The Claim
Increases in cerebrospinal fluid BDNF following exercise are not correlated with concurrent changes in arterial, venous, or veno-arterial BDNF concentrations, indicating that cerebrospinal fluid BDNF dynamics occur independently of systemic BDNF flux.
What the research says
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After exercise, changes in BDNF levels in the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord do not match changes in BDNF levels in the blood arteries or veins, meaning the brain's BDNF changes are not driven by BDNF moving in from the bloodstream.
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The increase in cerebrospinal fluid BDNF after exercise is not correlated with changes in arterial, venous, or veno-arterial BDNF concentrations, suggesting that CSF BDNF dynamics are independent of systemic BDNF flux.
During exercise, brain cells produce more BDNF due to increased activity. This BDNF moves into the fluid surrounding the brain, raising its concentration there. At the same time, BDNF that enters the bloodstream comes from other parts of the body and is captured by blood cells, so the amount in the blood does not match what happens in the brain fluid.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in human cerebrospinal fluid is elevated after exercise.
After exercise, the fluid around the brain had much more BDNF, but the blood didn’t show a clear increase coming from the brain — meaning the brain’s BDNF changes don’t match what’s happening in the blood.
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