Correlation Between Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Level and Depression Severity in Alopecia Areata Patients

June 2022 in “ International Journal of Health Sciences ”

Mohammed A. Basha, Marwa M. E Elgarawany, Ahmed Nabil Ramadan

alopecia areata brain-derived neurotrophic factor BDNF

TLDR Lower BDNF levels link to worse depression in alopecia areata patients.

This study investigated the relationship between serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels and depression severity in 50 patients with alopecia areata. The findings indicated that lower serum BDNF levels were associated with higher severity of both depression and alopecia areata. Statistical analyses, including Chi-squared tests and ANOVA, supported these results, with a p-value of less than 0.05 considered significant.

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