Hippocampal Viral-Mediated Urokinase Plasminogen Activator (uPA) Overexpression Mitigates Stress-Induced Anxiety and Depression in Rats by Increasing Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Levels

Emerging evidence suggests the serine protease, urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), may play an important role in the modulation of mood and cognitive functions. Also, preliminary evidence indicates that uPA modulates BDNF activity that is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of mood disorder...

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Main Authors: Amine Bahi, Jean-Luc Dreyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/12/1603
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