PMID- 30067940 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190403 LR - 20190403 IS - 1878-1519 (Electronic) IS - 1569-9048 (Linking) VI - 259 DP - 2019 Jan TI - Pulmonary rehabilitation and BDNF levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A pilot study. PG - 63-69 LID - S1569-9048(18)30071-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.resp.2018.07.011 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: COPD physiopathology involves multiple pathways and evidence indicates that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is an important biomarker associated with parameters of COPD severity. This study aimed to analyze the time course of the effects of a pulmonary rehabilitation program (PRP) on BDNF levels and on functional status in COPD patients. METHODS: Patients were enrolled in a 24-session PRP. Exercise capacity, dyspnea, health-related quality of life, and the BODE index were assessed at baseline and after the PRP. BDNF plasma levels were measured at baseline (immediately before the 1(st) session), after the 1(st) session, and before and after the 24(th) session. RESULTS: Sixteen patients were included. A reduction in BDNF levels was observed after the 1(st) session and an increase was observed between the end of the 1(st) session and the beginning of the 24(th) session. The PRP promoted an improvement in exercise capacity and health-related quality of life and a reduction in dyspnea and the BODE index. CONCLUSION: Exercise acutely reduced BDNF levels, an effect that was nullified by the overall intervention. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - de Araujo, Cintia Laura Pereira AU - de Araujo CLP AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ciencias da Saude, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: cintia_lpa@yahoo.com.br. FAU - da Silva, Ivy Reichert Vital AU - da Silva IRV AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biociencias e Reabilitacao do Centro Universitario Metodista-IPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: ivyreichert@gmail.com. FAU - Reinaldo, Gustavo Pereira AU - Reinaldo GP AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ciencias da Saude, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: greinaldo92@gmail.com. FAU - Peccin, Pamela Krause AU - Peccin PK AD - Curso de Fisioterapia do Centro Universitario Metodista-IPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: pamelakpp@gmail.com. FAU - Pochmann, Daniela AU - Pochmann D AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biociencias e Reabilitacao do Centro Universitario Metodista-IPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: daniela.pochmann@ipa.metodista.br. FAU - Teixeira, Paulo Jose Zimermann AU - Teixeira PJZ AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ciencias da Saude, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil; Servico de Reabilitacao Pulmonar do Pavilhao Pereira Filho, Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre (ISCMPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: paulozt@ufcspa.edu.br. FAU - Elsner, Viviane Rostirola AU - Elsner VR AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biociencias e Reabilitacao do Centro Universitario Metodista-IPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: elsner.viviane@gmail.com. FAU - Dal Lago, Pedro AU - Dal Lago P AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ciencias da Saude, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: pdallago@ufcspa.edu.br. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180729 PL - Netherlands TA - Respir Physiol Neurobiol JT - Respiratory physiology & neurobiology JID - 101140022 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Body Mass Index MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*blood MH - Depression/etiology MH - Exercise Therapy/*methods MH - Exercise Tolerance MH - Female MH - Health Status MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Pilot Projects MH - Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/*blood/complications/psychology/*rehabilitation MH - Quality of Life MH - Spirometry OTO - NOTNLM OT - Endurance training OT - Exercise training OT - Resistance training OT - Respiratory health EDAT- 2018/08/02 06:00 MHDA- 2019/04/04 06:00 CRDT- 2018/08/02 06:00 PHST- 2018/02/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/07/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/08/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/04/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/02 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1569-9048(18)30071-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.resp.2018.07.011 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2019 Jan;259:63-69. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2018.07.011. Epub 2018 Jul 29.