and T1 (after ECT) (p = 0.543) a significant increase has been identified at T2, one month after the end of ECT (p = 0.002). However, the BDNF augmentation was evident even between T0 and T1 in a subgroup of patients who has low baseline BDNF levels. Although future researches are needed, the results herein presented show for the first time that ECT is associated with changes in serum BDNF and further support the possible involvement of BDNF in antidepressant therapies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	620-624
Number of pages	5
Journal	European Neuropsychopharmacology
Volume	16
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2006.04.010
Publication status	Published - Dec 2006

Keywords

BDNF
Drug resistant
ECT
MADRS
Major depression
Serum

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Biological Psychiatry
Neurology
Pharmacology
Psychology(all)

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Bocchio-Chiavetto, L., Zanardini, R., Bortolomasi, M., Abate, M., Segala, M., Giacopuzzi, M., Riva, M. A., Marchina, E., Pasqualetti, P., Perez, J., & Gennarelli, M. (2006). Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) increases serum Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in drug resistant depressed patients. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 16(8), 620-624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2006.04.010

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) increases serum Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in drug resistant depressed patients. / Bocchio-Chiavetto, Luisella; Zanardini, Roberta; Bortolomasi, Marco; Abate, Maria; Segala, Matilde; Giacopuzzi, Mario; Riva, Marco Andrea; Marchina, Eleonora; Pasqualetti, Patrizio; Perez, Jorge; Gennarelli, Massimo.

In: European Neuropsychopharmacology, Vol. 16, No. 8, 12.2006, p. 620-624.

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Bocchio-Chiavetto, L, Zanardini, R, Bortolomasi, M, Abate, M, Segala, M, Giacopuzzi, M, Riva, MA, Marchina, E, Pasqualetti, P, Perez, J & Gennarelli, M 2006, 'Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) increases serum Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in drug resistant depressed patients', European Neuropsychopharmacology, vol. 16, no. 8, pp. 620-624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2006.04.010

Bocchio-Chiavetto, Luisella ; Zanardini, Roberta ; Bortolomasi, Marco ; Abate, Maria ; Segala, Matilde ; Giacopuzzi, Mario ; Riva, Marco Andrea ; Marchina, Eleonora ; Pasqualetti, Patrizio ; Perez, Jorge ; Gennarelli, Massimo. / Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) increases serum Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in drug resistant depressed patients. In: European Neuropsychopharmacology. 2006 ; Vol. 16, No. 8. pp. 620-624.

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