Altered serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and glial-derived neurotrophic factor but not fibroblast growth factor-2 in treatment-naive children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Conclusion: To our knowledge, the present study is the first to examine serum VEGF and FGF-2 levels in children with ADHD. Our results indicate that VEGF and GDNF might be involved in the etiology of ADHD. Further studies are required to determine the role of growth factors in the etiology and consequently in the treatment of ADHD. PMID: 31170860 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31170860?dopt=Abstract

Source: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry - June 8, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Nord J Psychiatry Source Type: research