Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor in children with coeliac disease.
Daphne MargoniKelly MichalakakouEleni AngeliPanagiota PervanidouChristina Kanaka-GantenbeinGeorge ChrousosIoannis PapassotiriouEleftheria RomaPublished in: European journal of clinical investigation (2018)
Serum BDNF concentrations were higher in patients with CD than in HC, regardless of their status of gluten consumption. This could be attributed either to a potential protective response to the inflammation of the intestine or to chronic stress.