Psychoactive drugs influence brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophin 4/5 levels in the serum of colorectal cancer patients

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Abstract

Previous studies have reported the association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and tumor development in numerous cancers. However, the accurate implication of the two specific ligands of tropomyosin kinase B receptor, BDNF and neurotrophic factor 4 (NT4/5), has not been studied in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. The present study investigated the significance of serum BDNF and the NT4/5 in association with the intake of psychoactive drugs in CRC patients. Soluble BDNF and NT4 in the serum were assessed by ELISA. Although no correlation of BDNF and NT4 with the CRC stage was identified, a positive correlation was found between NT4 and the intake of psychoactive drugs (P=0.0457). For BDNF, a correlation was found in particular with the intake of benzodiazepine (P=0.0221). As BDNF and NT4/5 are implicated in the response of psychoactive treatments applied to manage depression, which frequently occurs in cancer patients, they cannot be used as prognostic or diagnostic markers for CRC in these patients. However, high expression of BDNF and NT4 was significantly associated with better survival. Therefore, these NTs may be used as markers for monitoring depression or predicting survival in CRC patients.

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