PMID- 25565964 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20150108 LR - 20230921 IS - 1662-5102 (Print) IS - 1662-5102 (Electronic) IS - 1662-5102 (Linking) VI - 8 DP - 2014 TI - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: a bridge between inflammation and neuroplasticity. PG - 430 LID - 10.3389/fncel.2014.00430 [doi] LID - 430 AB - Cytokines are key regulatory mediators involved in the host response to immunological challenges, but also play a critical role in the communication between the immune and the central nervous system. For this, their expression in both systems is under a tight regulatory control. However, pathological conditions may lead to an overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines that may have a detrimental impact on central nervous system. In particular, they may damage neuronal structure and function leading to deficits of neuroplasticity, the ability of nervous system to perceive, respond and adapt to external or internal stimuli. In search of the mechanisms by which pro-inflammatory cytokines may affect this crucial brain capability, we will discuss one of the most interesting hypotheses: the involvement of the neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which represents one of the major mediators of neuroplasticity. FAU - Calabrese, Francesca AU - Calabrese F AD - Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Universita degli Studi di Milano Milan, Italy. FAU - Rossetti, Andrea C AU - Rossetti AC AD - Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Universita degli Studi di Milano Milan, Italy. FAU - Racagni, Giorgio AU - Racagni G AD - Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Universita degli Studi di Milano Milan, Italy. FAU - Gass, Peter AU - Gass P AD - Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Research Group Animal Models in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/Heidelberg University Mannheim, Germany. FAU - Riva, Marco A AU - Riva MA AD - Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Universita degli Studi di Milano Milan, Italy. FAU - Molteni, Raffaella AU - Molteni R AD - Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Universita degli Studi di Milano Milan, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20141222 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Cell Neurosci JT - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience JID - 101477935 PMC - PMC4273623 OTO - NOTNLM OT - BDNF OT - depression OT - lipopolysaccaride OT - neurogenesis OT - pro-inflammatory cytokines EDAT- 2015/01/08 06:00 MHDA- 2015/01/08 06:01 PMCR- 2014/01/01 CRDT- 2015/01/08 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/11/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/01/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/01/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/01/08 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fncel.2014.00430 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Cell Neurosci. 2014 Dec 22;8:430. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00430. eCollection 2014.