P4-071: APOLIPOPROTEIN E-ɛ4 MODULATES EFFECTS OF AEROBIC EXERCISE ON BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR LEVELS IN NON-DEMENTED OLDER ADULTS

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. P809-P809
Author(s):  
Jessica Rodrigues Pereira ◽  
Carla Nascimento ◽  
Larissa Andrade ◽  
Marcelo Garuffi ◽  
Daniel Shikanai Kerr ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Ahmad ◽  
Rodney Hansen ◽  
Matthew Schmolesky

AbstractResearch suggests strong inter-relationships between physical exercise, levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), levels of estrogen, and the menstrual cycle, and yet no single study has examined these factors collectively in humans. The current study assessed the effect of an acute bout of vigorous aerobic exercise (20 minutes of stationary cycling at 80% of heart rate reserve) on serum BDNF and estradiol in healthy, eumenorrheic women, ages 18-28. In addition, this study determined whether basal BDNF or the exercise-induced increase in BDNF varies throughout the menstrual cycle. Thirty-four subjects were assigned to an experimental (n = 27) or control condition (n = 7). Exercise transiently increased both estradiol (51.2%) and BDNF (23.6%), and basal levels of BDNF and estradiol predicted the magnitude of the exercise-induced increases. Basal BDNF did not vary significantly throughout the menstrual cycle. Exercise-induced changes in BDNF did not correlate with menstrual cycle day or basal estradiol. Basal estradiol and basal BDNF showed a marginally significant positive correlation. Taken together, these results indicate that brief, vigorous aerobic exercise is sufficient to elevate both BDNF and estradiol in healthy women and that the menstrual cycle dramatically influences the magnitude of exercise-induced changes in estradiol, but not BDNF


2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos Sidiropoulos ◽  
Kourosh Jafari-Khouzani ◽  
Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh ◽  
Panayiotis Mitsias ◽  
Panagiotis Alexopoulos ◽  
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Objective: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and apolipoprotein E (ApoE) are thought to be implicated in a variety of neuronal processes, including cell growth, resilience to noxious stimuli and synaptic plasticity. A Val to Met substitution at codon 66 in the BDNF protein has been associated with a variety of neuropsychiatric conditions. The ApoE4 allele is considered a risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease, but its effects on young adults are less clear. We sought to investigate the effects of those two polymorphisms on hemispheric and lateral ventricular volumes of young healthy adults.Methods: Hemispheric and lateral ventricular volumes of 144 healthy individuals, aged 19–35 years, were measured using high resolution magnetic resonance imaging and data were correlated with BDNF and ApoE genotypes.Results: There were no correlations between BDNF or ApoE genotype and hemispheric or lateral ventricular volumes.Conclusion: These findings indicate that it is unlikely that either the BDNF Val66Met or ApoE polymorphisms exert any significant effect on hemispheric or lateral ventricular volume. However, confounding epistatic genetic effects as well as relative insensitivity of the volumetric methods used cannot be ruled out. Further imaging analyses are warranted to better define any genetic influence of the BDNF Val6Met and ApoE polymorphism on brain structure of young healthy adults.


2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 384-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Ghisletta ◽  
Lars Bäckman ◽  
Lars Bertram ◽  
Andreas Markus Brandmaier ◽  
Denis Gerstorf ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 241 ◽  
pp. 176-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Villela Nunes ◽  
Camila Fernandes Nascimento ◽  
Helena Kyunghee Kim ◽  
Ana Cristina Andreazza ◽  
Helena Paula Brentani ◽  
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2022 ◽  
pp. 109980042110651
Author(s):  
Tingting Liu ◽  
Hongjin Li ◽  
Yvette P. Conley ◽  
Brian A. Primack ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
...  

Introduction Aging is associated with subtle cognitive decline in attention, memory, executive function, processing speed, and reasoning. Although lower brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been linked to cognitive decline among older adults, it is not known if the association differs among individuals with various BDNF Val66Met (rs6265) genotypes. In addition, it is not clear whether these associations vary by hand grip strength or physical activity (PA). Methods A total of 2904 older adults were included in this study using data from the Health and Retirement Study. Associations between serum BDNF and measures of cognitive function were evaluated using multivariable linear regression models stratified by Met allele status. PA and hand grip strength were added to the model to evaluate whether including these variables altered associations between serum BDNF and cognition. Results Mean age was 71.4 years old, and mean body mass index was 28.3 kg/m2. Serum BDNF levels were positively associated with higher total cognitive score (beta = 0.34, p = .07), mental status (beta = 0.16, p = .07), and word recall (beta = 0.22, p =.04) among Met carriers, while serum BDNF levels were negatively associated with mental status (beta = −0.09, p = .07) among non-Met carriers. Furthermore, associations changed when hand grip strength was added to the model but not when PA was added to the model. Conclusions The BDNF Val66Met variant may moderate the association between serum BDNF levels and cognitive function in older adults. Furthermore, such associations differ according to hand grip strength but not PA.


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