Journal article
Serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in schizophrenia on a hypocaloric diet
Abstract
Dietary factors influence BDNF in animal studies, but there is no comparable data in clinical populations. We examined the effect of a dietary intervention on BDNF serum levels in 67 DSM-IV schizophrenic outpatients (51 males and 16 females). Two groups were assessed in a cross-sectional study: one on a hypocaloric diet (HD) and the other not on a hypocaloric diet. Weight, height and BMI data were collected concurrently with 5-ml blood sampling …
Authors
Guimarães LR; Jacka FN; Gama CS; Berk M; Leitão-Azevedo CL; de Abreu MGB; Lobato MI; Andreazza AC; Ceresér KM; Kapczinski F
Journal
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, Vol. 32, No. 6, pp. 1595–1598
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.pnpbp.2008.06.004
ISSN
0278-5846