The Increase of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression after Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise in Obese Women

Authors

  • Rixco Gesang Gumelar Universitas Negeri Malang
  • Sugiharto Sugiharto Universitas Negeri Malang
  • Desiana Merawati Universitas Negeri Malang
  • Agnieszka Magdalena Nowak Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
  • Adi Pranoto Universitas Airlangga

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26740/jossae.v9n1.p28-35

Keywords:

Aerobic exercise, BDNF expression, metabolic health, obesity

Abstract

Obesity is closely related to a decrease in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression, which will pose a risk for metabolic disorders. Therefore, this study aims to prove the effect of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on increasing BDNF expression in obese women. A total of sixteen obese women were selected based on predetermined criteria and were divided into 2 groups, namely the aerobic exercise group (AE) and the control group (CN). Aerobic exercise was carried out by running on a treadmill at moderate intensity (60-70 HRmax) for 40 minutes/session with a frequency of 5x/week for 2 weeks. Blood samples were taken twice before and after exercise intervention to see BDNF expression using the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA-kit) method. The results of the analysis showed differences in increase between the control group (1816.66 ± 689.48 vs. 1822.86 ± 467.87 pg/mL; p = 0.974) and the intervention group (2173.81 ± 705.89 vs. 3635.01 ± 699.71 pg/mL; p = 0.013). This shows that moderate-intensity aerobic exercise carried out for 2 weeks has proven effective in increasing BDNF expression in obese women.

References

Amadio, P., Colombo, G. I., Tarantino, E., Gianellini, S., Ieraci, A., Brioschi, M., Banfi, C., Werba, J. P., Parolari, A., Lee, F. S., Tremoli, E., & Barbieri, S. S. (2017). BDNFVal66met polymorphism: a potential bridge between depression and thrombosis. European heart journal, 38(18), 1426–1435. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehv655.

Azevedo, K. P. M., de Oliveira, V. H., Medeiros, G. C. B. S., Mata, Á. N. S., García, D. Á., Martínez, D. G., Leitão, J. C., Knackfuss, M. I., & Piuvezam, G. (2020). The Effects of Exercise on BDNF Levels in Adolescents: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(17), 6056. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176056.

Chen, T., Lin, J., Lin, Y., Xu, L., Lu, D., Li, F., Hou, L., & Yu, C.C.W. (2021). Effects of aerobic exercise and resistance exercise on physical indexes and cardiovascular risk factors in obese and overweight school-age children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 16, e0257150. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257150.

Chen, Y. W., Apostolakis, S., & Lip, G. Y. (2014). Exercise-induced changes in inflammatory processes: Implications for thrombogenesis in cardiovascular disease. Annals of medicine, 46(7), 439–455. https://doi.org/10.3109/07853890.2014.927713.

Dinoff, A., Herrmann, N., Swardfager, W., & Lanctôt, K. L. (2017). The effect of acute exercise on blood concentrations of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in healthy adults: a meta-analysis. The European journal of neuroscience, 46(1), 1635–1646. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.13603.

García-Suárez, P. C., Rentería, I., Plaisance, E. P., Moncada-Jiménez, J., & Jiménez-Maldonado, A. (2021). The effects of interval training on peripheral brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific reports, 11(1), 8937. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88496-x.

Geliebter, A., Ochner, C. N., Dambkowski, C. L., & Hashim, S. A. (2014). Obesity-Related Hormones and Metabolic Risk Factors: A Randomized Trial of Diet plus Either Strength or Aerobic Training versus Diet Alone in Overweight Participants. Journal of diabetes and obesity, 1(1), 1–7.

Hariyanto, A., Sholikhah, A. M., Mustar, Y. S., Pramono, B. A., & Putera, S. H. P. (2023). Physical Activity and Its Relation to Academic Performance Among University Students. 712–720. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-35-0_88

Jamali, A., Shahrbanian, S., & Morteza Tayebi, S. (2020). The Effects of Exercise Training on the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in the Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review of the Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders, 19(1), 633–643. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-020-00529-w.

Jamka, M., Mądry, E., Krzyżanowska-Jankowska, P., Skrypnik, D., Szulińska, M., Mądry, R., Lisowska, A., Batyrova, G., Duś-Żuchowska, M., Gotz-Więckowska, A., Bogdański, P., & Walkowiak, J. (2021). The effect of endurance and endurance-strength training on body composition and cardiometabolic markers in abdominally obese women: a randomised trial. Scientific reports, 11(1), 12339. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90526-7.

Jeon, Y. K., & Ha, C. H. (2017). The effect of exercise intensity on brain derived neurotrophic factor and memory in adolescents. Environmental health and preventive medicine, 22(1), 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-017-0643-6.

Karczewska-Kupczewska, M., Kowalska, I., Nikołajuk, A., Adamska, A., Zielińska, M., Kamińska, N., Otziomek, E., Górska, M., & Strączkowski, M. (2012). Circulating brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentration is downregulated by intralipid/heparin infusion or high-fat meal in young healthy male subjects. Diabetes care, 35(2), 358–362. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc11-1295.

Kolnes, K. J., Petersen, M. H., Lien-Iversen, T., Højlund, K., & Jensen, J. (2021). Effect of Exercise Training on Fat Loss-Energetic Perspectives and the Role of Improved Adipose Tissue Function and Body Fat Distribution. Frontiers in physiology, 12, 737709. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.737709.

Lee, I. T., Wang, J. S., Fu, C. P., Lin, S. Y., & Sheu, W. H. (2016). Relationship between body weight and the increment in serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor after oral glucose challenge in men with obesity and metabolic syndrome: A prospective study. Medicine, 95(43), e5260. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000005260.

Lu, B., Nagappan, G., Guan, X., Nathan, P. J., & Wren, P. (2013). BDNF-based synaptic repair as a disease-modifying strategy for neurodegenerative diseases. Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 14(6), 401–416. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3505.

Lommatzsch, M., Zingler, D., Schuhbaeck, K., Schloetcke, K., Zingler, C., Schuff-Werner, P., & Virchow, J. C. (2005). The impact of age, weight and gender on BDNF levels in human platelets and plasma. Neurobiology of aging, 26(1), 115–123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2004.03.002.

Maulana, R., Mustar, Y. S., Sholikhah, A. M., Pramono, B. A., & Susanto, I. H. (2021). Sedentary Behavior Among School-aged Students During Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study. 489–495. https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211223.085

Mazur-Bialy, A. I. (2021). Asprosin—A fasting-induced, glucogenic, and orexigenic adipokine as a new promising player. Will it be a new factor in the treatment of obesity, diabetes, or infertility? A review of the literature. Nutrients 13(2), 620. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020620.

Merawati, D., Sugiharto, Susanto, H., Taufiq, A., Pranoto, A., Amelia, D., & Rejeki, P. S. (2023). Dynamic of irisin secretion change after moderate-intensity chronic physical exercise on obese female. Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology, 34(4), 539–547. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbcpp-2023-0041.

Mika, A., Macaluso, F., Barone, R., Di Felice, V., & Sledzinski, T. (2019). Effect of Exercise on Fatty Acid Metabolism and Adipokine Secretion in Adipose Tissue. Frontiers in physiology, 10, 26. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00026.

Pranoto, A., Cahyono, M. B. A., Yakobus, R., Izzatunnisa, N., Ramadhan, R. N., Rejeki, P. S., Miftahussurur, M., Effendi, W. I., Wungu, C. D. K., & Yamaoka, Y. (2023). Long-Term Resistance-Endurance Combined Training Reduces Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Young Adult Females with Obesity. Sports (Basel, Switzerland), 11(3), 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11030054.

Pranoto, A., Rejeki, P. S., Miftahussurur, M., Yosika, G. F., Ihsan, M., Herawati, L., Rahmanto, I., & Halim, S. (2024). Aerobic Exercise Increases Release of Growth Hormone in the Blood Circulation in Obese Women. Retos, 51, 726–731. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v51.99944.

Prickett, C., Brennan, L., & Stolwyk, R. (2015). Examining the relationship between obesity and cognitive function: a systematic literature review. Obesity research & clinical practice, 9(2), 93–113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2014.05.001.

Rasmussen, P., Brassard, P., Adser, H., Pedersen, M. V., Leick, L., Hart, E., Secher, N. H., Pedersen, B. K., & Pilegaard, H. (2009). Evidence for a release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor from the brain during exercise. Experimental physiology, 94(10), 1062–1069. https://doi.org/10.1113/expphysiol.2009.048512.

Rejeki, P. S., Pranoto, A., Rahmanto, I., Izzatunnisa, N., Yosika, G. F., Hernaningsih, Y., Wungu, C. D. K., & Halim, S. (2023). The Positive Effect of Four-Week Combined Aerobic-Resistance Training on Body Composition and Adipokine Levels in Obese Females. Sports (Basel, Switzerland), 11(4), 90. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11040090.

Sholikhah, A. M., & Ridwan, M. (2021). Swimming training on moderate intensity significantly reduces total cholesterol and bodyweight on hypercholesterolemic rat model. Jurnal Keolahragaan, 9(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.21831/jk.v9i1.33362

Sholikhah, A. M., & Tuah, N. A. A. H. M. (2021). Predictors of Overweight and Obesity Among Children and Adolescents in Developing Countries: A Literature Review. 338–350. https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211223.059

Tapia-Arancibia, L., Rage, F., Givalois, L., & Arancibia, S. (2004). Physiology of BDNF: focus on hypothalamic function. Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 25(2), 77–107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yfrne.2004.04.001.

Unamuno, X., Gómez-Ambrosi, J., Rodríguez, A., Becerril, S., Frühbeck, G., & Catalán, V. (2018). Adipokine dysregulation and adipose tissue inflammation in human obesity. European journal of clinical investigation, 48(9), e12997. https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.12997.

Uranga, R. M., & Keller, J. N. (2019). The Complex Interactions Between Obesity, Metabolism and the Brain. Frontiers in neuroscience, 13, 513. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2019.00513.

Varela, A. R., Pratt, M., Powell, K., Lee, I. M., Bauman, A., Heath, G., Martins, R. C., Kohl, H., & Hallal, P. C. (2017). Worldwide Surveillance, Policy, and Research on Physical Activity and Health: The Global Observatory for Physical Activity. Journal of physical activity & health, 14(9), 701–709. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2016-0626.

Wrann, C. D., White, J. P., Salogiannnis, J., Laznik-Bogoslavski, D., Wu, J., Ma, D., Lin, J. D., Greenberg, M. E., & Spiegelman, B. M. (2013). Exercise induces hippocampal BDNF through a PGC-1α/FNDC5 pathway. Cell metabolism, 18(5), 649–659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2013.09.008.

Zhao, Y., Wang, L., Xue, H., Wang, H., & Wang, Y. (2017). Fast food consumption and its associations with obesity and hypertension among children: results from the baseline data of the Childhood Obesity Study in China Mega-cities. BMC public health, 17(1), 933. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4952-x.

Published

2024-05-31

How to Cite

Gumelar, R. G., Sugiharto, S., Merawati, D., Nowak, A. M., & Pranoto, A. (2024). The Increase of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression after Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise in Obese Women. JOSSAE (Journal of Sport Science and Education), 9(1), 28–35. https://doi.org/10.26740/jossae.v9n1.p28-35

Issue

Section

Articles
Abstract views: 80 , PDF Downloads: 33 , PDF Downloads: 9