Posted by zeugma on May 13, 2004, at 18:49:08
In reply to difference between BDNF and BDNF mRNA, posted by linkadge on May 13, 2004, at 17:29:39
BDNF is the result of the transcriptional instructions of BDNF mRNA (messenger RNA),<I assume- my knowledge of this is at the level of a high-school textbook> so although the two are very different I don't understand why the mRNA would increase but the product would decrease. Unless maybe Zyprexa up-regulates mRNA because it decreases BDNF: this would seem to result in a net increase of BDNF. Or maybe Zyprexa affects the nucleus of the cell where the RNA is but depletes the cell of proteins needed to make the substance. This is a question for chemist or someone of similar knowledge.
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