In both wild-type and APP/PS1dE9 mouse, we could detect BDNF, NTRK2, and p75/NTR expression; however, increased number of GFAP-positive astrocytes AD brains did not correlate with the expression of these proteins, suggesting that BDNF signaling might not regulate NSC proliferation in mouse brains. Here, GFAP is linked to Alzheimer disease.