PMID- 28093570 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171218 LR - 20220310 IS - 1476-5497 (Electronic) IS - 0307-0565 (Linking) VI - 41 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Apr TI - Vitamin D administration, cognitive function, BBB permeability and neuroinflammatory factors in high-fat diet-induced obese rats. PG - 639-644 LID - 10.1038/ijo.2017.10 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of vitamin D administration on cognitive function, nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentration in the hippocampus and blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese rats. METHODS: Male Wistar rats were fed either a control diet or HFD for 16 weeks (n=20); then, each group was randomized into two subgroups supplemented orally with 500 IU kg(-1) vitamin D for 5 weeks. A Morris water maze (MWM) test was performed at the 21st week to examine cognitive function. BBB permeability was characterized by Evans blue dye in the hippocampus. BDNF and NF-kappaB concentrations in the hippocampus and serum vitamin D concentrations were also measured. RESULTS: HFD led to a significant delay in escape latency time and reduced time of MWM probe test because of increased NF-kappaB and decreased BDNF concentrations in the hippocampus. Vitamin D supplementation in the HFD group significantly reduced body weight, NF-kappaB concentrations, BBB permeability and increased BDNF concentrations in the hippocampus. CONCLUSIONS: Vitamin D reversed HFD-induced cognitive impairments by reduction of the NF-kappaB and elevation of BDNF concentrations and modulation of the BBB permeability in rats' hippocampus. FAU - Hajiluian, G AU - Hajiluian G AD - Nutrition Research Center, Department of Community Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Nameni, G AU - Nameni G AD - Nutrition Research Center, Department of Community Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Shahabi, P AU - Shahabi P AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Mesgari-Abbasi, M AU - Mesgari-Abbasi M AD - Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Sadigh-Eteghad, S AU - Sadigh-Eteghad S AD - Neurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Farhangi, M A AU - Farhangi MA AD - Nutrition Research Center, Department of Community Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170117 PL - England TA - Int J Obes (Lond) JT - International journal of obesity (2005) JID - 101256108 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Vitamins) RN - 1406-16-2 (Vitamin D) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Blood-Brain Barrier/*drug effects MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Cognition/*drug effects MH - *Diet, High-Fat MH - Energy Metabolism MH - Hippocampus/drug effects/*metabolism/pathology MH - Inflammation Mediators/*metabolism MH - Male MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism MH - Obesity/*metabolism/pathology MH - Permeability MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Vitamin D/*pharmacology MH - Vitamins/pharmacology EDAT- 2017/01/18 06:00 MHDA- 2017/12/19 06:00 CRDT- 2017/01/18 06:00 PHST- 2016/07/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/11/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/12/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/01/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/12/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/01/18 06:00 [entrez] AID - ijo201710 [pii] AID - 10.1038/ijo.2017.10 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Obes (Lond). 2017 Apr;41(4):639-644. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.10. Epub 2017 Jan 17.