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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels and its Val66Met gene polymorphism predict tardive dyskinesia treatment response to Ginkgo biloba.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Oct 2012
Zhang Xiang Yang, Zhang Wu-Fang, Zhou Dong-Feng, Chen Da Chun, Xiu Mei Hong, Wu Hao-Ran, Haile Colin N, Kosten Therese A, Kosten Thomas R
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BACKGROUND: Tardive dyskinesia (TD) has no well-accepted treatments or known pathophysiology, but low brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) may play an important role in its pathophysiology. Ginkgo biloba (EGb-761) is a potent antioxidant that has neuroprotective effects mediated through enhancing BDNF levels. We hypothesized that treatment with EGb-761 would increase serum BDNF levels and reduce TD,...
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