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  • Published on: 17 June 2020
    How does BDNF affect cognitive function during exercise?
    • Yeshun Wu, MD Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou 213003, China
    • Other Contributors:
      • Zijun Chen, MD
      • Jiahao Duan, MD
      • Bin Zhu, MD
      • Ling Yang, MD

    Dear editor,
    We have read with great interest the article by Wheeler et al1 showing distinct effects of exercise with and without breaks in sitting on cognition. In this study, they also demonstrated that both activity conditions increase serum brain-derived neurotrophic growth factor (BDNF) levels. Although we highly appreciate the efforts of the authors to explore potential mechanisms, we suggest that the followings need to be addressed.
    BDNF is an important member of the neurotrophic factors family which enhances neuronal development and plasticity. It is synthesized as the N-glycosylated precursor (brain-derived neurotrophic factor precursor, proBDNF), and secreted into cell matrix processed by Golgi complex. Additionally, BDNF is a novel kind of myokines produced by skeletal muscle after the muscle contraction immediately. Hayashi and coworkers2 observed that both exercise and electrical muscle stimulation could increase the mRNA and protein expression of BDNF in skeletal muscle of rats. In addition, exercise could also enhance gene expression of BDNF and other neuroprotective factors in hippocampus via peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α-fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5/irisin (PGC-1α-FNDC5/irisin) pathway.3
    BDNF has been reported to play a pivotal role in the improvement of learning and memory function, which might be associated with the phosphorylation of tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB) in cognitive-...

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