PMID- 29557702 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190430 LR - 20190610 IS - 1559-7016 (Electronic) IS - 0271-678X (Print) IS - 0271-678X (Linking) VI - 38 IP - 6 DP - 2018 Jun TI - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor secreted by the cerebral endothelium: A new actor of brain function? PG - 935-949 LID - 10.1177/0271678X18766772 [doi] AB - Low cerebral levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which plays a critical role in many brain functions, have been implicated in neurodegenerative, neurological and psychiatric diseases. Thus, increasing BDNF levels in the brain is considered an attractive possibility for the prevention/treatment of various brain diseases. To date, BDNF-based therapies have largely focused on neurons. However, given the cross-talk between endothelial cells and neurons and recent evidence that BDNF expressed by the cerebral endothelium largely accounts for BDNF levels present in the brain, it is likely that BDNF-based therapies would be most effective if they also targeted the cerebral endothelium. In this review, we summarize the available knowledge about the biology and actions of BDNF derived from endothelial cells of the cerebral microvasculature and we emphasize the remaining gaps and shortcomings. FAU - Marie, Christine AU - Marie C AD - 1 INSERM U1093, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comte, Dijon, France. FAU - Pedard, Martin AU - Pedard M AD - 1 INSERM U1093, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comte, Dijon, France. AD - 2 Service de Neurologie, CHRU, Dijon, France. FAU - Quirie, Aurore AU - Quirie A AD - 1 INSERM U1093, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comte, Dijon, France. FAU - Tessier, Anne AU - Tessier A AD - 1 INSERM U1093, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comte, Dijon, France. FAU - Garnier, Philippe AU - Garnier P AD - 1 INSERM U1093, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comte, Dijon, France. FAU - Totoson, Perle AU - Totoson P AD - 3 EA4267 PEPITE, FHU INCREASE, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comte, Besancon, France. FAU - Demougeot, Celine AU - Demougeot C AD - 3 EA4267 PEPITE, FHU INCREASE, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comte, Besancon, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20180320 PL - United States TA - J Cereb Blood Flow Metab JT - Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism JID - 8112566 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain/blood supply/*metabolism/pathology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Endothelial Cells/metabolism/pathology MH - Endothelium, Vascular/*metabolism/pathology MH - Humans MH - Mental Disorders/*metabolism/pathology MH - Neurodegenerative Diseases/*metabolism/pathology MH - Neurons/*metabolism/pathology PMC - PMC5998997 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - cerebral endothelium OT - cognition OT - nitric oxide OT - tropomyosin-related kinase B EDAT- 2018/03/21 06:00 MHDA- 2019/05/01 06:00 PMCR- 2019/06/01 CRDT- 2018/03/21 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/05/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/03/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1177_0271678X18766772 [pii] AID - 10.1177/0271678X18766772 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2018 Jun;38(6):935-949. doi: 10.1177/0271678X18766772. Epub 2018 Mar 20.