PMID- 23785335 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20130621 LR - 20240322 IS - 1664-0640 (Print) IS - 1664-0640 (Electronic) IS - 1664-0640 (Linking) VI - 4 DP - 2013 TI - BDNF and schizophrenia: from neurodevelopment to neuronal plasticity, learning, and memory. PG - 45 LID - 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00045 [doi] LID - 45 AB - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin that has been related not only to neurodevelopment and neuroprotection, but also to synapse regulation, learning, and memory. Research focused on the neurobiology of schizophrenia has emphasized the relevance of neurodevelopmental and neurotoxicity-related elements in the pathogenesis of this disease. Research focused on the clinical features of schizophrenia in the past decades has emphasized the relevance of cognitive deficits of this illness, considered a core manifestation and an important predictor for functional outcome. Variations in neurotrophins such as BDNF may have a role as part of the molecular mechanisms underlying these processes, from the neurodevelopmental alterations to the molecular mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia patients. FAU - Nieto, R AU - Nieto R AD - Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Universidad de Chile , Santiago , Chile ; Clinica Psiquiatrica Universitaria, Hospital Clinico Universidad de Chile , Santiago , Chile ; Laboratorio de Neurobiologia Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile , Santiago , Chile. FAU - Kukuljan, M AU - Kukuljan M FAU - Silva, H AU - Silva H LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20130617 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Psychiatry JT - Frontiers in psychiatry JID - 101545006 PMC - PMC3683823 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - cognition OT - learning OT - memory OT - neurodevelopment OT - neuroplasticity OT - neurotoxicity OT - schizophrenia EDAT- 2013/06/21 06:00 MHDA- 2013/06/21 06:01 PMCR- 2013/06/17 CRDT- 2013/06/21 06:00 PHST- 2012/12/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/05/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/06/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/06/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/06/21 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2013/06/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00045 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Psychiatry. 2013 Jun 17;4:45. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00045. eCollection 2013.