PMID- 25052557 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141124 LR - 20211021 IS - 1559-7016 (Electronic) IS - 0271-678X (Print) IS - 0271-678X (Linking) VI - 34 IP - 10 DP - 2014 Oct TI - Brain BDNF levels elevation induced by physical training is reduced after unilateral common carotid artery occlusion in rats. PG - 1681-7 LID - 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.133 [doi] AB - 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. FAU - Banoujaafar, Hayat AU - Banoujaafar H AD - Unite INSERM U1093 Cognition, Action et Plasticite Sensorimotrice, Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. FAU - Van Hoecke, Jacques AU - Van Hoecke J AD - Unite INSERM U1093 Cognition, Action et Plasticite Sensorimotrice, Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. FAU - Mossiat, Claude M AU - Mossiat CM AD - Unite INSERM U1093 Cognition, Action et Plasticite Sensorimotrice, Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. FAU - Marie, Christine AU - Marie C AD - Unite INSERM U1093 Cognition, Action et Plasticite Sensorimotrice, Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140723 PL - United States TA - J Cereb Blood Flow Metab JT - Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism JID - 8112566 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - V55S2QJN2X (NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Arterial Occlusive Diseases/*metabolism/physiopathology MH - Brain/*blood supply/drug effects/*metabolism/physiopathology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/analysis/*metabolism MH - Carotid Artery, Common/*metabolism/physiopathology MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Hemodynamics MH - Hypertension/genetics/metabolism MH - Male MH - NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester/pharmacology MH - Nitric Oxide/metabolism MH - Physical Conditioning, Animal MH - Rats MH - Rats, Inbred SHR MH - Rats, Wistar PMC - PMC4269729 EDAT- 2014/07/24 06:00 MHDA- 2014/12/15 06:00 PMCR- 2015/10/01 CRDT- 2014/07/24 06:00 PHST- 2014/04/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/06/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/06/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/07/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/07/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/12/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jcbfm2014133 [pii] AID - 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.133 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2014 Oct;34(10):1681-7. doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.133. Epub 2014 Jul 23.