PMID- 29719116 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190409 LR - 20190409 IS - 1475-097X (Electronic) IS - 1475-0961 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Jan TI - A brief primer on the mediational role of BDNF in the exercise-memory link. PG - 9-14 LID - 10.1111/cpf.12522 [doi] AB - One of the most amazing aspects of the human brain is its ability to learn information and use it to change behaviour. A key neurotrophin that influences memory function is brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). This review briefly discusses the mechanistic role that BDNF may play in facilitating learning and memory. We also describe the role of exercise on this relationship. As discussed herein, BDNF may influence memory via BDNF-induced alterations in membrane receptor expression and translocation, as well as activating several pathways (PLC-y, PI3K, ERK) that act together to facilitate cellular effects that influence synaptic plasticity. Exercise may help to facilitate BDNF expression and its downstream cellular pathways from both direct and indirect mechanisms. CI - (c) 2018 Scandinavian Society of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Loprinzi, Paul D AU - Loprinzi PD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7711-4741 AD - Physical Activity Epidemiology Laboratory, Exercise Psychology Laboratory, Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA. FAU - Frith, Emily AU - Frith E AD - Physical Activity Epidemiology Laboratory, Exercise Psychology Laboratory, Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20180502 PL - England TA - Clin Physiol Funct Imaging JT - Clinical physiology and functional imaging JID - 101137604 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 7171WSG8A2 (BDNF protein, human) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Behavior, Animal MH - Brain/cytology/*metabolism MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Exercise/*physiology/psychology MH - Humans MH - *Memory MH - *Neuronal Plasticity MH - Neurons/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction OTO - NOTNLM OT - cellular OT - consolidation OT - learning OT - memory OT - physical activity EDAT- 2018/05/03 06:00 MHDA- 2019/04/10 06:00 CRDT- 2018/05/03 06:00 PHST- 2017/12/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/04/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/05/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/04/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/05/03 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/cpf.12522 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Physiol Funct Imaging. 2019 Jan;39(1):9-14. doi: 10.1111/cpf.12522. Epub 2018 May 2.