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Blume GR, Royes LFF. Peripheral to brain and hippocampus crosstalk induced by exercise mediates cognitive and structural hippocampal adaptations. Life Sci 2024; 352:122799. [PMID: 38852798 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2024.122799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Endurance exercise leads to robust increases in memory and learning. Several exercise adaptations occur to mediate these improvements, including in both the hippocampus and in peripheral organs. Organ crosstalk has been becoming increasingly more present in exercise biology, and studies have shown that peripheral organs can communicate to the hippocampus and mediate hippocampal changes. Both learning and memory as well as other hippocampal functional-related changes such as neurogenesis, cell proliferation, dendrite morphology and synaptic plasticity are controlled by these exercise responsive peripheral proteins. These peripheral factors, also called exerkines, are produced by several organs including skeletal muscle, liver, adipose tissue, kidneys, adrenal glands and circulatory cells. Previous reviews have explored some of these exerkines including muscle-derived irisin and cathepsin B (CTSB), but a full picture of peripheral to hippocampus crosstalk with novel exerkines such as selenoprotein 1 (SEPP1) and platelet factor 4 (PF4), or old overlooked ones such as lactate and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is still missing. We provide 29 different studies of 14 different exerkines that crosstalk with the hippocampus. Thus, the purpose of this review is to explore peripheral exerkines that have shown to exert hippocampal function following exercise, demonstrating their particular effects and molecular mechanisms in which they could be inducing adaptations.
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- Center in Natural and Exact Sciences, Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Physical Education and Sports Center, Department of Sports Methods and Techniques, Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory (BIOEX), Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Augusto-Oliveira M, Arrifano GP, Leal-Nazaré CG, Santos-Sacramento L, Lopes-Araújo A, Royes LFF, Crespo-Lopez ME. Exercise Reshapes the Brain: Molecular, Cellular, and Structural Changes Associated with Cognitive Improvements. Mol Neurobiol 2023; 60:6950-6974. [PMID: 37518829 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03492-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Physical exercise is well known as a non-pharmacological and holistic therapy believed to prevent and mitigate numerous neurological conditions and alleviate ageing-related cognitive decline. To do so, exercise affects the central nervous system (CNS) at different levels. It changes brain physiology and structure, promoting cognitive improvements, which ultimately improves quality of life. Most of these effects are mediated by neurotrophins release, enhanced adult hippocampal neurogenesis, attenuation of neuroinflammation, modulation of cerebral blood flow, and structural reorganisation, besides to promote social interaction with beneficial cognitive outcomes. In this review, we discuss, based on experimental and human research, how exercise impacts the brain structure and function and how these changes contribute to cognitive improvements. Understanding the mechanisms by which exercise affects the brain is essential to understand the brain plasticity following exercise, guiding therapeutic approaches to improve the quality of life, especially in obesity, ageing, neurodegenerative disorders, and following traumatic brain injury.
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- Marcus Augusto-Oliveira
- Laboratório de Farmacologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Do Exercício, Centro de Educacão Física E Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RGS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil.
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Rejdak K, Sienkiewicz-Jarosz H, Bienkowski P, Alvarez A. Modulation of neurotrophic factors in the treatment of dementia, stroke and TBI: Effects of Cerebrolysin. Med Res Rev 2023; 43:1668-1700. [PMID: 37052231 DOI: 10.1002/med.21960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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Neurotrophic factors (NTFs) are involved in the pathophysiology of neurological disorders such as dementia, stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI), and constitute molecular targets of high interest for the therapy of these pathologies. In this review we provide an overview of current knowledge of the definition, discovery and mode of action of five NTFs, nerve growth factor, insulin-like growth factor 1, brain derived NTF, vascular endothelial growth factor and tumor necrosis factor alpha; as well as on their contribution to brain pathology and potential therapeutic use in dementia, stroke and TBI. Within the concept of NTFs in the treatment of these pathologies, we also review the neuropeptide preparation Cerebrolysin, which has been shown to resemble the activities of NTFs and to modulate the expression level of endogenous NTFs. Cerebrolysin has demonstrated beneficial treatment capabilities in vitro and in clinical studies, which are discussed within the context of the biochemistry of NTFs. The review focuses on the interactions of different NTFs, rather than addressing a single NTF, by outlining their signaling network and by reviewing their effect on clinical outcome in prevalent brain pathologies. The effects of the interactions of these NTFs and Cerebrolysin on neuroplasticity, neurogenesis, angiogenesis and inflammation, and their relevance for the treatment of dementia, stroke and TBI are summarized.
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- Konrad Rejdak
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Medinova Institute of Neurosciences, Clinica RehaSalud, Coruña, Spain
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Demuth L, Ohm M, Michaelsen-Preusse K, Schulze K, Riese P, Guzmán CA, Korte M, Hosseini S. Influenza vaccine is able to prevent neuroinflammation triggered by H7N7 IAV infection. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1142639. [PMID: 37063291 PMCID: PMC10090407 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1142639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Influenza A virus (IAV) subtypes are a major cause of illness and mortality worldwide and pose a threat to human health. Although IAV infection is considered a self-limiting respiratory syndrome, an expanded spectrum of cerebral manifestations has been reported following IAV infection. Neurotropic IAVs, such as the H7N7 subtype, are capable of invading the central nervous system (CNS) and replicating in brain cells, resulting in microglia-induced neuroinflammation. Microglial cells, the brain’s resident immune cells, are instrumental in the inflammatory response to viral infection. While activation of microglia is important to initially contain the virus, excessive activation of these cells leads to neuronal damage. Previous studies have shown that acute and even long-term IAV-induced neuroinflammation leads to CNS damage. Therefore, the search for possible preventive or therapeutic strategies is of great importance. In this study, we investigated the potential effect of vaccination against acute neuroinflammation induced by H7N7 infection and subsequent neuronal damage in the hippocampus, a particularly vulnerable brain region, comparing young and aged mice. Immunosenescence is one of the striking pathophysiological changes during mammalian aging that leads to “inflammaging” and critically limits the protection by vaccines in the elderly. The results suggest that formalin-inactivated H7N7 vaccine has a preventive effect against the inflammatory responses in the periphery and also in the CNS after H7N7 infection. Cytokine and chemokine levels, increased microglial density, and cell volume after H7N7 infection were all attenuated by vaccination. Further structural analysis of microglial cells also revealed a change in branching complexity after H7N7 infection, most likely reflecting the neuroprotective effect of the vaccination. In addition, synapse loss was prevented in vaccinated mice. Remarkably, engulfment of post-synaptic compartments by microglia can be proposed as the underlying mechanism for spine loss triggered by H7N7 infection, which was partially modulated by vaccination. Although young mice showed better protection against neuroinflammation and the resulting deleterious neuronal effects upon vaccination, a beneficial role of the vaccine was also observed in the brains of older mice. Therefore, vaccination can be proposed as an important strategy to prevent neurological sequelae of H7N7 infection.
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- Luisa Demuth
- Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Department of Vaccinology and Applied Microbiology, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Department of Vaccinology and Applied Microbiology, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Department of Vaccinology and Applied Microbiology, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Group, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Group, Braunschweig, Germany
- *Correspondence: Shirin Hosseini,
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Abeln V, Fomina E, Popova J, Braunsmann L, Koschate J, Möller F, Fedyay SO, Vassilieva GY, Schneider S, Strüder HK, Klein T. Chronic, acute and protocol-dependent effects of exercise on psycho-physiological health during long-term isolation and confinement. BMC Neurosci 2022; 23:41. [PMID: 35773633 PMCID: PMC9244384 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-022-00723-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Exercise could prevent physical and psychological deteriorations, especially during pandemic times of lock-down scenarios and social isolation. But to meet both, the common exercise protocols require optimization based on holistic investigations and with respect to underlying processes. This study aimed to explore individual chronic and acute effects of continuous and interval running exercise on physical and cognitive performance, mood, and affect and underlying neurophysiological factors during a terrestrial simulated space mission. Six volunteers (three females) were isolated for 120 days. Accompanying exercise training consisted of a continuous and interval running protocol in a cross-over design. Incremental stage tests on a treadmill were done frequently to test physical performance. Actigraphy was used to monitor physical activity level. Cognitive performance, mood (MoodMeter®), affect (PANAS), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), vascular-endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and saliva cortisol were investigated prior to, four times during, and after isolation, pre- and post-exercise on two separate days, respectively. As a chronic effect, physical performance increased (and IGF-1 tended) in the course of isolation and training until the end of isolation. Subjective mood and affect state, as well as cognitive performance, basal BDNF and VEGF levels, were well-preserved across the intervention. No acute effects of exercise were detected, besides slower reaction time after exercise in two out of nine cognitive tests, testing sensorimotor speed and memory of complex figures. Consistently higher basal IGF-1 concentrations and faster reaction time in the psychomotor vigilance test were found for the continuous compared to the interval running protocol. The results suggest that 120 days of isolation and confinement can be undergone without cognitive and mental deteriorations. Regular, individual aerobic running training supporting physical fitness is hypothesized to play an important role in this regard. Continuous running exercise seems to trigger higher IGF-1 levels and vigilance compared to interval running. Systematic and prolonged investigations and larger sample size are required to follow up on exercise-protocol specific differences in order to optimize the exercise intervention for long-term psycho-physiological health and well-being.
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- V Abeln
- Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, Center for Health and Integrative Physiology in Space (CHIPS), German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6, 50933, Cologne, Germany.
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences, Khoroshevskoye shosse 76A, 123007, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences, Khoroshevskoye shosse 76A, 123007, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, Center for Health and Integrative Physiology in Space (CHIPS), German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6, 50933, Cologne, Germany
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- Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl Von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Ammerlaender Heerstr. 140, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6, 50933, CologneCologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences, Khoroshevskoye shosse 76A, 123007, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences, Khoroshevskoye shosse 76A, 123007, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, Center for Health and Integrative Physiology in Space (CHIPS), German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6, 50933, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, Center for Health and Integrative Physiology in Space (CHIPS), German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6, 50933, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, Center for Health and Integrative Physiology in Space (CHIPS), German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6, 50933, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Sport Science, University of Rostock, 18057, Rostock, Germany
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IGF-1 release in the medial prefrontal cortex mediates the rapid and sustained antidepressant-like actions of ketamine. Transl Psychiatry 2022; 12:178. [PMID: 35577782 PMCID: PMC9110717 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-01943-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, exerts rapid and sustained antidepressant actions. Preclinical studies demonstrated that the release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and vascular endothelial growth factor in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is essential for the antidepressant-like effects of ketamine. However, the role of other neurotrophic factors in the antidepressant-like effects of ketamine has not been fully investigated. Since the intra-mPFC infusion of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) reportedly produced antidepressant-like effects, the present study examined the role of endogenous intra-mPFC IGF-1 signaling in the antidepressant-like actions of ketamine. In vivo microdialysis showed that ketamine (10 and 30 mg/kg) significantly increased extracellular IGF-1 levels in the mPFC of male C57BL/6J mice for at least 5 h. Infusion of an IGF-1 neutralizing antibody (nAb; 160 ng/side) into the mPFC 15 min before or 2 h after ketamine injection blocked the antidepressant-like effects of ketamine in three different behavioral paradigms (forced swim, female urine sniffing, and novelty-suppressed feeding tests were conducted 1, 3 and 4 days post-ketamine, respectively). The ketamine-like antidepressant-like actions of the intra-mPFC infusion of BDNF (100 ng/side) and IGF-1 (50 ng/side) respectively were not blocked by co-infused IGF-1 nAb and BDNF nAb (200 ng/side). Moreover, intra-mPFC infusion of IGF-1 nAb 2 h post-ketamine blocked the antidepressant-like effects of ketamine in a murine lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced depression model. Intra-mPFC IGF-1 infusion also produced antidepressant-like effects in the LPS-challenged mice via mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 activation. These results suggest that persistent release of IGF-1, independently of BDNF, in the mPFC is essential for the antidepressant-like actions of ketamine.
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Abdullina AA, Vasileva EV, Kulikova EA, Naumenko VS, Plyusnina AV, Gudasheva TA, Kovalev GI, Seredenin SB. The neuropeptide cycloprolylglycine produces antidepressant-like effect and enhances BDNF gene expression in the mice cortex. J Psychopharmacol 2022; 36:214-222. [PMID: 35102783 DOI: 10.1177/02698811211069101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cycloprolylglycine (CPG) is an endogenous dipeptide with a wide range of psychotropic activity and putative therapeutic potential for depression. A small but growing body of data suggests that antidepressant-like effect of CPG is associated with neuroplastic changes in the brain or 5-HT system modulation. However, the mechanisms of the dipeptide action remain elusive. AIMS Here, we characterize the effects of chronic CPG administration on behavior and genes expression of antidepressants sensitive catalepsy (ASC) mice strain, characterized by depressive-like behavior. METHODS ASC mice were injected with saline, fluoxetine (10 mg/kg/day), or CPG (1 and 2 mg/kg/day) during 2 weeks. Behavior was studied using the open field test, novel object test, elevated plus maze test, forced swim test, and tail suspension test (TST). The expressions of genes coding BDNF, CREB, 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors, TPH2, and SERT in the brain were measured with quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS Chronic intraperitoneal administration of 1 and 2 mg/kg of CPG revealed the significant antidepressant-like effect by decreasing immobility time in the TST. At the same time, CPG did not negatively affect locomotor activity, cognition, or anxiety. In the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay, chronic CPG treatment (2 mg/kg for 14 days) increased Bdnf mRNA level in the frontal cortex. CONCLUSIONS Our findings extend the evidence for the effectiveness of CPG to reduce depressive-like behaviors. The antidepressant-like effect of CPG is mediated, as least in part, by BDNF-dependent mechanism. The exact mechanism remains to be elucidated, and further studies are warranted.
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Hugues N, Pin-Barre C, Pellegrino C, Rivera C, Berton E, Laurin J. Time-Dependent Cortical Plasticity during Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training Versus High-Intensity Interval Training in Rats. Cereb Cortex 2022; 32:3829-3847. [PMID: 35029628 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhab451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The temporal pattern of cortical plasticity induced by high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) is required to clarify their relative benefits to prevent neurological disorders. The purpose of this study is to define the time-dependent effects of work-matched HIIT and MICT on cortical plasticity, endurance, and sensorimotor performances over an 8-week training period in healthy rats. Adult healthy rats performed incremental exercise tests and sensorimotor tests before and at 2, 4, and 8 weeks of training. In parallel, cortical markers related to neurotrophic, angiogenic, and metabolic activities were assessed. Results indicate that HIIT induced an early and superior endurance improvement compared to MICT. We found significant enhancement of speed associated with lactate threshold (SLT) and maximal speed (Smax) in HIIT animals. MICT promoted an early increase in brain-derived neurotrophic factor and angiogenic/metabolic markers but showed less influence at 8 weeks. HIIT upregulated the insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) as well as neurotrophic, metabolic/angiogenic markers at 2 and 8 weeks and downregulated the neuronal K-Cl cotransporter KCC2 that regulates GABAA-mediated transmission. HIIT and MICT are effective in a time-dependent manner suggesting a complementary effect that might be useful in physical exercise guidelines for maintaining brain health.
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- Nicolas Hugues
- Aix-Marseille Univ, INSERM, INMED, Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, ISM, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, ISM, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, INSERM, INMED, Marseille, France
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Effects of Antidepressant Treatment on Neurotrophic Factors (BDNF and IGF-1) in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10153377. [PMID: 34362162 PMCID: PMC8346988 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10153377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) remains the subject of ongoing research as a multifactorial disease and a serious public health problem. There is a growing body of literature focusing on the role of neurotrophic factors in pathophysiology of MDD. A neurotrophic hypothesis of depression proposes that abnormalities of neurotrophins serum levels lead to neuronal atrophy and decreased neurogenesis, resulting in mood disorders. Consequently, in accordance with recent findings, antidepressant treatment modifies the serum levels of neurotrophins and thus leads to a clinical improvement of MDD. The purpose of this review is to summarize the available data on the effects of various antidepressants on serum levels of neurotrophins such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1). In addition, the authors discuss their role as prognostic factors for treatment response in MDD. A literature search was performed using the PubMed database. Following the inclusion and exclusion criteria, nine original articles and three meta-analyses were selected. The vast majority of studies have confirmed the effect of antidepressants on BDNF levels. Research on IGF-1 is limited and insufficient to describe the correlation between different antidepressant drugs and factor serum levels; however, four studies indicated a decrease in IGF-1 after treatment. Preliminary data suggest BDNF as a promising predictor of treatment response in MDD patients. The role of IGF-1 needs further investigation.
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Corne R, Besson V, Ait Si Slimane S, Coutan M, Palhas MLC, Shen FX, Marchand-Leroux C, Ogier M, Mongeau R. Insulin-like Growth Factors may be Markers of both Traumatic Brain Injury and Fear-Related Stress. Neuroscience 2021; 466:205-221. [PMID: 33895341 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Insulin-like growth factors (IGF) are potent neurotrophic and neurorepair factors that were recently proposed as biomarkers of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and associated psychiatric comorbidities, in particular post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD). We tested the hypothesis that the IGF system is differentially deregulated in the acute and early chronic stages of TBI, and under acute stress. Plasma and brain IGF1 and IGF2 levels were evaluated in mice 3 weeks and 3 days after a controlled cortical impact (CCI)-induced mild-to-moderate TBI. The effects of conditioned fear on IGF levels and its interaction with TBI (TBI followed, 3 weeks later, by fear-inducing procedures) were also evaluated. In the plasma, IGF1 decreased 3 weeks post-TBI only (-9%), whereas IGF2 remained unaffected. In the brain, IGF1 increased only in the cortex and hippocampus at 3 weeks post-TBI (up to +650%). At 3 days, surpringly, this increase was more diffuse and more important in sham (craniotomized) animals. Additionally, IGF2 immunostaining in brain ventricles was reorganized in TBI animals at both post-TBI stages. Conditioned fear exposure did not influence the effects of early chronic TBI on plasma IGF1 levels, but reduced plasma IGF2 (-6%) levels. It also dampened the effects of TBI on brain IGF systems, but brain IGF1 level and IGF2 tissue distribution remained statistically different from controls under these conditions. In co-exposed animals, DNA methylation increased at the hippocampal Igf1 gene promoter. These results show that blood IGF1 and IGF2 are most reduced in the early chronic phase of TBI and after exposure to a stressful event, and that the brain IGF system is up-regulated after TBI, and more so in the acute phase.
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- Rémi Corne
- EA4475 Pharmacologie de la Circulation Cérébrale, Université Paris Descartes, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France
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- EA4475 Pharmacologie de la Circulation Cérébrale, Université Paris Descartes, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France; UMR_S1144 Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, Université Paris Descartes, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France
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- EA4475 Pharmacologie de la Circulation Cérébrale, Université Paris Descartes, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France
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- Institut de Recherche Biomédicale de Armées, 1 place du Général Valérie André, 91223 Brétigny sur Orge Cedex, France
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- EA4475 Pharmacologie de la Circulation Cérébrale, Université Paris Descartes, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France
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- EA4475 Pharmacologie de la Circulation Cérébrale, Université Paris Descartes, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France
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- EA4475 Pharmacologie de la Circulation Cérébrale, Université Paris Descartes, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France; UMR_S1144 Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, Université Paris Descartes, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France
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- Institut de Recherche Biomédicale de Armées, 1 place du Général Valérie André, 91223 Brétigny sur Orge Cedex, France
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- EA4475 Pharmacologie de la Circulation Cérébrale, Université Paris Descartes, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France; CNRS ERL 3649 T3S-1124 - UMR-S 1124 - Addictions, Pharmacology and Therapy, Université Paris Descartes, 45, rue des Saint-Pères, 75006 Paris, France.
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Nedic Erjavec G, Sagud M, Nikolac Perkovic M, Svob Strac D, Konjevod M, Tudor L, Uzun S, Pivac N. Depression: Biological markers and treatment. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2021; 105:110139. [PMID: 33068682 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.110139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Nowadays depression is considered as a systemic illness with different biological mechanisms involved in its etiology, including inflammatory response, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation and neurotransmitter and neurotrophic systems imbalance. Novel "omics" approaches, such as metabolomics and glycomics provide information about altered metabolic pathways and metabolites, as well as disturbances in glycosylation processes affected by or causing the development of depression. The clinical diagnosis of depression continues to be established based on the presence of the specific symptoms, but due to its heterogeneous underlying biological background, that differs according to the disease stage, there is an unmet need for treatment response biomarkers which would facilitate the process of appropriate treatment selection. This paper provides an overview of the role of major stress response system, the HPA axis, and its dysregulation in depression, possible involvement of neurotrophins, especially brain-derived neurotrophic factor, glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and insulin-like growth factor-1, in the development of depression. Article discusses how activated inflammation processes and increased cytokine levels, as well as disturbed neurotransmitter systems can contribute to different stages of depression and could specific metabolomic and glycomic species be considered as potential biomarkers of depression. The second part of the paper includes the most recent findings about available medical treatment of depression. The described biological factors impose an optimistic conclusion that they could represent easy obtainable biomarkers potentially predicting more personalized treatment and diagnostic options.
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- Gordana Nedic Erjavec
- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, Bijenicka cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- The University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Salata 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; University Hospital Center Zagreb, Department of Psychiatry, Kispaticeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, Bijenicka cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, Bijenicka cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, Bijenicka cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, Bijenicka cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- University Hospital Center Zagreb, Department for Anesthesiology, Reanimatology, and Intensive Care, Kispaticeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Division of Molecular Medicine, Bijenicka cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Castilla-Cortázar I, Aguirre GA, Femat-Roldán G, Martín-Estal I, Espinosa L. Is insulin-like growth factor-1 involved in Parkinson's disease development? J Transl Med 2020; 18:70. [PMID: 32046737 PMCID: PMC7014772 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-020-02223-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that results in the death of dopaminergic neurons within the substantia nigra pars compacta and the reduction in dopaminergic control over striatal output neurons, leading to a movement disorder most commonly characterized by akinesia or bradykinesia, rigidity and tremor. Also, PD is less frequently depicted by sensory symptoms (pain and tingling), hyposmia, sleep alterations, depression and anxiety, and abnormal executive and working memory related functions. On the other hand, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is an endocrine, paracrine and autocrine hormone with several functions including tissue growth and development, insulin-like activity, proliferation, pro-survival, anti-aging, antioxidant and neuroprotection, among others. Herein this review tries to summarize all experimental and clinical data to understand the pathophysiology and development of PD, as well as its clear association with IGF-1, supported by several lines of evidence: (1) IGF-1 decreases with age, while aging is the major risk for PD establishment and development; (2) numerous basic and translational data have appointed direct protective and homeostasis IGF-1 roles in all brain cells; (3) estrogens seem to confer women strong protection to PD via IGF-1; and (4) clinical correlations in PD cohorts have confirmed elevated IGF-1 levels at the onset of the disease, suggesting an ongoing compensatory or "fight-to-injury" mechanism.
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- Inma Castilla-Cortázar
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Ave. Morones Prieto 3000, 64710, Monterrey, N.L., Mexico.
- Fundación de Investigación HM Hospitales, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centre for Tumour Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Ave. Morones Prieto 3000, 64710, Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
- Neurocenter, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Ave. Morones Prieto 3000, 64710, Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Ave. Morones Prieto 3000, 64710, Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
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Albeely AM, Ryan SD, Perreault ML. Pathogenic Feed-Forward Mechanisms in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease Converge on GSK-3. Brain Plast 2018; 4:151-167. [PMID: 30598867 PMCID: PMC6311352 DOI: 10.3233/bpl-180078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) share many commonalities ranging from signaling deficits such as altered cholinergic activity, neurotrophin and insulin signaling to cell stress cascades that result in proteinopathy, mitochondrial dysfunction and neuronal cell death. These pathological processes are not unidirectional, but are intertwined, resulting in a series of feed-forward loops that worsen symptoms and advance disease progression. At the center of these loops is glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3), a keystone protein involved in many of the multidirectional biological processes that contribute to AD and PD neuropathology. Here, a unified overview of the involvement of GSK-3 in the major processes involved in these diseases will be presented. The mechanisms by which these processes are linked will be discussed and the feed-forward pathways identified. In this regard, this review will put forth the notion that combination therapy, targeting these multiple facets of AD or PD neuropathology is a necessary next step in the search for effective therapies.
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- Abdalla M. Albeely
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Dyer AH, Vahdatpour C, Sanfeliu A, Tropea D. The role of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) in brain development, maturation and neuroplasticity. Neuroscience 2016; 325:89-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chen C, Bai X, Bi Y, Liu G, Li H, Liu Z, Liu H. Insulin-like growth factor-1 attenuates apoptosis and protects neurochemical phenotypes of dorsal root ganglion neurons with paclitaxel-induced neurotoxicity in vitro. Nutr Neurosci 2016; 20:89-102. [PMID: 25136768 DOI: 10.1179/1476830514y.0000000147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Cheng Chen
- Department of Anatomy, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Cardiosurgery, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Binzhou Medical College, Binzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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Garatachea N, Pareja-Galeano H, Sanchis-Gomar F, Santos-Lozano A, Fiuza-Luces C, Morán M, Emanuele E, Joyner MJ, Lucia A. Exercise attenuates the major hallmarks of aging. Rejuvenation Res 2016; 18:57-89. [PMID: 25431878 DOI: 10.1089/rej.2014.1623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Regular exercise has multi-system anti-aging effects. Here we summarize how exercise impacts the major hallmarks of aging. We propose that, besides searching for novel pharmaceutical targets of the aging process, more research efforts should be devoted to gaining insights into the molecular mediators of the benefits of exercise and to implement effective exercise interventions for elderly people.
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- Nuria Garatachea
- 1 Faculty of Health and Sport Science, University of Zaragoza , Huesca, Spain
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Liu H, Lu J, He Y, Yuan B, Li Y, Li X. Insulin-like growth factor-1 prevents dorsal root ganglion neuronal tyrosine kinase receptor expression alterations induced by dideoxycytidine in vitro. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2013; 34:183-94. [PMID: 24198040 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-013-0001-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Dideoxycytidine (zalcitabine, ddC) produces neurotoxic effects. It is particularly important to understand the toxic effects of ddC on different subpopulations of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons which express distinct tyrosine kinase receptor (Trk) and to find therapeutic factors for prevention and therapy for ddC-induced peripheral sensory neuropathy. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) has been shown to have neurotrophic effects on DRG sensory neurons. However, little is known about the effects of ddC on distinct Trk (TrkA, TrkB, and TrkC) expression in DRG neurons and the neuroprotective effects of IGF-1 on ddC-induced neurotoxicity. Here, we have tested the extent to which the expression of TrkA, TrkB, and TrkC receptors in primary cultured DRG neurons is affected by ddC in the presence or absence of IGF-1. In this experiment, we found that exposure of 5, 25, and 50 μmol/L ddC caused a dose-dependent decrease of the mRNA, protein, and the proportion of TrkA-, TrkB-, and TrkC-expressing neurons. IGF-1 (20 nmol/L) could partially reverse the decrease of TrkA and TrkB, but not TrkC, expression with ddC exposure. The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002 (10 μmol/L) blocked the effects of IGF-1. These results suggested that the subpopulations of DRG neurons which express distinct TrkA, TrkB, and TrkC receptors were affected by ddC exposure. IGF-1 might relieve the ddC-induced toxicity of TrkA- and TrkB-, but not TrkC-expressing DRG neurons. These data offer new clues for a better understanding of the association of ddC with distinct Trk receptor expression and provide new evidence of the potential therapeutic role of IGF-1 on ddC-induced neurotoxicity.
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- Huaxiang Liu
- Department of Rheumatology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, 107 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China,
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Li SX, Liu LJ, Xu LZ, Gao L, Wang XF, Zhang JT, Lu L. Diurnal alterations in circadian genes and peptides in major depressive disorder before and after escitalopram treatment. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2013; 38:2789-99. [PMID: 24001941 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2013] [Revised: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 07/13/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Strong links exist between circadian disturbances and some of the most characteristic symptoms of clinical major depressive disorder (MDD). However, changes in the expression of clock genes or neuropeptides related to the regulation of circadian rhythm that may influence the susceptibility to recurrence after antidepressant treatment in MDD have not been investigated. METHODS Blood samples were collected at 4h intervals for 24h from 12 male healthy controls and 12 male MDD patients before and after treatment with escitalopram for 8 weeks. The outcome measures included the relative expression of clock gene mRNA (PERIOD1, PERIOD2, PERIOD3, CRY1, BMAL1, NPAS2, and GSK-3β), and the levels of serum melatonin, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and growth hormone (GH). RESULTS Compared with healthy controls, MDD patients showed disruptions in the diurnal rhythms of the expression of PERIOD1, PERIOD2, CRY1, BMAL1, NPAS2, and GSK-3β and disruptions in the diurnal rhythms of the release of melatonin, VIP, cortisol, ACTH, IGF-1, and GH. Several of these disruptions (i.e., PER1, CRY1, melatonin, VIP, cortisol, ACTH, and IGF-1) persisted 8 weeks after escitalopram treatment, similar to the increase in the 24h levels of VIP and decreases in the 24h levels of cortisol and ACTH. CONCLUSION These persistent neurobiological changes may play a role in MDD symptoms that are thought to contribute to the vulnerability to recurrence and long-term maintenance therapy.
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- Su-Xia Li
- National Institute on Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
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Possible contribution of IGF-1 to depressive disorder. Pharmacol Rep 2013; 65:1622-31. [DOI: 10.1016/s1734-1140(13)71523-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Brown BM, Peiffer JJ, Martins RN. Multiple effects of physical activity on molecular and cognitive signs of brain aging: can exercise slow neurodegeneration and delay Alzheimer's disease? Mol Psychiatry 2013; 18:864-74. [PMID: 23164816 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2012.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2012] [Revised: 10/02/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Western countries are experiencing aging populations and increased longevity; thus, the incidence of dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) in these countries is projected to soar. In the absence of a therapeutic drug, non-pharmacological preventative approaches are being investigated. One of these approaches is regular participation in physical activity or exercise. This paper reviews studies that have explored the relationship between physical activity and cognitive function, cognitive decline, AD/dementia risk and AD-associated biomarkers and processes. There is now strong evidence that links regular physical activity or exercise to higher cognitive function, decreased cognitive decline and reduced risk of AD or dementia. Nevertheless, these associations require further investigation, more specifically with interventional studies that include long follow-up periods. In particular, relatively little is known about the underlying mechanism(s) of the associations between physical activity and AD neuropathology; clearly this is an area in need of further research, particularly in human populations. Although benefits of physical activity or exercise are clearly recognised, there is a need to clarify how much physical activity provides the greatest benefit and also whether people of different genotypes require tailored exercise regimes.
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- B M Brown
- School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Li H, Dong H, Li J, Liu H, Liu Z, Li Z. Neuroprotective effect of insulin-like growth factor-1: effects on tyrosine kinase receptor (Trk) expression in dorsal root ganglion neurons with glutamate-induced excitotoxicity in vitro. Brain Res Bull 2013; 97:86-95. [PMID: 23769847 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2013.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Revised: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) may play an important role in regulating the expression of distinct tyrosine kinase receptor (Trk) in primary sensory dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. Glutamate (Glu) is the main excitatory neurotransmitter and induces neuronal excitotoxicity for primary sensory neurons. It is not known whether IGF-1 influences expression of TrkA, TrkB, and TrkC in DRG neurons with excitotoxicity induced by Glu. In the present study, primary cultured DRG neurons with Glu-induced excitotoxicity were used to determine the effects of IGF-1 on TrkA, TrkB, and TrkC expression. The results showed that IGF-1 increased the expression of TrkA and TrkB and their mRNAs, but not TrkC and its mRNA, in primary cultured DRG neurons with excitotoxicity induced by Glu. Interestingly, neither the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK1/2) inhibitor PD98059 nor the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002 blocked the effect of IGF-1, but both inhibitors together were effective. IGF-1 may play an important role in regulating different Trk receptor expression in DRG neurons through ERK1/2 and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways. The contribution of distinct Trk receptors might be one of the mechanisms that IGF-1 rescues dying neurons from Glu excitotoxic injury. These data imply that IGF-1 signaling might be a potential target on modifying distinct Trk receptor-mediated biological effects of primary sensory neurons with excitotoxicity.
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- Hao Li
- Department of Anatomy, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan 250012, China.
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Chang HC, Yang YR, Wang PS, Kuo CH, Wang RY. The neuroprotective effects of intramuscular insulin-like growth factor-I treatment in brain ischemic rats. PLoS One 2013; 8:e64015. [PMID: 23717526 PMCID: PMC3661564 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Brain ischemia leads to muscle inactivity-induced atrophy and may exacerbate motor function deficits. Intramuscular insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) injection has been shown to alleviate the brain ischemia-induced muscle atrophy and thus improve the motor function. Motor function is normally gauged by the integrity and coordination of the central nervous system and peripheral muscles. Whether brain ischemic regions are adaptively changed by the intramuscular IGF-I injection is not well understood. In this study, the effect of intramuscular IGF-I injection was examined on the central nervous system of brain ischemic rats. Rats were divided into 4 groups: sham control, brain ischemia control, brain ischemia with IGF-I treatment, and brain ischemia with IGF-I plus IGF-I receptor inhibitor treatment. Brain ischemia was induced by right middle cerebral artery occlusion. IGF-I and an IGF-1 receptor inhibitor were injected into the affected calf and anterior tibialis muscles of the treated rats for 4 times. There was an interval of 2 days between each injection. Motor function was examined and measured at the 24 hours and 7 days following a brain ischemia. The affected hind-limb muscles, sciatic nerve, lumbar spinal cord, and motor cortex were collected for examination after euthanizing the rats. IGF-I expression in the central nervous system and affected muscles were significantly decreased after brain ischemia. Intramuscular IGF-I injection increased the IGF-I expression in the affected muscles, sciatic nerve, lumbar spinal cord, and motor cortex. It also increased the p-Akt expression in the affected motor cortex. Furthermore, intramuscular IGF-I injection decreased the neuronal apoptosis and improved the motor function. However, co-administration of the IGF-I receptor inhibitor eliminated these effects. Intramuscular IGF-I injection after brain ischemia attenuated or reversed the decrease of IGF-I in both central and peripheral tissues, and these effects could contribute to neuroprotection and improve motor function.
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- Heng-Chih Chang
- Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
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- Department and Institute of Physiology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, Ph.D. Program for Aging, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taiwan
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Health Science, Asia University, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Exercise Science, Taipei Physical Education College, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
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Melo CV, Mele M, Curcio M, Comprido D, Silva CG, Duarte CB. BDNF regulates the expression and distribution of vesicular glutamate transporters in cultured hippocampal neurons. PLoS One 2013; 8:e53793. [PMID: 23326507 PMCID: PMC3543267 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BDNF is a pro-survival protein involved in neuronal development and synaptic plasticity. BDNF strengthens excitatory synapses and contributes to LTP, presynaptically, through enhancement of glutamate release, and postsynaptically, via phosphorylation of neurotransmitter receptors, modulation of receptor traffic and activation of the translation machinery. We examined whether BDNF upregulated vesicular glutamate receptor (VGLUT) 1 and 2 expression, which would partly account for the increased glutamate release in LTP. Cultured rat hippocampal neurons were incubated with 100 ng/ml BDNF, for different periods of time, and VGLUT gene and protein expression were assessed by real-time PCR and immunoblotting, respectively. At DIV7, exogenous application of BDNF rapidly increased VGLUT2 mRNA and protein levels, in a dose-dependent manner. VGLUT1 expression also increased but only transiently. However, at DIV14, BDNF stably increased VGLUT1 expression, whilst VGLUT2 levels remained low. Transcription inhibition with actinomycin-D or α-amanitine, and translation inhibition with emetine or anisomycin, fully blocked BDNF-induced VGLUT upregulation. Fluorescence microscopy imaging showed that BDNF stimulation upregulates the number, integrated density and intensity of VGLUT1 and VGLUT2 puncta in neurites of cultured hippocampal neurons (DIV7), indicating that the neurotrophin also affects the subcellular distribution of the transporter in developing neurons. Increased VGLUT1 somatic signals were also found 3 h after stimulation with BDNF, further suggesting an increased de novo transcription and translation. BDNF regulation of VGLUT expression was specifically mediated by BDNF, as no effect was found upon application of IGF-1 or bFGF, which activate other receptor tyrosine kinases. Moreover, inhibition of TrkB receptors with K252a and PLCγ signaling with U-73122 precluded BDNF-induced VGLUT upregulation. Hippocampal neurons express both isoforms during embryonic and neonatal development in contrast to adult tissue expressing only VGLUT1. These results suggest that BDNF regulates VGLUT expression during development and its effect on VGLUT1 may contribute to enhance glutamate release in LTP.
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- Carlos V. Melo
- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Alterations in tyrosine kinase receptor (Trk) expression induced by insulin-like growth factor-1 in cultured dorsal root ganglion neurons. Brain Res Bull 2013; 90:25-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2012.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2012] [Revised: 09/12/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Paslakis G, Blum W, Deuschle M. Intranasal insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) as a plausible future treatment of depression. Med Hypotheses 2012; 79:222-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2012.04.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Revised: 03/27/2012] [Accepted: 04/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Lee KY, Miki T, Yokoyama T, Ueki M, Warita K, Suzuki S, Ohta KI, Wang ZY, Jamal M, Yakura T, Liu JQ, Hosomi N, Takeuchi Y. Neonatal repetitive maternal separation causes long-lasting alterations in various neurotrophic factor expression in the cerebral cortex of rats. Life Sci 2012; 90:578-84. [PMID: 22365961 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2012.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Revised: 01/13/2012] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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AIMS This study was carried out to examine the effects of early postnatal maternal separation stress on the development of the cerebral cortex with respect to time-dependent fluctuations of neurotrophic factor ligand and receptor expression. MAIN METHODS Wistar rats were separated from their mothers for 3h per day during postnatal days (PND) 10 to 15. The cerebral cortex was analyzed by real-time RT-PCR for the evaluation of the expression of mRNA for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), TrkB, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and type 1 IGF receptor (IGF-1R) on PND16, 20, 30, and 60. KEY FINDINGS The expression of these neurotrophic factor ligands and receptors in the cerebral cortex was enhanced on PND16 and PND20, and then it returned to baseline levels on PND30. By PND60, however, the expression levels were attenuated. SIGNIFICANCE The important implication of this study is the persistent abnormal fluctuation of neurotrophic factor expression for a prolonged period, triggered even after the brain growth spurt. Given that neurotrophic factors play important roles in brain development, it can be speculated that the altered expression of these factors induced by maternal separation may interrupt normal brain development and ultimately lead to functional disruption. However, the possibility of such changes leading to various functional disruptions and the underlying mechanisms involved require further study.
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- Kyoung-Youl Lee
- Department of Health Science, Kongju National University, Chungnam, Republic of Korea
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Taki Y, Hashizume H, Sassa Y, Takeuchi H, Asano M, Asano K, Kotozaki Y, Nouchi R, Wu K, Fukuda H, Kawashima R. Correlation among body height, intelligence, and brain gray matter volume in healthy children. Neuroimage 2012; 59:1023-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.08.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2011] [Revised: 07/27/2011] [Accepted: 08/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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A food restriction protocol that increases drug reward decreases tropomyosin receptor kinase B in the ventral tegmental area, with no effect on brain-derived neurotrophic factor or tropomyosin receptor kinase B protein levels in dopaminergic forebrain regions. Neuroscience 2011; 197:330-8. [PMID: 21945647 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.08.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2011] [Revised: 08/25/2011] [Accepted: 08/29/2011] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Food restriction (FR) decreases brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression in hypothalamic and hindbrain regions that regulate feeding and metabolic efficiency, while increasing expression in hippocampal and neocortical regions. Drugs of abuse alter BDNF expression within the mesocorticolimbic dopamine (DA) pathway, and modifications of BDNF expression within this pathway alter drug-directed behavior. Although FR produces a variety of striatal neuroadaptations and potentiates the rewarding effects of abused drugs, the effects of FR on BDNF expression and function within the DA pathway are unknown. The primary purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of FR on protein levels of BDNF and its tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) receptor in component structures of the mesocorticolimbic pathway. Three to four weeks of FR, with stabilization of rats at 80% of initial body weight, did not alter BDNF or TrkB levels in nucleus accumbens, caudate-putamen, or medial prefrontal cortex. However, FR decreased TrkB levels in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), without change in levels of BDNF protein or mRNA. The finding that FR also decreased TrkB levels in substantia nigra, with elevation of BDNF protein, suggests that decreased TrkB in VTA could be a residual effect of increased BDNF during an earlier phase of FR. Voltage-clamp recordings in VTA DA neurons indicated decreased glutamate receptor transmission. These data might predict lower average firing rates in FR relative to ad libitum fed subjects, which would be consistent with previous evidence of decreased striatal DA transmission and upregulation of postsynaptic DA receptor signaling. However, FR subjects also displayed elevated VTA levels of phospho-ERK1/2, which is an established mediator of synaptic plasticity. Because VTA neurons are heterogeneous with regard to neurochemistry, function, and target projections, the relationship(s) between the three changes observed in VTA, and their involvement in the augmented striatal and behavioral responsiveness of FR subjects to drugs of abuse, remains speculative.
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Activation of ERK1/2 and PI3K/Akt by IGF-1 on GAP-43 expression in DRG neurons with excitotoxicity induced by glutamate in vitro. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2011; 32:191-200. [PMID: 21822733 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-011-9746-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is a neurotrophic factor and plays an important role in promoting axonal growth from dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. Whether IGF-1 influences growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43) expression and activates the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK1/2) and the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathways in DRG neurons with excitotoxicity induced by glutamate (Glu) remains unknown. In this study, embryonic 15-day-old rat DRG explants were cultured for 48 h and then exposed to IGF-1, Glu, Glu + IGF-1, Glu + IGF-1 + PD98059, Glu + IGF-1 + LY294002, Glu + IGF-1 + PD98059 + LY294002 for additional 12 h. The DRG explants were continuously exposed to growth media as control. The levels of GAP-43 mRNA were detected by real time-PCR analysis. The protein levels of GAP-43, phosphorylated ERK1/2, phosphorylated Akt, total ERK1/2, and total Akt were detected by Western blot assay. GAP-43 expression in situ was determined by immunofluorescent labeling. Apoptotic cell death was monitored by Hoechst 33342 staining. IGF-1 alone increased GAP-43 and its mRNA levels in the absence of Glu. The decreased GAP-43 and its mRNA levels caused by Glu could be partially reversed by the presence of IGF-1. IGF-1 rescued neuronal cell death caused by Glu. Neither the ERK1/2 inhibitor PD98059 nor the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 blocked the effect of IGF-1, but both inhibitors together were effective. To validate the impact of GAP-43 expression by IGF-1, GAP-43 induction was blocked by administration of dexamethasone (DEX). IGF-1 partially rescued the decrease of GAP-43 and its mRNA levels induced by DEX. DEX induced an increase of cell apoptosis. IGF-1 may play an important role in neuroprotective effects on DRG neurons through regulating GAP-43 expression with excitotoxicity induced by Glu and the process was involved in both ERK1/2 and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways.
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Liu Z, Liu H, Yang X, Xu X, Zhang W, Li Z. Effects of insulin-like growth factor-1 on expression of sensory neuropeptides in cultured dorsal root ganglion neurons in the absence or presence of glutamate. Int J Neurosci 2011; 120:698-702. [PMID: 20942583 DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2010.513463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is a neurotrophic factor and plays an important role in promoting axonal growth from dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. Whether IGF-1 could influence expression of sensory neuropeptides substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) of the cultured DRG neurons with excitotoxicity induced by glutamate (Glu) remains unknown. In the present study, primary cultured DRG neurons were used to determine the effects of IGF-1 on expression of SP and CGRP of the neurons with Glu-induced excitotoxicity. The DRG neurons were dissociated and cultured for 48 hr and then exposed to Glu (0.2 mmol/L), IGF-1 (20 nmol/L), and Glu (0.2 mmol/L) plus IGF-1 (20 nmol/L) for additional 12 hr. The DRG neurons were continuously exposed to growth media as control. After that, all the above cultured DRG neurons were processed for detecting SP and CGRP expression by Western blot analysis. The expression of SP and CGRP increased significantly in primary cultured DRG neurons in the presence of IGF-1. The ability of IGF-1 on SP and CGRP expression may play a role in neurogenic inflammation or nociception.
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- Zhen Liu
- Department of Anatomy, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China
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Park SE, Dantzer R, Kelley KW, McCusker RH. Central administration of insulin-like growth factor-I decreases depressive-like behavior and brain cytokine expression in mice. J Neuroinflammation 2011; 8:12. [PMID: 21306618 PMCID: PMC3045937 DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-8-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 02/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Exogenous administration of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I has anti-depressant properties in rodent models of depression. However, nothing is known about the anti-depressant properties of IGF-I during inflammation, nor have mechanisms by which IGF-I alters behavior following activation of the innate immune system been clarified. We hypothesized that central IGF-I would diminish depressive-like behavior on a background of an inflammatory response and that it would do so by inducing expression of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) while decreasing pro-inflammatory cytokine expression in the brain. IGF-I (1,000 ng) was administered intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) to CD-1 mice. Mice were subsequently given lipopolysaccharide i.c.v. (LPS, 10 ng). Sickness and depressive-like behaviors were assessed followed by analysis of brain steady state mRNA expression. Central LPS elicited typical transient signs of sickness of mice, including body weight loss, reduced feed intake and decreased social exploration toward a novel juvenile. Similarly, LPS increased time of immobility in the tail suspension test (TST). Pretreatment with IGF-I or antidepressants significantly decreased duration of immobility in the TST in both the absence and presence of LPS. To elucidate the mechanisms underlying the anti-depressant action of IGF-I, we quantified steady-state mRNA expression of inflammatory mediators in whole brain using real-time RT-PCR. LPS increased, whereas IGF-I decreased, expression of inflammatory markers interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß), tumor necrosis factor-(TNF)α, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Moreover, IGF-I increased expression of BDNF. These results indicate that IGF-I down regulates glial activation and induces expression of an endogenous growth factor that shares anti-depressant activity. These actions of IGF-I parallel its ability to diminish depressive-like behavior.
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- Sook-Eun Park
- Integrated Immunology and Behavior Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3873, USA
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Xiang Y, Ding N, Xing Z, Zhang W, Liu H, Li Z. Insulin-like growth factor-1 regulates neurite outgrowth and neuronal migration from organotypic cultured dorsal root ganglion. Int J Neurosci 2010; 121:101-6. [PMID: 21110707 DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2010.535935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACT Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is a neurotrophic factor and plays an important role in promoting axonal growth from neurons. Whether IGF-1 could promote neurite outgrowth and neuronal migration of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) explants in vitro remains unknown. In the present study, organotypic rat DRG explant culture model was established. Using this unique culture system, outgrowth of neurites from the peripheral nerve attached to DRG explant and migration of neurons from DRG explant to the peripheral area were quantified in the presence (5 nmol/L, 10 nmol/L, 20 nmol/L) or absence of IGF-1. The number of nerve fiber bundles extended from DRG explant increased significantly in the presence of IGF-1 (5 nmol/L, 19.25 ± 3.11, p < .05; 10 nmol/L, 20.92 ± 2.31, p < .01; 20 nmol/L, 23.00 ± 4.09, p < .001) as compared with that in the absence of IGF-1 (16.58 ± 2.94). The number of neurons migrated from DRG explant increased significantly in the presence of IGF-1 (5 nmol/L, 104.08 ± 16.70, p < .05; 10 nmol/L, 115.25 ± 13.68, p < .001; 20 nmol/L, 138.75 ± 18.05, p < .001) as compared with that in the absence of IGF-1 (90.25 ± 8.53). These data implicated that IGF-1 could promote neurite outgrowth and neuronal migration from DRG explants in vitro.
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- Yujuan Xiang
- Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China
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Gong HC, Yang XD, Liu Z, Xing ZY, Wang HJ, Li ZZ. Regulatory effects of insulin-like growth factor-1 on the expression of sensory neuropeptide mRNAs in cultured dorsal root ganglion neurons with excitotoxicity induced by glutamate. Neurosci Bull 2010; 26:126-32. [PMID: 20332817 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-010-9142-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) on the expression of preprotachykinin (PPT) mRNA encoding substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) mRNA in cultured dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons with excitotoxicity induced by glutamate (Glu). METHODS DRGs were dissected from embryonic day 15 Wistar rats. DRG neurons were dissociated and cultured for 48 h and then exposed to Glu (0.2 mmol/L) or Glu (0.2 mmol/L) plus IGF-1 (5 nmol/L, 10 nmol/L and 20 nmol/L) for 12 h. The DRG neurons in control group were exposed to only growth media throughout the experiment. After that, the living DRG neurons were observed under inverted phase contrast microscope and microphotographs were taken. The expression levels of PPT and CGRP mRNAs were detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS IGF-1 could inhibit Glu-induced shortening of neurite. Besides, IGF-1 could significantly increase the levels of PPT mRNA and CGRP mRNA in primary cultured DRG neurons with Glu-induced excitotoxicity, in a dose-dependent manner. CONCLUSION IGF-1 may exert neuroprotective effects on DRG neurons against Glu-induced excitotoxicity, probably through regulating the expression levels of PPT and CGRP mRNAs.
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- Hui-Cui Gong
- Department of Anatomy, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan 250012, China
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Carreras I, Yuruker S, Aytan N, Hossain L, Choi JK, Jenkins BG, Kowall NW, Dedeoglu A. Moderate exercise delays the motor performance decline in a transgenic model of ALS. Brain Res 2009; 1313:192-201. [PMID: 19968977 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.11.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2009] [Revised: 11/17/2009] [Accepted: 11/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The relationship between exercise and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor neuron loss, rapidly progressive weakness and early death has been controversial. We studied the effect of a high (HEX) and moderate-level exercise (MEX) on body weight, motor performance and motor neuron counts in the ventral horn of spinal cords in a transgenic mouse model of ALS (G93A-SOD1) that overexpresses a mutated form of the human SOD1 gene that is a cause of familial ALS. These transgenic mice show several similarities to the human disease, including rapid progressive motor weakness from 100 days of age and premature death at around 135 days of age. Mice were exposed to high or mid-level exercise of left sedentary (SED). At 70, 95 and 120 days of age, spinal cords were processed following euthanasia. Motor neurons larger than 15 mum in diameter were counted with a design-based stereological protocol using an optical fractionator probe in the ventral horn of different regions of the cord and compared to wild-type littermates. Moderate exercise delayed the onset of motor deficit by over a week. High exercise slightly but significantly hastened the onset of motor performance deficits. Motor neuron density in the lumbar cord was significantly higher in MEX group compared to SED at 95 days of age. These results show the beneficial effects of moderate exercise on the preservation of motor performance that correlates with higher motor neuron density in the ventral horn of the lumbar spinal cord in G93A mice.
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- Isabel Carreras
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Setting the pace for retinal development: environmental enrichment acts through insulin-like growth factor 1 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor. J Neurosci 2009; 29:10809-19. [PMID: 19726638 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1857-09.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Environmental enrichment strongly affects visual system maturation both at retinal and cortical levels. Which molecular pathways are activated by an enriched environment (EE) to regulate visual system development has not been clarified. Here, we show that early [postnatal day 1 (P1) to P7] insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) injections in the eyes of non-EE rat pups mimic EE effects both in increasing BDNF levels in the retinal ganglion cell layer at P10 and in determining a more adult-like retinal acuity, assessed with pattern electroretinogram at P25. Blocking IGF-1 action in EE animals during the same early postnatal time window by injecting the IGF-1 receptor antagonist JB1 prevents EE effects both on BDNF expression and on retinal acuity maturation. Reducing BDNF expression in the retina of IGF-1-treated rats prevents IGF-1 effects on retinal acuity development. Finally, we show that tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) expression is increased in the retina of P10 EE and IGF-1-treated rats and that blocking TH expression in EE animals prevents EE from affecting retinal acuity development. Thus, early levels of IGF-1 play a key role in mediating EE effects on retinal development through an action that requires BDNF and involves dopaminergic amacrine cell network.
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Arentoft A, Sweat V, Starr V, Oliver S, Hassenstab J, Bruehl H, Tirsi A, Javier E, McHugh PF, Convit A. Plasma BDNF is reduced among middle-aged and elderly women with impaired insulin function: evidence of a compensatory mechanism. Brain Cogn 2009; 71:147-52. [PMID: 19481324 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2009.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2008] [Revised: 04/28/2009] [Accepted: 04/29/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays a regulatory role in neuronal differentiation and synaptic plasticity and has been linked to glucose regulation and cognition. Associations among plasma BDNF, cognition, and insulin function were explored. Forty-one participants with impaired insulin function (IIF), ranging from insulin resistance to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), were matched with 41 healthy controls on gender, age, education, and IQ. Participants received complete medical, neurological, psychiatric, and neuropsychological evaluations. IIF individuals had significantly lower plasma BDNF levels than controls, particularly females, and higher BDNF levels were associated with poorer explicit memory in IIF females, suggesting that higher levels within this group may reflect the body's efforts to respond to damage. After accounting for age, education, and HbA1c, BDNF significantly predicted 13.1-23.5% of the variance in explicit memory in IIF women. These findings suggest that BDNF elevations within diseased groups may not always be a marker of health.
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- Alyssa Arentoft
- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, Millhauser Laboratories, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Dai P, Wang ZJ, Sun WW, Pang JX, You C, Wang TH. Effects of electro-acupuncture on IGF-I expression in spared dorsal root ganglia and associated spinal dorsal horn in cats subjected to adjacent dorsal root ganglionectomies. Neurochem Res 2009; 34:1993-8. [PMID: 19462234 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-009-9970-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2008] [Accepted: 04/03/2009] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The effects of electro-acupuncture (EA) on insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) expression in the spared dorsal root ganglia (DRG) and associated spinal dorsal horns were explored in cats subjected to unilateral removal of L(1)-L(5) and L(7)-S(2) DRG, sparing the L(6) DRG. Immunohistochemistry revealed the presence of IGF-I immunoreactive products in the L(6) DRG neurons and some neurons and glial cells in the spinal cord. Western blot demonstrated that the level of IGF-I was significantly up-regulated both in the spared DRG and the dorsal horns of L(3) and L(6) cord segments at both 7 and 14 days post operation following EA. The present findings demonstrated the association between neuroplasticity and IGF-I expression, suggesting the possible role of IGF-I in EA promoted spinal cord plasticity.
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- Ping Dai
- Institute of Neurological Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Wada A. Lithium and neuropsychiatric therapeutics: neuroplasticity via glycogen synthase kinase-3beta, beta-catenin, and neurotrophin cascades. J Pharmacol Sci 2009; 110:14-28. [PMID: 19423950 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.09r02cr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Mood disorders are not merely attributed to the functional defect of neurotransmission, but also are due to the structural impairment of neuroplasticity. Chronic stress decreases neurotrophin levels, precipitating or exacerbating depression; conversely, antidepressants increase expression of various neurotrophins (e.g., brain-derived neurotrophic factor and vascular endothelial growth factor), thereby blocking or reversing structural and functional pathologies via promoting neurogenesis. Since the worldwide approval of lithium therapy in 1970, lithium has been used for its anti-manic, antidepressant, and anti-suicidal effects, yet the therapeutic mechanisms at the cellular level remain not-fully defined. During the last five years, multiple lines of evidence have shown that the mood stabilization and neurogenesis by lithium are due to the lithium-induced inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta), allowing accumulation of beta-catenin and beta-catenin-dependent gene transcriptional events. Altered levels of GSK-3beta and beta-catenin are associated with various neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases, while various classical neuropsychiatric drugs inhibit GSK-3beta and up-regulate beta-catenin expression. In addition, evidence has emerged that insulin-like growth factor-I enhances antidepression, anti-anxiety, memory, neurogenesis, and angiogenesis; antidepressants up-regulate expression of insulin-like growth factor-I, while insulin-like growth factor-I up-regulates brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression and its receptor TrkB level, as well as brain-derived neurotrophic factor-induced synaptic protein levels. More importantly, physical exercise and healthy diet raise transport of peripheral circulating insulin-like growth factor I into the brain, reinforcing the expression of neurotrophins (e.g., brain-derived neurotrophic factor) and the strength of cell survival signalings (e.g., phosphoinositide 3-kinase / Akt / GSK-3beta pathway). This review will focus on the rapidly advancing new trends in the last five years about lithium, GSK-3beta/beta-catenin, and neurotrophin cascades.
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- Akihiko Wada
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Miyazaki, Japan.
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Gozal D, Sans Capdevila O, McLaughlin Crabtree V, Serpero LD, Witcher LA, Kheirandish-Gozal L. Plasma IGF-1 levels and cognitive dysfunction in children with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Med 2009; 10:167-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2007] [Revised: 12/26/2007] [Accepted: 01/03/2008] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Ilha J, Araujo RT, Malysz T, Hermel EES, Rigon P, Xavier LL, Achaval M. Endurance and resistance exercise training programs elicit specific effects on sciatic nerve regeneration after experimental traumatic lesion in rats. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2008; 22:355-66. [PMID: 18326889 DOI: 10.1177/1545968307313502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of endurance, resistance, and a combination of both types of exercise training on hindlimb motor function recovery and nerve regeneration after experimental sciatic nerve lesion in rats. METHODS Sciatic nerve crush was performed on adult male rats, and after 2 weeks of the nerve lesion, the animals were submitted to endurance, resistance, and a combination of endurance-resistance training programs for 5 weeks. Over the training period, functional recovery was monitored weekly using the Sciatic Functional Index (SFI) and histological and morphometric nerve analyses were used to assess the nerve regeneration at the end of the trainings. RESULTS The SFI values of the endurance-trained group reached the control values from the first posttraining week and were significantly better than both the resistance-trained group at the first, second, and third posttraining weeks and the concurrent training group at the first posttraining week. At the distal portion of the regenerating sciatic nerve, the endurance-trained group showed a greater degree of the myelinated fiber maturation than the sedentary, resistance-trained, and concurrent training groups. Furthermore, the endurance-trained group showed a smaller percentage area of endoneurial connective tissue and a greater percentage area of myelinated fibers than the sedentary group. CONCLUSION These data provide evidence that endurance training improves sciatic nerve regeneration after an experimental traumatic injury and that resistance training or the combination of 2 strategies may delay functional recovery and do not alter sciatic nerve fiber regeneration.
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- Jocemar Ilha
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Brazil
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Harvey M, Belleau P, Barden N. Gene interactions in depression: pathways out of darkness. Trends Genet 2007; 23:547-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2007.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2007] [Revised: 08/21/2007] [Accepted: 08/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cotman CW, Berchtold NC, Christie LA. Exercise builds brain health: key roles of growth factor cascades and inflammation. Trends Neurosci 2007; 30:464-72. [PMID: 17765329 DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2007.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1361] [Impact Index Per Article: 80.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2007] [Revised: 06/20/2007] [Accepted: 06/22/2007] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Human and other animal studies demonstrate that exercise targets many aspects of brain function and has broad effects on overall brain health. The benefits of exercise have been best defined for learning and memory, protection from neurodegeneration and alleviation of depression, particularly in elderly populations. Exercise increases synaptic plasticity by directly affecting synaptic structure and potentiating synaptic strength, and by strengthening the underlying systems that support plasticity including neurogenesis, metabolism and vascular function. Such exercise-induced structural and functional change has been documented in various brain regions but has been best-studied in the hippocampus - the focus of this review. A key mechanism mediating these broad benefits of exercise on the brain is induction of central and peripheral growth factors and growth factor cascades, which instruct downstream structural and functional change. In addition, exercise reduces peripheral risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, which converge to cause brain dysfunction and neurodegeneration. A common mechanism underlying the central and peripheral effects of exercise might be related to inflammation, which can impair growth factor signaling both systemically and in the brain. Thus, through regulation of growth factors and reduction of peripheral and central risk factors, exercise ensures successful brain function.
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- Carl W Cotman
- University of California, Irvine Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia, 1113 Gillespie Building, Irvine, CA 92617-4540, USA.
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Chen MJ, Russo-Neustadt AA. Running exercise- and antidepressant-induced increases in growth and survival-associated signaling molecules are IGF-dependent. Growth Factors 2007; 25:118-31. [PMID: 17852404 DOI: 10.1080/08977190701602329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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It is known that physical exercise increases hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA and protein, as well as the expression of several pro-survival signaling proteins and that many of these effects depend on the uptake of peripheral insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) into the CNS. Because treatment with antidepressants has similar effects upon neurotrophin expression, we investigated whether antidepressant-induced BDNF changes also depend on IGF-1 uptake, as well as whether IGF-1 plays a role in the exercise/antidepressant-induced expression of molecules associated with plasticity/growth (GAP-43, SCG-10) and the intracellular activation of molecules associated with neuronal survival (Akt, ERK1/2). We evaluated the effects of a well known monoamine oxidase inhibitor, tranylcypromine, on BDNF mRNA and protein levels and phospho-Akt and phospho-ERK1/2 immunoreactivity, both with and without systemic blockade of IGF-1 uptake through the use of an antiserum raised against IGF-1. Anti-IGF-1 reversed the increase in BDNF mRNA and protein elicited by exercise as well as tranylcypromine. Exercise also significantly enhanced transcription of axon growth protein, GAP-43, an effect that was also evidenced to be IGF-1-dependent. The combination of exercise-plus-tranylcypromine also increased several cell survival signaling measures, but the BDNF changes associated with the combination treatment appeared to be independent of IGF-1 uptake. Together, these results indicate that the uptake of peripheral IGF-1 in the CNS is essential for antidepressant- as well as exercise-induced enhancement in hippocampal BDNF expression and thus, enhanced hippocampal neuronal survival and plasticity.
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- Michael J Chen
- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA.
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