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Hippocampal BDNF mediates the efficacy of exercise on synaptic plasticity and cognition
Abstract
We found that a short exercise period enhanced cognitive function on the Morris water maze (MWM), such that exercised animals were significantly better than sedentary controls at learning and recalling the location of the platform. The finding that exercise increased brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a molecule important for synaptic plasticity and learning and memory, impelled us to examine whether a BDNF-mediated mechanism subserves the capacity of exercise to improve hippocampal-dependent learning. A specific immunoadhesin chimera (TrkB-IgG), that mimics the BDNF receptor, TrkB, to selectively bind BDNF molecules, was used to block BDNF in the hippocampus during a 1-week voluntary exercise period. After this, a 2-trial-per-day MWM was performed for 5 consecutive days, succeeded by a probe trial 2 days later. By inhibiting BDNF action we blocked the benefit of exercise on cognitive function, such that the learning and recall abilities of exercising animals receiving the BDNF blocker were reduced to sedentary control levels. Inhibiting BDNF action also blocked the effect of exercise on downstream systems regulated by BDNF and important for synaptic plasticity, cAMP response-element-binding protein (CREB) and synapsin I. Specific to exercise, we found an association between CREB and BDNF expression and cognitive function, such that animals who were the fastest learners and had the best recall showed the highest expression of BDNF and associated CREB mRNA levels. These findings suggest a functional role for CREB under the control of BDNF in mediating the exercise-induced enhancement in learning and memory. Our results indicate that synapsin I might also contribute to this BDNF-mediated mechanism.
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“When the exercise conditions were supplemented with antibodies blocking TrkB, however, the mice had attenuated learning capabilities involving the hippocampus. Furthermore, these mice also lacked synaptic-specific proteins in the hippocampus, thereby demonstrating that BDNF signaling is necessary to allow the benefits of exercise to manifest (Vaynman et al., 2004, 2006).”
From Exercise-Mediated Neurogenesis in the Hippocampus via BDNF (2018) · cites this paper as Vaynman et al., 2004
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“When the exercise conditions were supplemented with antibodies blocking TrkB, however, the mice had attenuated learning capabilities involving the hippocampus. Furthermore, these mice also lacked synaptic-specific proteins in the hippocampus, thereby demonstrating that BDNF signaling is necessary to allow the benefits of exercise to manifest (Vaynman et al., 2004, 2006).”
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“Furthermore, BDNF has been shown to be mechanistically linked to exercise-induced improvement in cognitive functions, such as memory and learning (93, 94).”
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“Neurotrophins, in particular the brain-derived neurotrophic factor, may be the common pathway of these mechanisms, may mediate the exercise-driven brain responses and can drive neuronal plasticity, improve cognition, and protect neurons against insult (60–63).”
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“The importance of BDNF to hippocampal neuroplasticity is epitomized by animal studies, which have found that the manipulation of BDNF expression directly impacts upon performance in spatial and contextual memory tasks (Linnarsson et al., 1997; Alonso et al., 2002; Heldt et al., 2007; Peters et al., 2010), and also that the downregulation of BDNF inhibits AE induced improvements in spatial memory”
From Aerobic Exercise as a Tool to Improve Hippocampal Plasticity and Function in Humans: Practical Implications for Mental Health Treatment (2016) · cites this paper as Vaynman et al., 2004
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“Several studies on both humans and animals show that physical activity, cognitive stimulation, and a balanced diet can stimulate BDNF expression [204–207].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Vaynman, S., Ying, Z., & Gomez‐Pinilla, F.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- ORCID
- Ying, Zhe
- Venue
- European Journal of Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-11
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 2580-2590
- ISSN
- 0953-816X (ISSN-L)
- 1460-9568
- OpenAlex
- W2119757776
- Cited by
- 1,460
- References
- 70
- Citations by year
- 2026: 49 · 2025: 63 · 2024: 59 · 2023: 62 · 2022: 69 · 2021: 90 · 2020: 75 · 2019: 90 · 2018: 69 · 2017: 107 · 2016: 90 · 2015: 88 · 2014: 93 · 2013: 96 · 2012: 65
- FWCI
- 9.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS 39522, R01NS045804, NS 045804, R01NS039522)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Nerve injury and regeneration
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Keywords
- physical activity, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, hippocampus, synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, TrkB receptor, CREB, synapsin I, voluntary exercise, Morris water maze, cognitive function
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Behavior, Animal, Cognition, DNA-Binding Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Hippocampus, Humans, Immunoglobulin G, Male, Memory, Microspheres, Models, Biological, Motor Activity, Neuronal Plasticity, Physical Conditioning, Animal, Reaction Time, RNA, Messenger, Spatial Behavior, Time Factors, Transcription Factors, Blotting, Western, Synapsins, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Maze Learning, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Receptor, trkB, Rats, Activating Transcription Factor 1
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