title: Neuroprotective and restorative effects of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor in retinal diseases.
abstract: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin proposed to be implicated in ameliorating the course of some neurodegenerative disorders. Given the fact that retina is considered as an out-pouching of the central nervous system, its related diseases have long been suggested to receive protective influence from this signaling molecule. The role of BDNF in retinal neurorestoration, neuroprotection and oxidative stress has extensively been tested over the past two decades. Nonetheless, almost the entire related literature root in animal studies and clinical research on this topic is lacking. Although much of the evidence have validated the protective properties of BDNF against various retinal cell diseases, bringing such insights into clinical context would depend on further well-designed research. The present review is an attempt to categorize and discuss the available evidence with regard to the BDNF and retinal diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Poostchi Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afarid
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Shiraz Neuroscience Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Electronic address: torabinami@sums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torabi-Nami
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Bijan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zare
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D012160:Retina / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; C579455:BDNF protein, human
keywords: BDNF; Neurodegeneration; Neuroprotective; Neurotrophins; Retinal diseases