PMID- 29114501 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220331 IS - 2288-176X (Print) IS - 2288-1778 (Electronic) IS - 2288-176X (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Aug TI - Age-dependent differences of treadmill exercise on spatial learning ability between young- and adult-age rats. PG - 381-386 LID - 10.12965/jer.1735070.535 [doi] AB - The effect of exercise, which increases hippocampal neurogenesis and improves memory function, is well documented, however, differences in the effect of exercise on young children and adults are not yet known. In the present study, age-dependent differences of treadmill exercise on spatial learning ability between young- and adult-age rats were investigated. The rats in the exercise groups were forced to run on a motorized treadmill for 30 min once a day for 6 weeks. Radial 8-arm maze test was conducted for the determination of spatial learning ability. Cell proliferation in the hippocampal dentate gyrus was determined by 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine immunohistochemistry. Western blot for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and tyrosine kinase B (TrkB) was performed. In the present study, the number of errors in the young-age rats was effectively decreased by treadmill exercise. Hippocampal neurogenesis was more active in the young-age rats than in the adult-age rats. BDNF and TrkB expression in the hippocampus was greater in the adult-age rats than in the young-age rats. The results of this study showed that adults have excellent spatial learning abilities than children, but the improvement of exercise-induced spatial learning ability through neurogenesis is better in children. FAU - Jin, Jun-Jang AU - Jin JJ AD - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. AD - Department of Sports Medicine, College of Physical Education, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Korea. FAU - Ko, Il-Gyu AU - Ko IG AD - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Kim, Sung-Eun AU - Kim SE AD - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Hwang, Lakkyong AU - Hwang L AD - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Lee, Man-Gyoon AU - Lee MG AD - Department of Sports Medicine, College of Physical Education, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Korea. FAU - Kim, Dae-Young AU - Kim DY AD - Department of Sports Healthcare, College of Humanities & Social Sciences, Inje University, Gimhae, Korea. FAU - Jung, Sun-Young AU - Jung SY AD - Department of Physical Therapy, Hosan University, Gyeongsan, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170829 PL - Korea (South) TA - J Exerc Rehabil JT - Journal of exercise rehabilitation JID - 101615171 PMC - PMC5667613 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Age OT - Hippocampus OT - Neurogenesis OT - Spatial learning ability OT - Treadmill exercise COIS- CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. EDAT- 2017/11/09 06:00 MHDA- 2017/11/09 06:01 PMCR- 2017/08/29 CRDT- 2017/11/09 06:00 PHST- 2017/07/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/08/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/11/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/11/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/11/09 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/08/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jer-13-4-381 [pii] AID - 10.12965/jer.1735070.535 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Exerc Rehabil. 2017 Aug 29;13(4):381-386. doi: 10.12965/jer.1735070.535. eCollection 2017 Aug.