Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 (FGF-2) and Fibroblast Growth Factor-9 (FGF-9) Levels in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder in Remission: Implications for Neuroplasticity

Betül Keskin, Burçin Özkaya, Ümmü Nur Kaya Tan, Ali Erdoğan, İkbal Özen Küçükçetin, Mustafa Nogay Coşkun, Sercan Karabulut, Burak Kulaksızoğlu, Buket Cinemre, Sadıka Halide Akbaş, Department of Psychiatry, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Antalya Atatürk State Hospital

Journal of Drug Issues

Published online on April 30, 2026

Abstract

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Fibroblast growth factors are a family of proteins that have recently been implicated in neuroplasticity, and their association with psychiatric disorders has attracted growing interest. We aimed to compare Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 (FGF-2) and FGF-9 ...