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Brain BDNF Levels Elevation Induced by Physical Training is Reduced after Unilateral Common Carotid Artery Occlusion in Rats
Hayat BanoujaafarJacques Van HoeckeClaude MossiatChristine Mariesubject
Malemedicine.medical_specialtyCarotid Artery CommonINHIBITIONHemodynamicsArterial Occlusive DiseasesNitric OxideVascular occlusionNEUROTROPHIC FACTOR EXPRESSIONPhysical Conditioning AnimalRats Inbred SHRmedicine.arteryInternal medicineOcclusionmedicineAnimalsDYNAMIC EXERCISECommon carotid arteryEnzyme InhibitorsRats WistarTreadmillSPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE-RATSBrain-derived neurotrophic factorNITRIC-OXIDEbusiness.industryBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorHemodynamicsBrainVELOCITYRatsNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNeurologyCerebral blood flowHIPPOCAMPAL BDNFAnesthesiaHypertensionCEREBRAL-BLOOD-FLOWCardiologyExercise intensityOriginal ArticleEXERCISE-INDUCED INCREASESACTIVATION PATTERNS[ SCCO ] Cognitive scienceNeurology (clinical)medicine.symptomCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicinebusinessdescription
International audience; We investigated the contribution of blood flow elevation in the cerebrovasculature to physical training-induced brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels elevation in the brain. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor protein levels were measured in the motor cortex 24 h after the last session of a forced treadmill walking (30 minutes a day, 18 m/minute for 7 consecutive days). Unilateral common carotid artery occlusion and modulation of exercise intensity (0 versus -10% inclination of the treadmill) were used as strategies to reduce the (normal) elevation of flow in the cerebrovasculature occurring during exercise. Administration of N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 60 mg/kg before each exercise sessions) and genetic hypertension (spontaneously hypertensive rats) were used as approaches to reduce stimulation of nitric oxide production in response to shear stress elevation. Vascular occlusion totally and partially abolished the effect of physical training on BDNF levels in the hemisphere ipsilateral and contralateral to occlusion, respectively. BDNF levels were higher after high than low exercise intensity. In addition, both genetic hypertension and L-NAME treatment blunted the effects of physical training on BDNF. From these results, we propose that elevation of brain BDNF levels elicited by physical training involves changes in cerebral hemodynamics.
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2014-01-01 | Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism |