PMID- 12809616 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030821 LR - 20191107 IS - 1569-9048 (Print) IS - 1569-9048 (Linking) VI - 135 IP - 2-3 DP - 2003 May 30 TI - Neuronal growth factors and development of respiratory control. PG - 155-65 AB - Neurotrophic molecules, released by neurons and neural target tissues, play a pivotal role in regulating neuronal development and plasticity. This article reviews recent work demonstrating the pivotal role of two such molecules, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), in the growth and maturation of respiratory neurons and the expression of normal ventilatory behavior. Although BDNF and GDNF are structurally dissimilar and signal through wholly distinct receptors, they are both required for development of peripheral chemoafferent neurons that provide hypoxic drive to the brainstem respiratory network. Studies of genetically engineered mice carrying targeted deletions in the genes encoding BDNF and GDNF, as well as genetic linkage analysis in humans, indicate that these trophic molecules may be candidate genes for human developmental disorders of breathing. FAU - Katz, David M AU - Katz DM AD - Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-4975, USA. dmk4@po.cwru.edu LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - Netherlands TA - Respir Physiol Neurobiol JT - Respiratory physiology & neurobiology JID - 101140022 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Gdnf protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Gdnf protein, rat) RN - 0 (Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Nerve Growth Factors) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics/*physiology MH - Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Mutation MH - Nerve Growth Factors/genetics/*physiology MH - Rats MH - Respiration/genetics MH - Respiration Disorders/etiology/genetics MH - Respiratory Physiological Phenomena MH - Respiratory System/*growth & development MH - Signal Transduction/genetics/physiology RF - 53 EDAT- 2003/06/18 05:00 MHDA- 2003/08/22 05:00 CRDT- 2003/06/18 05:00 PHST- 2003/06/18 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/08/22 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/06/18 05:00 [entrez] AID - S156990480300034X [pii] AID - 10.1016/s1569-9048(03)00034-x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2003 May 30;135(2-3):155-65. doi: 10.1016/s1569-9048(03)00034-x.