Decreased serum VEGF levels and their negative correlation with cognitive function in patients with major depressive disorder: a case-control study
Our study suggests that reduced serum VEGF levels may contribute to cognitive impairment in MDD, warranting further investigation into its potential role as a biomarker and therapeutic target.
Authors
- Yuan Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0089-6911)
- Liwan Zhang
- Jingwei Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3553-5027)
- Hui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5740-2655)
- Yili Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0044-8759)
- Zhenhua Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1662-7409)
- Weiwei Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5351-8693)
- Xuyuan Yin
- D. N. Dai
Institutions
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Soochow University (CN)
- Suzhou Guangji Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07612-7
- Primary Topic
- Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00