Neuropeptides
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 1-10 , February 2012

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its role in the central nervous system: A new element in the neurotrophic hypothesis of antidepressant drug action

Received 7 March 2011 ,Accepted 20 May 2011.

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    Pleiotropic VEGF effects on cells in the central and peripheral nervous system.

    Pleiotropic VEGF effects on cells in the central and peripheral nervous system.

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    Signal transduction mediated by VEGFR2 in endothelial cells and neurons.

    Signal transduction mediated by VEGFR2 in endothelial cells and neurons.

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    Main factors inbiting (a) or stimulating (b) neurogenesis in hippocampus through influence on VEGF expression.

    Main factors inbiting (a) or stimulating (b) neurogenesis in hippocampus through influence on VEGF expression.

PII: S0143-4179(11)00044-8

doi: 10.1016/j.npep.2011.05.005

Neuropeptides
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 1-10 , February 2012