[HTML][HTML] The muscle-brain axis and neurodegenerative diseases: the key role of mitochondria in exercise-induced neuroprotection

J Burtscher, GP Millet, N Place, B Kayser… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Regular exercise is associated with pronounced health benefits. The molecular processes
involved in physiological adaptations to exercise are best understood in skeletal muscle …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms by which skeletal muscle myokines ameliorate insulin resistance

R Balakrishnan, DC Thurmond - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The skeletal muscle is the largest organ in the body and secretes circulating factors,
including myokines, which are involved in various cellular signaling processes. Skeletal …

Muscle-generated BDNF (brain derived neurotrophic factor) maintains mitochondrial quality control in female mice

P Ahuja, CF Ng, BPS Pang, WS Chan, MCL Tse, X Bi… - Autophagy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Mitochondrial remodeling is dysregulated in metabolic diseases but the underlying
mechanism is not fully understood. We report here that BDNF (brain derived neurotrophic …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple roles in neuroprotection for the exercise derived myokine irisin

M Jodeiri Farshbaf, K Alviña - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Exercise has multiple beneficial effects on health including decreasing the risk of
neurodegenerative diseases. Such effects are thought to be mediated (at least in part) by …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms underlying physical exercise-induced brain BDNF overproduction

M Cefis, R Chaney, J Wirtz, A Méloux… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Accumulating evidence supports that physical exercise (EX) is the most effective non-
pharmacological strategy to improve brain health. EX prevents cognitive decline associated …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in inflammation and muscle wasting in aging and disease

C Della Peruta, B Lozanoska-Ochser… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Only in recent years, thanks to a precision medicine-based approach, have treatments
tailored to the sex of each patient emerged in clinical trials. In this regard, both striated …

How does the skeletal muscle communicate with the brain in health and disease?

AR Isaac, RAS Lima-Filho, MV Lourenco - Neuropharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Endocrine mechanisms have been largely associated with metabolic control and tissue
cross talk in mammals. Classically, myokines comprise a class of signaling proteins …

[HTML][HTML] Revisiting the expression of BDNF and its receptors in mammalian development

EE Esvald, J Tuvikene, CS Kiir, A Avarlaid… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) promotes the survival and functioning of neurons
in the central nervous system and contributes to proper functioning of many non-neural …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of exercise and aging on mitochondrial homeostasis in skeletal muscle: roles of ROS and epigenetics

J Li, Z Wang, C Li, Y Song, Y Wang, H Bo, Y Zhang - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aging causes degenerative changes such as epigenetic changes and mitochondrial
dysfunction in skeletal muscle. Exercise can upregulate muscle mitochondrial homeostasis …

[HTML][HTML] The pleiotropic potential of BDNF beyond neurons: implication for a healthy mind in a healthy body

MC Di Rosa, S Zimbone, MW Saab, MF Tomasello - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) represents one of the most widely studied
neurotrophins because of the many mechanisms in which it is involved. Among these, a …