The gut microbiome in Alzheimer's disease: what we know and what remains to be explored

S Chandra, SS Sisodia, RJ Vassar - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, results in a
sustained decline in cognition. There are currently few effective disease modifying therapies …

Exercise sustains the hallmarks of health

Y Qiu, B Fernández-García, HI Lehmann, G Li… - Journal of sport and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Exercise has long been known for its active role in improving physical fitness and sustaining
health. Regular moderate-intensity exercise improves all aspects of human health and is …

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 hormone irisin is a critical regulator of cognitive function

MR Islam, S Valaris, MF Young, EB Haley, R Luo… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Identifying secreted mediators that drive the cognitive benefits of exercise holds great
promise for the treatment of cognitive decline in ageing or Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here …

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 …

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 …

Effects of physical exercise on cognitive functioning and wellbeing: biological and psychological benefits

L Mandolesi, A Polverino, S Montuori, F Foti… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Much evidence shows that physical exercise (PE) is a strong gene modulator that induces
structural and functional changes in the brain, determining enormous benefit on both …

[HTML][HTML] Physical exercise in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease

A De la Rosa, G Olaso-Gonzalez… - Journal of sport and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dementia is one of the greatest global challenges for health and social care in the 21st
century. Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common type of dementia, is by no means an …

[HTML][HTML] Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: a key molecule for memory in the healthy and the pathological brain

M Miranda, JF Morici, MB Zanoni… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a key molecule involved in plastic changes
related to learning and memory. The expression of BDNF is highly regulated, and can lead …

Lactate mediates the effects of exercise on learning and memory through SIRT1-dependent activation of hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)

L El Hayek, M Khalifeh, V Zibara… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Exercise promotes learning and memory formation. These effects depend on increases in
hippocampal BDNF, a growth factor associated with cognitive improvement and the …