Platelet-derived exerkine CXCL4/platelet factor 4 rejuvenates hippocampal neurogenesis and restores cognitive function in aged mice

O Leiter, D Brici, SJ Fletcher, XLH Yong… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The beneficial effects of physical activity on brain ageing are well recognised, with
exerkines, factors that are secreted into the circulation in response to exercise, emerging as …

Platelet factors attenuate inflammation and rescue cognition in ageing

AB Schroer, PB Ventura, J Sucharov, R Misra… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Identifying therapeutics to delay, and potentially reverse, age-related cognitive decline is
critical in light of the increased incidence of dementia-related disorders forecasted in the …

Blood factors transfer beneficial effects of exercise on neurogenesis and cognition to the aged brain

AM Horowitz, X Fan, G Bieri, LK Smith… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Reversing brain aging may be possible through systemic interventions such as exercise. We
found that administration of circulating blood factors in plasma from exercised aged mice …

Microglia modulate hippocampal neural precursor activity in response to exercise and aging

J Vukovic, MJ Colditz, DG Blackmore… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Exercise has been shown to positively augment adult hippocampal neurogenesis; however,
the cellular and molecular pathways mediating this effect remain largely unknown. Previous …

Platelet factors are induced by longevity factor klotho and enhance cognition in young and aging mice

C Park, O Hahn, S Gupta, AJ Moreno, F Marino, B Kedir… - Nature aging, 2023 - nature.com
Platelet factors regulate wound healing and can signal from the blood to the brain,.
However, whether platelet factors modulate cognition, a highly valued and central …

Blood-borne revitalization of the aged brain

JM Castellano, ED Kirby, T Wyss-Coray - JAMA neurology, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
In the modern medical era, more diverse and effective treatment options have translated to
increased life expectancy. With this increased life span comes increased age-associated …

Exercise plasma boosts memory and dampens brain inflammation via clusterin

Z De Miguel, N Khoury, MJ Betley, B Lehallier… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Physical exercise is generally beneficial to all aspects of human and animal health, slowing
cognitive ageing and neurodegeneration. The cognitive benefits of physical exercise are …

Exercise-induced re-programming of age-related metabolic changes in microglia is accompanied by a reduction in senescent cells

V Mela, BC Mota, M Milner, A McGinley… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microglial activation and neuroinflammatory changes are characteristic of the aged brain
and contribute to age-related cognitive impairment. Exercise improves cognitive function in …

The ageing systemic milieu negatively regulates neurogenesis and cognitive function

SA Villeda, J Luo, KI Mosher, B Zou, M Britschgi… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
In the central nervous system, ageing results in a precipitous decline in adult neural
stem/progenitor cells and neurogenesis, with concomitant impairments in cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] Exercise-induced activated platelets increase adult hippocampal precursor proliferation and promote neuronal differentiation

O Leiter, S Seidemann, RW Overall, B Ramasz… - Stem cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Physical activity is a strong positive physiological modulator of adult neurogenesis in the
hippocampal dentate gyrus. Although the underlying regulatory mechanisms are still …