Hyperthymic affective temperament and hypertension are independent determinants of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor level.
János NemcsikAndrea LászlóLilla LénártDániel EörsiPéter TorzsaBeáta KőrösiOrsolya CseprekálAndrás TislérÁdám TabákXenia GondaZoltán RihmerJudit HodreaZsófia Nemcsik-BenczeAndrea FeketePublished in: Annals of general psychiatry (2016)
Our results suggest a complex psychosomatic involvement of BDNF in the pathophysiology of hypertension, where hyperthymic affective temperament may have a protective role. BDNF is not likely to have an effect on large arteries.