Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin essential for neuronal survival and differentiation. We examined the concentration of BDNF in cord serum from newborns exposed to methylmercury (MeHg) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in utero by maternal consumption of whale meat. The cohort consisted of 395 singleton births (206 boys and 189 girls), gestational age ranging from 38 ...

Background. Moyenctin, is a new identified myokine and belongs to the CTRPs family which plays role in lipid and glucose metabolism. There is limited information available regarding the effects of exercise training on serum myonectin levels. Objectives. he aim of this study was to investigate the effects of sucrose solution intake and resistance training (RT) with two different volumes on seru...

abstract       background and objectives: diabetes induced oxidative stress plays an important role in pathological damage to the heart and liver by increased production of extracellular matrix. it is thought that the use of medicinal plants, particularly portulaca oleracea. l and regular exercise are effective. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of portulaca oleracea. l consumpt...

Eotaxin, a pro-inflammatory Adipokine is secreted from adipose tissue, which its secretion increases in the obesity and cause neurodegeneration. BDNF is a neurological factor that interferes with cognitive function, fat and sugar metabolism, as well as the pathophysiology of obesity and metabolic syndrome in adulthood. The aim of this study was to investigate the Effect of Six Weeks of Interval...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of aquatic exercise and CES treatment on the cognitive function by using K-WAB and BDNF, IGF-1, and VEGF of persons with intellectual disabilities. METHODS All subjects were 15 male with intellectual disabilities who were participating in the aquatic training program and CES treatment during 12 weeks at rehabilitation center. Th...

The purpose of the research was to evaluate the effect of 4-week vitamin C and E supplementation on the markers of oxidative stress after exercise session in students. 30 non-athlete persons (25.21 ± 1.5 years, 173.42 ± 5.62 cm, 75.6±5.75 kg, VO2 max of 42.26 ± 1.11 ml/kg/min, and waist-hip ratio of 0.91 ±0.02 cm) volunteered for the study and were given vitamin C and E supplementation (1000 mg...

Major depression (MD) has been associated with decreased brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) serum levels, while antidepressant drugs were found to increase these decreased BDNF levels. We investigated if this is also caused by a single exercise session in elderly women with remitted MD. In our study 35 elderly women with a (partially) remitted depressive episode of unipolar depression acc...

The authors studied the effects of antioxidant diet supplementation with an almond-based beverage on neutrophil antioxidants, nitrite, and protein oxidative alterations after exercise. Fourteen trained male amateur runners were randomly assigned in a double-blind fashion to receive antioxidant supplementation (152 mg/d vitamin C and 50 mg/d vitamin E) or placebo using an almond-based beverage f...

introduction considering the high prevalence of vitamin d deficiency in our country and the importance of blood lipid profile as a protective factor, aim of this study was to investigate the effect of vitamin d supplementation on lipid profile in children 10 to 14 years.materials and methods in this controlled clinical trial study, 40 children who were studying on 2014 in birjand elementary sch...

Depression is a common mental disorder characterized by sadness, loss of interest in activities and by decreased energy. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is one of the key molecules modulating brain plasticity. Accumulating evidence has suggested a link between BDNF and depression. Animal studies demonstrated the production of BDNF and its tyrosine protein kinase receptor (trkB). In hum...