Contribution of neuroinflammation and immunity to brain aging and the mitigating effects of physical and cognitive interventions

S Di Benedetto, L Müller, E Wenger, S Düzel… - Neuroscience & …, 2017 - Elsevier
It is widely accepted that the brain and the immune system continuously interact during
normal as well as pathological functioning. Human aging is commonly accompanied by low …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of physical exercise to brain resilience

RM Arida, L Teixeira-Machado - Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Neuroinflammation in the normal aging hippocampus

RM Barrientos, MM Kitt, LR Watkins, SF Maier - Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
A consequence of normal aging is a greater susceptibility to memory impairments following
an immune challenge such as infection, surgery, or traumatic brain injury. The …

[HTML][HTML] Swimming exercise stimulates IGF1/PI3K/Akt and AMPK/SIRT1/PGC1α survival signaling to suppress apoptosis and inflammation in aging hippocampus

JY Lin, WW Kuo, R Baskaran, CH Kuo, YA Chen… - Aging (albany …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hippocampus is one of the most vulnerable brain regions in terms of age-related
pathological change. Exercise is presumed to delay the aging process and promote health …

P7C3 neuroprotective chemicals function by activating the rate-limiting enzyme in NAD salvage

G Wang, T Han, D Nijhawan, P Theodoropoulos… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
The P7C3 class of aminopropyl carbazole chemicals fosters the survival of neurons in a
variety of rodent models of neurodegeneration or nerve cell injury. To uncover its …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in Alzheimer's disease: risk, mechanisms, and therapy

JH Song, JT Yu, L Tan - Molecular neurobiology, 2015 - Springer
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has a neurotrophic support on neuron of central
nervous system (CNS) and is a key molecule in the maintenance of synaptic plasticity and …

Discovery of a proneurogenic, neuroprotective chemical

AA Pieper, S Xie, E Capota, SJ Estill, J Zhong, JM Long… - Cell, 2010 - cell.com
An in vivo screen was performed in search of chemicals capable of enhancing neuron
formation in the hippocampus of adult mice. Eight of 1000 small molecules tested enhanced …

Interstitial-fluid shear stresses induced by vertically oscillating head motion lower blood pressure in hypertensive rats and humans

S Murase, N Sakitani, T Maekawa, D Yoshino… - Nature Biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
The mechanisms by which physical exercise benefits brain functions are not fully
understood. Here, we show that vertically oscillating head motions mimicking mechanical …

Reduced satellite cell numbers and myogenic capacity in aging can be alleviated by endurance exercise

G Shefer, G Rauner, Z Yablonka-Reuveni… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Muscle regeneration depends on satellite cells, myogenic stem cells that reside
on the myofiber surface. Reduced numbers and/or decreased myogenic aptitude of these …

Physical exercise prevents cognitive impairment by enhancing hippocampal neuroplasticity and mitochondrial function in doxorubicin-induced chemobrain

HS Park, CJ Kim, HB Kwak, MH No, JW Heo… - Neuropharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Although chemotherapy increases the survival rate of patients with various cancers, such
treatment can induce acute or long-term cognitive dysfunction a phenomenon known as post …