PMID- 21878528 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20111223 LR - 20220317 IS - 1549-5485 (Electronic) IS - 1072-0502 (Print) IS - 1072-0502 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 9 DP - 2011 TI - Running is the neurogenic and neurotrophic stimulus in environmental enrichment. PG - 605-9 LID - 10.1101/lm.2283011 [doi] AB - Environmental enrichment (EE) increases dentate gyrus (DG) neurogenesis and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels. However, running is considered an element of EE. To dissociate effects of physical activity and enrichment on hippocampal neurogenesis and BDNF levels, young female C57Bl/6 mice were housed under control, running, enrichment, or enrichment plus running conditions, and injected with bromodeoxyuridine. Cell genesis was assessed after 12 d and differentiation was analyzed 1 mo later. In addition, locomotor activity in the open field and hippocampal mature BDNF peptide levels were measured. Open-field adaptation was improved in all groups, compared to controls, but more so with running. New cell proliferation, survival, neuron number, and neurotrophin levels were enhanced only when running was accessible. We conclude that exercise is the critical factor mediating increased BDNF levels and adult hippocampal neurogenesis. FAU - Kobilo, Tali AU - Kobilo T AD - Neuroplasticity and Behavior Unit, Laboratory of Neurosciences, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA. FAU - Liu, Qing-Rong AU - Liu QR FAU - Gandhi, Kriti AU - Gandhi K FAU - Mughal, Mohammed AU - Mughal M FAU - Shaham, Yavin AU - Shaham Y FAU - van Praag, Henriette AU - van Praag H LA - eng GR - Intramural NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural DEP - 20110830 PL - United States TA - Learn Mem JT - Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) JID - 9435678 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Nerve Growth Factors) RN - G34N38R2N1 (Bromodeoxyuridine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Behavior, Animal MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*pharmacology MH - Bromodeoxyuridine/metabolism MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Dentate Gyrus/cytology/drug effects MH - *Environment MH - Exploratory Behavior/drug effects MH - Female MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Nerve Growth Factors/metabolism MH - Neurogenesis/*drug effects/physiology MH - Neurons/*drug effects/physiology MH - Running/*physiology PMC - PMC3166785 EDAT- 2011/09/01 06:00 MHDA- 2011/12/24 06:00 PMCR- 2012/09/01 CRDT- 2011/09/01 06:00 PHST- 2011/09/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/09/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/12/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 18/9/605 [pii] AID - KobiloLM22830 [pii] AID - 10.1101/lm.2283011 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Learn Mem. 2011 Aug 30;18(9):605-9. doi: 10.1101/lm.2283011. Print 2011.