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ArticleMolecular neurobiology2023

Moderate Intensity of Treadmill Exercise Rescues TBI-Induced Ferroptosis, Neurodegeneration, and Cognitive Impairments via Suppressing STING Pathway.

Jie Chen, Tong Zhu, Dongyu Yu, Bing Yan, Yuxiang Zhang, Jungong Jin, Zhuojin Yang, Bao Zhang, Xiuli Hao, Zhennan Chen and 2 more

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Article in Molecular neurobiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jie Chen *College of Forensic Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Tong Zhu *Clinical Experimental Center, Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital, Xi'an, 710100, Shaanxi, China.
Dongyu YuCollege of Forensic Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Bing YanClinical Experimental Center, Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital, Xi'an, 710100, Shaanxi, China.
Yuxiang ZhangCollege of Forensic Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Jungong JinClinical Experimental Center, Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital, Xi'an, 710100, Shaanxi, China.
Zhuojin YangCollege of Forensic Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Bao ZhangCollege of Forensic Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Xiuli HaoCollege of Forensic Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Zhennan ChenCollege of Forensic Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Chunxia YanCollege of Forensic Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China. yanchx@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.
Jun YuClinical Experimental Center, Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital, Xi'an, 710100, Shaanxi, China. pclamper@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2006-758X
Shaanxi University of Science and Technology · CNMedical Center Hospital · USXi'an Jiaotong University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81870172National Natural Science Foundation of China 81901920National Natural Science Foundation of China 81971792Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province 2021JQ-940Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province 2022JQ-215
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a universal leading cause of long-term neurological disability and causes a huge burden to an ever-growing population. Moderate intensity of treadmill exercise has been recognized as an efficient intervention to combat TBI-induced motor and cognitive disorders, yet the underlying mechanism is still unclear. Ferroptosis is known to be highly implicated in TBI pathophysiology, and the anti-ferroptosis effects of treadmill exercise have been reported in other neurological diseases except for TBI. In addition to cytokine induction, recent evidence has demonstrated the involvement of the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway in ferroptosis. Therefore, we examined the possibility that treadmill exercise might inhibit TBI-induced ferroptosis via STING pathway. In this study, we first found that a series of ferroptosis-related characteristics, including abnormal iron homeostasis, decreased glutathione peroxidase 4 (Gpx4), and increased lipid peroxidation, were detected at 44 days post TBI, substantiating the involvement of ferroptosis at the chronic stage following TBI. Furthermore, treadmill exercise potently decreased the aforementioned ferroptosis-related changes, suggesting the anti-ferroptosis role of treadmill exercise following TBI. In addition to alleviating neurodegeneration, treadmill exercise effectively reduced anxiety, enhanced spatial memory recovery, and improved social novelty post TBI. Interestingly, STING knockdown also obtained the similar anti-ferroptosis effects after TBI. More importantly, overexpression of STING largely reversed the ferroptosis inactivation caused by treadmill exercise following TBI. To conclude, moderate-intensity treadmill exercise rescues TBI-induced ferroptosis and cognitive deficits at least in part via STING pathway, broadening our understanding of neuroprotective effects induced by treadmill exercise against TBI.

Indexed as

Brain Injuries, TraumaticCognition DisordersCognitive DysfunctionFerroptosisCytokinesHumansCytokinesCognitive impairmentsFerroptosisNeurodegenerationStimulator of interferon genesTraumatic brain injuryTreadmill exercise

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PMID37193866
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