Correlation between Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Level and Depression Severity in Psoriasis Vulgaris Patients | Zendy

Muhammad Sjahrir | Zendy; Irma Damayanti Roesyanto-Mahadi | Zendy; Elmeida Effendy | Zendy

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Correlation between Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Level and Depression Severity in Psoriasis Vulgaris Patients

Author(s) -

Muhammad Sjahrir,

Irma Damayanti Roesyanto-Mahadi,

Elmeida Effendy

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

open access macedonian journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288

H-Index - 17

ISSN - 1857-9655

DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2019.142

Subject(s) - psoriasis , medicine , depression (economics) , psoriasis area and severity index , brain derived neurotrophic factor , correlation , beck depression inventory , severity of illness , pathogenesis , gastroenterology , neurotrophic factors , immunology , psychiatry , anxiety , receptor , geometry , mathematics , economics , macroeconomics

Psoriasis vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder that can lead to depression. There is a similarity in neurotrophic substance in the pathogenesis of psoriasis and depression; it's called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). BDNF level imbalance potentially affects the severity of psoriasis and depression.

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