Improvements to healthspan through environmental enrichment and lifestyle interventions: where are we now?

NJ Queen, QN Hassan, L Cao - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Environmental enrichment (EE) is an experimental paradigm that is used to explore how a
complex, stimulating environment can impact overall health. In laboratory animal …

Systemic regulation of cancer development by neuro-endocrine-immune signaling network at multiple levels

SH Jiang, XX Zhang, LP Hu, X Wang, Q Li… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The overarching view of current tumor therapies simplifies cancer to a cell-biology problem
in which neoplasms are caused solely by malignant cells and the exploration of …

Enriched environment cues suggest a new strategy to counteract glioma: engineered rAAV2-IL-15 microglia modulate the tumor microenvironment

A Mormino, G Bernardini, G Cocozza, N Corbi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Several types of cancer grow differently depending on the environmental stimuli they
receive. In glioma, exposure to an enriched environment (EE) increases the overall survival …

Hypothalamic TrkB. FL overexpression improves metabolic outcomes in the BTBR mouse model of autism

JM Anderson, AA Boardman, R Bates, X Zou, W Huang… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
BTBR T+ Itpr3tf/J (BTBR) mice are used as a model of autism spectrum disorder (ASD),
displaying similar behavioral and physiological deficits observed in patients with ASD. Our …

Environmental activation of a hypothalamic BDNF-adipocyte IL-15 axis regulates adipose-natural killer cells

SM Bergin, R Xiao, W Huang, CRT Judd, X Liu… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Physical and social environments influence immune homeostasis within adipose tissue, yet
the mechanisms remain poorly defined. We report that an enriched environment (EE) …

[HTML][HTML] Central and peripheral effects of environmental enrichment in a mouse model of arthritis

M Estrázulas, RDS Freitas, ET Käfer… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study analyzed whether environmental enrichment (EE) modulates the nociceptive and
inflammatory responses in the mouse model of arthritis induced by Complete Freund's …

Environmental Enrichment in Cancer as a Possible Tool to Combat Tumor Development: A Systematic Review

MSS Fernandes, TR Lacerda, DES Fidélis… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
This systematic review aims to evaluate the influence of environmental enrichment (EE) on
oncological factors in experimental studies involving various types of cancer models. A …

Enriched environment enhances NK cell maturation through hypothalamic BDNF in male mice

AG Mansour, R Xiao, SM Bergin… - European journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Macroenvironmental factors, including a patient's physical and social environment, play a
role in cancer risk and progression. Our previous preclinical studies have shown that the …

Environmental signals perceived by the brain abate pro-metastatic monocytes by dampening glucocorticoids receptor signaling

MM Canali, M Guyot, T Simon, D Daoudlarian… - Cancer Cell …, 2023 - Springer
While positive social-behavioral factors predict longer survival in cancer patients, the
underlying mechanisms are unknown. Since tumor metastasis are the major cancer mortality …

Digital Therapeutics for Improving Effectiveness of Pharmaceutical Drugs and Biological Products: Preclinical and Clinical Studies Supporting Development of Drug+ …

Z Biskupiak, VV Ha, A Rohaj, G Bulaj - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024 - mdpi.com
Limitations of pharmaceutical drugs and biologics for chronic diseases (eg, medication non-
adherence, adverse effects, toxicity, or inadequate efficacy) can be mitigated by mobile …