PMID- 23419390 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141006 LR - 20151119 IS - 1873-6351 (Electronic) IS - 0278-6915 (Linking) VI - 61 DP - 2013 Nov TI - The effects of cocoa supplementation, caloric restriction, and regular exercise, on oxidative stress markers of brain and memory in the rat model. PG - 36-41 LID - S0278-6915(13)00095-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.fct.2013.01.047 [doi] AB - The effects of treadmill running (8 weeks, 5 times/week, 1h/day at 27 m/min), caloric restriction, and cocoa supplementation on brain function and oxidative stress markers were tested. The Morris maze test was used to appraise rat memory. Regular exercise significantly improved spatial learning performance. The level of oxidative stress was measured by the concentration of carbonylated proteins. The free radical concentration increased in brain of the training groups but not the controls. The content of reactive carbonyl derivates did not change with exercise, suggesting that the increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were well tolerated in this experimental model. Caloric restriction (CR) decreased the accumulation of free radicals in the frontal lobe. The protein content of brain-derived neutrophic factors (BDNFs) was evaluated and changes did not occur either with exercise or cocoa supplementation treatments. These data did not show significant effects of the administration of cocoa (2% w/w) on the concentration of ROS, BDNF or on spatial memory. Conversely, exercise and CR can play a role in ROS generation and brain function. CI - Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Radak, Zsolt AU - Radak Z AD - Research Institute for Sport Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. Electronic address: radak@tf.hu. FAU - Silye, Gabriella AU - Silye G FAU - Bartha, Csaba AU - Bartha C FAU - Jakus, Judit AU - Jakus J FAU - Stefanovits-Banyai, Eva AU - Stefanovits-Banyai E FAU - Atalay, Mustafa AU - Atalay M FAU - Marton, Orsolya AU - Marton O FAU - Koltai, Erika AU - Koltai E LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130216 PL - England TA - Food Chem Toxicol JT - Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association JID - 8207483 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Free Radicals) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Biomarkers/metabolism MH - Brain/*drug effects/*metabolism MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - *Cacao/chemistry MH - *Caloric Restriction MH - *Dietary Supplements MH - Free Radicals/metabolism MH - Male MH - Maze Learning/drug effects MH - Memory/*drug effects/physiology MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects MH - Physical Exertion MH - Protein Carbonylation/drug effects MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Brain OT - Caloric restriction OT - Cocoa OT - Exercise OT - Free radicals OT - Oxidative stress EDAT- 2013/02/20 06:00 MHDA- 2014/10/07 06:00 CRDT- 2013/02/20 06:00 PHST- 2012/10/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/01/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/01/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/02/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/02/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/10/07 06:00 [medline] AID - S0278-6915(13)00095-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.fct.2013.01.047 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Food Chem Toxicol. 2013 Nov;61:36-41. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.01.047. Epub 2013 Feb 16.