scholarly journals Lactate as Potential Mediators for Exercise-Induced Positive Effects on Neuroplasticity and Cerebrovascular Plasticity

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhihai Huang ◽  
Yulan Zhang ◽  
Ruixue Zhou ◽  
Luodan Yang ◽  
Hongying Pan
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Protective Mechanism ◽  
Signal Molecule ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Cerebrovascular Function ◽  
Cognitive Benefits ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
The Brain

The accumulated evidence from animal and human studies supports that exercise is beneficial to physical health. Exercise can upregulate various neurotrophic factors, activate neuroplasticity, and play a positive role in improving and enhancing cerebrovascular function. Due to its economy, convenience, and ability to prevent or ameliorate various aging-related diseases, exercise, a healthy lifestyle, is increasingly popularized by people. However, the mechanism by which exercise performs this function and how it is transmitted from muscles to the brain remains incompletely understood. Here, we review the beneficial effects of exercise with different intensities on the brain with a focus on the positive effects of lactate on neuroplasticity and cerebrovascular plasticity. Based on these recent studies, we propose that lactate, a waste previously misunderstood as a by-product of glycolysis in the past, may be a key signal molecule that regulates the beneficial adaptation of the brain caused by exercise. Importantly, we speculate that a central protective mechanism may underlie the cognitive benefits induced by exercise.

scholarly journals From Exercise to Cognitive Performance: Role of Irisin

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 7120
Author(s):  
Mirko Pesce ◽  
Irene La Fratta ◽  
Teresa Paolucci ◽  
Alfredo Grilli ◽  
Antonia Patruno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Peroxisome Proliferator ◽  
Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
General Exercise ◽  
Fibronectin Type Iii ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Fibronectin Type Iii Domain ◽  
The Brain

The beneficial effects of exercise on the brain are well known. In general, exercise offers an effective way to improve cognitive function in all ages, particularly in the elderly, who are considered the most vulnerable to neurodegenerative disorders. In this regard, myokines, hormones secreted by muscle in response to exercise, have recently gained attention as beneficial mediators. Irisin is a novel exercise-induced myokine, that modulates several bodily processes, such as glucose homeostasis, and reduces systemic inflammation. Irisin is cleaved from fibronectin type III domain containing 5 (FNDC5), a transmembrane precursor protein expressed in muscle under the control of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α). The FNDC5/irisin system is also expressed in the hippocampus, where it stimulates the expression of the neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor in this area that is associated with learning and memory. In this review, we aimed to discuss the role of irisin as a key mediator of the beneficial effects of exercise on synaptic plasticity and memory in the elderly, suggesting its roles within the main promoters of the beneficial effects of exercise on the brain.

Transcriptome Profile of Hippocampus in Rats Model of Acute Myocardial Ischemia in Response to Electroacupuncture

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Wu ◽  
Chenkai Wang ◽  
Kun Wang ◽  
Shuai Cui ◽  
Shengbing Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Ischemia ◽  
Transcriptome Profiling ◽  
Arachidonic Acid Metabolism ◽  
Acute Myocardial Ischemia ◽  
Sequencing Analysis ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Gabaergic Synapses ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Gene Expression Levels

Abstract Background: Electroacupuncture (EA) alleviates acute myocardial ischemia (AMI) by regulating some brain areas, including hippocampus. The locus coeruleus (LC) is the main source of norepinephrine (NE) in the brain, including the hippocampus, and regulates cardiovascular function. The aim of the present work was to assess whether LC mediates the positive effects of EA in AMI by altering gene expression levels in the hippocampus. We addressed this in the present study by hippocampus transcriptome profiling in a rat model of AMI following EA treatment. Results: Myocardial injury markers (ischemia-modified albumin, homocysteine and lipoprotein- associated phospholipase A2) in the serum were downregulated in EA (P<0.05) compared to the M group and upregulated in E+L group (P<0.05) compared to E group. RNA sequencing analysis of the hippocampus revealed that the downregulation of 27 genes in M vs S as well as upregulation of 40 genes in M vs S were reversed by EA. These differentially expressed genes, which were validated by quantitative real-time PCR, were enriched in 20 Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways related to glycerolipid, glycerophospholipid, and arachidonic acid metabolism as well asnervous system function (glutamatergic, cholinergic, serotonergic, GABAergic synapses). Conclusions: LC mediates the beneficial effects of EA on AMI-induced injury may be related to the observed transcriptional regulations in the hippocampus. These results provide molecular-level evidence for the therapeutic efficacy of EA in the treatment of AMI.

scholarly journals Effects of Padel Competition on Brain Health-Related Myokines

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 6042
Author(s):  
Francisco Pradas ◽  
María Pía Cádiz ◽  
María Teresa Nestares ◽  
Inmaculada C. Martínez-Díaz ◽  
Luis Carrasco
Keyword(s):  
Brain Health ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Brain Functions ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Playing Time ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
The Brain

Padel is becoming one of the most widespread racket sports that may have potential health benefits. Considering that several myokines mediate the cross-talk between skeletal muscles and the brain, exerting positive effects on brain health status, this study was designed to evaluate the responses of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), and irisin (IR) to padel competition in trained players and to determine whether these responses were sex-dependent. Twenty-four trained padel players (14 women and 10 men with a mean age of 27.8 ± 6.3 years) participated voluntarily in this study. Circulating levels of BDNF, LIF, and IR were assessed before and after simulated padel competition (real playing time, 27.8 ± 8.49 min; relative intensity, 75.2 ± 7.9% maximum heart rate). Except for BDNF responses observed in female players (increasing from 1531.12 ± 269.09 to 1768.56 ± 410.75 ng/mL), no significant changes in LIF and IR concentrations were reported after padel competition. In addition, no sex-related differences were found. Moreover, significant associations between IR and BDNF were established at both pre- and post-competition. Our results suggest that while competitive padel practice stimulates BDNF response in female players, padel competition failed to boost the release of LIF and IR. Future studies are needed to further explore the role of these exercise-induced myokines in the regulation of brain functions and to identify the field sports that can contribute to myokine-mediated muscle–brain crosstalk.

scholarly journals Exercise-Induced Elevated BDNF Level Does Not Prevent Cognitive Impairment Due to Acute Exposure to Moderate Hypoxia in Well-Trained Athletes

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 5569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zofia Piotrowicz ◽  
Małgorzata Chalimoniuk ◽  
Kamila Płoszczyca ◽  
Miłosz Czuba ◽  
Józef Langfort
Keyword(s):  
Acute Hypoxia ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Hypoxic Conditions ◽  
Acute Elevation ◽  
Psychomotor Tasks ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Response To Exercise ◽  
Cognition Impairment ◽  
The Brain

Exposure to acute hypoxia causes a detrimental effect on the brain which is also manifested by a decrease in the ability to perform psychomotor tasks. Conversely, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), whose levels are elevated in response to exercise, is a well-known factor in improving cognitive function. Therefore, the aim of our study was to investigate whether the exercise under hypoxic conditions affects psychomotor performance. For this purpose, 11 healthy young athletes performed a graded cycloergometer exercise test to volitional exhaustion under normoxia and acute mild hypoxia (FiO2 = 14.7%). Before, immediately after exercise and after a period of recovery, choice reaction time (CRT) and number of correct reactions (NCR) in relation to changes in serum BDNF were examined. Additionally, other selected factors which may modify BDNF production, i.e., cortisol (C), nitrite, catecholamines (adrenalin-A, noradrenaline-NA, dopamine-DA, serotonin-5-HT) and endothelin-1 (ET-1), were also measured. Exercise in hypoxic conditions extended CRT by 13.8% (p < 0.01) and decreased NCR (by 11.5%) compared to rest (p < 0.05). During maximal workload, NCR was lower by 9% in hypoxia compared to normoxia (p < 0.05). BDNF increased immediately after exercise in normoxia (by 29.3%; p < 0.01), as well as in hypoxia (by 50.0%; p < 0.001). There were no differences in BDNF between normoxia and hypoxia. Considering the fact that similar levels of BDNF were seen in both conditions but cognitive performance was suppressed in hypoxia, acute elevation of BDNF did not compensate for hypoxia-induced cognition impairment. Moreover, neither potentially negative effects of C nor positive effects of A, DA and NO on the brain were observed in our study.

EP.TH.239Outcomes and Complications After Sleeve Gastrectomy

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sima Al Asad ◽  
Shujhat Khan
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Sleeve Gastrectomy ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Ovid Medline ◽  
Mesh Terms ◽  
Early Implementation ◽  
Patients Experience

Abstract Aim The sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a popular bariatric procedure that has beneficial effects that go beyond that of simply reducing obesity. It also has positive effects on diabetes, dyslipidaemia, and hypertension. Method The literature search was carried out using Ovid MEDLINE and PubMed databases to search for keywords and MeSH terms including “bariatric surgery”, “sleeve gastrectomy”, “complications”, “hypertension”, “diabetes”, “dyslipidaemia”, “cardiovascular” and “obesity”. Result SG leads to improvement in hypertension, type 2 diabetes, increased HDL levels, and reduction in uraemia levels that were present even after 10 years. Approximately 56-59% of patients experience type 2 diabetes mellitus remission after a year following a SG operation, and the beneficial effects of the operation on diabetes continue long after a year, with 84-86% of patients noting remission after a 5-year period. Approximately 78.5% who undergo SG will see improvements in hypertension, whilst 67.1% will report resolution. On the other hand, complications include formation of strictures (0.7-4% in patients), haemorrhage (1.5% of patients), and leakage (1.5-2.4%). Additional complications include alteration to bile flow, disruption to microbiota, and disruption to vagus nerve activity. Conclusion Complications from SG are uncommon but can be severe, and the involved mechanisms are only partially revealed. However, optimisation of risk factors in the months leading up to the operation can significantly improve outcomes in patients. This involves an early implementation of a healthy lifestyle including advising patients to exercise more regularly and adopt a low fat, low salt diet, limiting alcohol, and cessation of smoking.

Biological bases of human musicality

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Perrone-Capano ◽  
Floriana Volpicelli ◽  
Umberto di Porzio
Keyword(s):  
Brain Plasticity ◽  
Neural Substrates ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Universal Language ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
The Mind ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Brain

AbstractMusic is a universal language, present in all human societies. It pervades the lives of most human beings and can recall memories and feelings of the past, can exert positive effects on our mood, can be strongly evocative and ignite intense emotions, and can establish or strengthen social bonds. In this review, we summarize the research and recent progress on the origins and neural substrates of human musicality as well as the changes in brain plasticity elicited by listening or performing music. Indeed, music improves performance in a number of cognitive tasks and may have beneficial effects on diseased brains. The emerging picture begins to unravel how and why particular brain circuits are affected by music. Numerous studies show that music affects emotions and mood, as it is strongly associated with the brain’s reward system. We can therefore assume that an in-depth study of the relationship between music and the brain may help to shed light on how the mind works and how the emotions arise and may improve the methods of music-based rehabilitation for people with neurological disorders. However, many facets of the mind-music connection still remain to be explored and enlightened.

scholarly journals Inflammaging and Brain: Curcumin and Its Beneficial Potential as Regulator of Microglia Activation

Molecules ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 341
Author(s):  
Antonia Cianciulli ◽  
Rosa Calvello ◽  
Melania Ruggiero ◽  
Maria Antonietta Panaro
Keyword(s):  
Neurodegenerative Diseases ◽  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Significant Risk Factor ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Brain Ageing ◽  
The Brain

Inflammaging is a term used to describe the tight relationship between low-grade chronic inflammation and aging that occurs during physiological aging in the absence of evident infection. This condition has been linked to a broad spectrum of age-related disorders in various organs including the brain. Inflammaging represents a highly significant risk factor for the development and progression of age-related conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases which are characterized by the progressive dysfunction and degeneration of neurons in the brain and peripheral nervous system. Curcumin is a widely studied polyphenol isolated from Curcuma longa with a variety of pharmacologic properties. It is well-known for its healing properties and has been extensively used in Asian medicine to treat a variety of illness conditions. The number of studies that suggest beneficial effects of curcumin on brain pathologies and age-related diseases is increasing. Curcumin is able to inhibit the formation of reactive-oxygen species and other pro-inflammatory mediators that are believed to play a pivotal role in many age-related diseases. Curcumin has been recently proposed as a potential useful remedy against neurodegenerative disorders and brain ageing. In light of this, our current review aims to discuss the potential positive effects of Curcumin on the possibility to control inflammaging emphasizing the possible modulation of inflammaging processes in neurodegenerative diseases.

scholarly journals The Contribution of Physical Exercise to Brain Resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Mario Arida ◽  
Lavinia Teixeira-Machado
Keyword(s):  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Cognitive Reserve ◽  
Adult Brain ◽  
Brain Diseases ◽  
Brain Pathology ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Cognitive Improvement ◽  
Brain Resilience ◽  
The Brain

Increasing attention has been given to understanding resilience to brain diseases, often described as brain or cognitive reserve. Among the protective factors for the development of resilience, physical activity/exercise has been considered to play an important role. Exercise is known to induce many positive effects on the brain. As such, exercise represents an important tool to influence neurodevelopment and shape the adult brain to react to life's challenges. Among many beneficial effects, exercise intervention has been associated with cognitive improvement and stress resilience in humans and animal models. Thus, a growing number of studies have demonstrated that exercise not only recovers or minimizes cognitive deficits by inducing better neuroplasticity and cognitive reserve but also counteracts brain pathology. This is evidenced before disease onset or after it has been established. In this review, we aimed to present encouraging data from current clinical and pre-clinical neuroscience research and discuss the possible biological mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of physical exercise on resilience. We consider the implication of physical exercise for resilience from brain development to aging and for some neurological diseases. Overall, the literature indicates that brain/cognitive reserve built up by regular exercise in several stages of life, prepares the brain to be more resilient to cognitive impairment and consequently to brain pathology.

scholarly journals Polyphenols in Exercise Performance and Prevention of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Malaguti ◽  
Cristina Angeloni ◽  
Silvana Hrelia
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Muscle Damage ◽  
Exercise Performance ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Dietary Strategies ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

Although moderate physical exercise is considered an essential component of a healthy lifestyle that leads the organism to adapt itself to different stresses, exercise, especially when exhaustive, is also known to induce oxidative stress, inflammation, and muscle damage. Many efforts have been carried out to identify dietary strategies or micronutrients able to prevent or at least attenuate the exercise-induced muscle damage and stress. Unfortunately most studies have failed to show protection, and at the present time data supporting the protective effect of micronutrients, as antioxidant vitamins, are weak and trivial. This review focuses on those polyphenols, present in the plant kingdom, that have been recently suggested to exert some positive effects on exercise-induced muscle damage and oxidative stress. In the last decade flavonoids as quercetin, catechins, and other polyphenols as resveratrol have caught the scientists attention. However, at the present time drawing a clear and definitive conclusion seems to be untimely.

Therapeutic Approaches to Alzheimer’s Type of Dementia: A Focus on FGF21 Mediated Neuroprotection

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (23) ◽  
pp. 2555-2568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajeev Taliyan ◽  
Sarathlal K. Chandran ◽  
Violina Kakoty
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Protein Trafficking ◽  
Metabolic Stress ◽  
Insulin Receptors ◽  
Metabolic Dysfunction ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Glucose And Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Endocrine Hormone ◽  
Metabolic Conditions ◽  
The Brain

Neurodegenerative disorders are the most devastating disorder of the nervous system. The pathological basis of neurodegeneration is linked with dysfunctional protein trafficking, mitochondrial stress, environmental factors and aging. With the identification of insulin and insulin receptors in some parts of the brain, it has become evident that certain metabolic conditions associated with insulin dysfunction like Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), dyslipidemia, obesity etc., are also known to contribute to neurodegeneration mainly Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Recently, a member of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) superfamily, FGF21 has proved tremendous efficacy in diseases like diabetes mellitus, obesity and insulin resistance (IR). Increased levels of FGF21 have been reported to exert multiple beneficial effects in metabolic syndrome. FGF21 receptors are present in certain areas of the brain involved in learning and memory. However, despite extensive research, its function as a neuroprotectant in AD remains elusive. FGF21 is a circulating endocrine hormone which is mainly secreted by the liver primarily in fasting conditions. FGF21 exerts its effects after binding to FGFR1 and co-receptor, β-klotho (KLB). It is involved in regulating energy via glucose and lipid metabolism. It is believed that aberrant FGF21 signalling might account for various anomalies like neurodegeneration, cancer, metabolic dysfunction etc. Hence, this review will majorly focus on FGF21 role as a neuroprotectant and potential metabolic regulator. Moreover, we will also review its potential as an emerging candidate for combating metabolic stress induced neurodegenerative abnormalities.

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