ArticleBrain research2010
Exercise protects against MPTP-induced neurotoxicity in mice.
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- Voluntary exercise increases striatal dopamine release and improves motor performance in aging mice.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
- Steady Moderate Exercise Confers Resilience Against Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflammation in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Exercise regulates mitophagy to alleviate parkinsonian neurodegeneration.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Review
- Moderate intensity aerobic exercise alleviates motor deficits in 6-OHDA lesioned rats and reduces serum levels of biomarkers of Parkinson's disease severity without recovery of striatal dopamine or tyrosine hydroxylase.Experimental neurology · 2024Article
- Intense exercise increases dopamine transporter and neuromelanin concentrations in the substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2024Article
- Prevention of Parkinson's Disease: From Risk Factors to Early Interventions.CNS & neurological disorders drug targets · 2024Review
- Dose-response effects of physical exercise standardized volume on peripheral biomarkers, clinical response, and brain connectivity in Parkinson's disease: a prospective, observational, cohort study.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- BDNF alleviates Parkinson's disease by promoting STAT3 phosphorylation and regulating neuronal autophagy.Cell and tissue research · 2023Article
- The Effect of 12 Weeks of Cawthorne-Cooksey Exercises on Balance and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson's Disease.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2023Article
- Rehabilitation for non-motor symptoms for patients with Parkinson's disease from an α-synuclein perspective: a narrative review.Exploration of neuroprotective therapy · 2023Article
- Voluntary Exercise Boosts Striatal Dopamine Release: Evidence for the Necessary and Sufficient Role of BDNF.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2022Article
- Blueberry juice augments exercise-induced neuroprotection in a Parkinson's disease model through modulation of GDNF levels.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Exercise has been shown to be potently neuroprotective in several neurodegenerative models, including 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) model of Parkinson's disease (PD). In order to determine the critical duration of exercise necessary for DA neuroprotection, mice were allowed to run for either 1, 2 or 3months prior to treatment with saline or MPTP. Quantification of DA neurons in the SNpc show that mice allowed to run unrestricted for 1 or 2months lost significant numbers of neurons following MPTP administration as compared to saline treated mice; however, 3months of exercise provided complete protection against MPTP-induced neurotoxicity. To determine the critical intensity of exercise for DA neuroprotection, mice were restricted in their running to either 1/3 or 2/3 that of the full running group for 3months prior to treatment with saline or MPTP. Quantification of DA neurons in the SNpc show that mice whose running was restricted lost significant numbers of DA neurons due to MPTP toxicity; however, the 2/3 running group demonstrated partial protection. Neurochemical analyses of DA and its metabolites DOPAC and HVA show that exercise also functionally protects neurons from MPTP-induced neurotoxicity. Proteomic analysis of SN and STR tissues indicates that 3months of exercise induces changes in proteins related to energy regulation, cellular metabolism, the cytoskeleton, and intracellular signaling events. Taken together, these data indicate that exercise potently protects DA neurons from acute MPTP toxicity, suggesting that this simple lifestyle element may also confer significant protection against developing PD in humans.
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