11/29/2018 / By RJ Jhonson
Exercise has been linked to improvements in the blood pressure levels of people with hypertension. A study, published in the Journal of Hypertension, investigated the effects of exercise on the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) of hypertensive individuals.
The researchers confirmed that hypertension caused impairments in endothelial and neuronal BDNF expressions, but they concluded that exercise was able to improve hippocampal mBDNF levels and signaling through blood pressure–independent mechanisms.
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Journal Reference:
Monnier A, Garnier P, Quirie A, Pernet N, Demougeot C, Marie C, Prigent-Tessier A. EFFECT OF SHORT-TERM EXERCISE TRAINING ON BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR SIGNALING IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS. Journal of Hypertension. February 2017;35(2):279–290. DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000001164
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