Increased serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels during opiate withdrawal.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Zhang, Jie; Zhang, XiangYang; Su, Hang; Tao, JingYan; Xie, Ying; Han, Bin; Lu, YuLing; Wei, YouDan; Sun, HaiWei; Wang, Yue; Wu, WenXiu; Zou, ShengZhen; Liang, Haiyan; Zoghbi, Anthony William; Tang, WenJie; He, JinCai
- Source
- Neuroscience Letters. Jun2014, Vol. 571, p61-65. 5p.
- Subject
- *SERUM
*BRAIN-derived neurotrophic factor
*NARCOTICS
*DRUG withdrawal symptoms
*BRAIN physiology
*NEUROSCIENCES
- Language
- ISSN
- 0304-3940
Highlights: [•] We examined changes in the levels of serum BDNF during opiate withdrawal. [•] Serum BDNF levels increased during opiate early withdrawal. [•] Serum BDNF levels remained higher even after one month of abstinence. [•] BDNF may play a critical role in the course of opiate addiction and withdrawal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]