Abstract
Background Thyroid dysfunction and elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) are common in patients with depression. TSH might exert its function in the brain through blood levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). BDNF decreases during depressed states and normalize after treatment. The gap is that the association between TSH and BDNF in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) is unknown. Methods We studied 105 subjects ¥
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 112-117 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Affective Disorders |
| Volume | 169 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Dec 2014 |
Keywords
- BDNF
- Major depressive disorder
- Thyroid hormone
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone