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== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
Implicated in multiple neurodegenerative diseases due to its apparent neuroprotective effects, ability to promote neurogenesis, and improve synaptic plasticity. Diseases include parkinson’s disease, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and possibly schizophrenia. BDNF is also associated with type-2 diabetes mellitus by its regulation of energy metabolism, specifically increasing the amount of insulin secreting granules in pancreatic 𝛃 cells through TrkB signal pathways. | |||
== Evolution == | == Evolution == | ||
