FIGURE 5.
Effects of running on expression of neurotrophic factors vary with intensity. (A) Values of hippocampal VEGF levels. One-way ANOVA, F2,12 = 11.12, P = 0.0019; post hoc test: ME vs. CT: ∗∗P < 0.01; ME vs. FE: ∗P < 0.05; FE vs. CT: P > 0.05; n = 5 in each group. (B) Values of hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels. One-way ANOVA, F2,12 = 36.43, P < 0.0001; post hoc test: ME vs. CT: ∗∗∗P < 0.001; ME vs. FE: ∗∗∗P < 0.001; FE vs. CT: P > 0.05; n = 5 in each group. (C) Values of IGF-1 levels in the brain. One-way ANOVA, F2,12 = 8.315, P = 0.0037; post hoc test: ME vs. CT: ∗P < 0.05; ME vs. FE: ∗∗P < 0.01; FE vs. CT: P > 0.05; n = 5 in each group. (D) Values of hippocampal EPO levels. One-way ANOVA, F2,12 = 13.14, P < 0.0009; post hoc test: ME vs. CT: ∗∗P < 0.01; ME vs. FE: ∗∗P < 0.01; FE vs. CT: P > 0.05; n = 5 in each group.