Abstract：
:There is accumulating evidence that a deficiency in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays a critical role in the pathophysiology of depression. This is in line with the postulate that low BDNF levels in serum are associated with depression. However, the regulation of maternal BDNF serum levels in the perinatal period, and its relationship to maternal depression is unknown. In this study, serum BDNF concentrations were measured in 40 pregnant (follow-up: 30th and 37th week of gestation, 1 week and 8 weeks after childbirth) and 40 non-pregnant women (20-40 years old). The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was assessed in all subjects at all time points. Maternal serum levels of BDNF were markedly decreased, both before and after childbirth (median: <30% of non-pregnant controls). BDNF correlated with decreased Serotonin (5-HT) levels in serum (r>0.6 and p<0.001 at all time points). In contrast, there was no association with altered estrogen, progesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone or cortisol concentrations in serum. There were significantly higher cortisol levels in cases of maternal depression (EPDS scores>9 points) than in cases without depression. There was a trend to a decrease of BDNF and 5-HT levels in cases of maternal depression (as compared to cases without depression), but this was not significant. In conclusion, we demonstrate that women display markedly decreased BDNF serum levels before and after childbirth. This phenomenon might reflect an increased risk for the development of mood disorders in the perinatal period. However, the individual serum concentration of BDNF alone did not predict maternal depression in our study.
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Lommatzsch M,Hornych K,Zingler C,Schuff-Werner P,Höppner J,Virchow JCdoi
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