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Swimming exercise versus L-carnosine supplementation for Alzheimer's dementia in rats: implication of circulating and hippocampal FNDC5/irisin

J Physiol Biochem

Recent studies have suggested that irisin may act as a potential neurokine. Exercise and L-carnosine supplementation showed neuroprotective effects in Alzheimer's disease (AD)-like conditions. However, the regulation of

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Reference Id
4867
Evidence Id
21457
Core Evidence Id
21457
Source Reference Id
2975
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF003772
Subject Paper Key
HBIN019758_35091983
Pubmed Id
35091983
Doi
10.1007/s13105-021-00845-6
Paper Title
Swimming exercise versus L-carnosine supplementation for Alzheimer's dementia in rats: implication of circulating and hippocampal FNDC5/irisin
Paper Abstract
Recent studies have suggested that irisin may act as a potential neurokine. Exercise and L-carnosine supplementation showed neuroprotective effects in Alzheimer's disease (AD)-like conditions. However, the regulation of irisin in the hippocampus of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced memory impairment and its relation to insulin signalling remain to be investigated. This study was designed to compare the effect of swimming exercise and L-carnosine intake on serum, CSF and hippocampal irisin in rats received intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of STZ. Rats were recruited in swimming paradigm, received oral carnosine (100 mg/kg/day) or vehicle treated. After 5 weeks, rats were sacrificed after neurobehavioural testing. CSF and serum irisin were determined. Hippocampal tissues were used to assess expression of FNDC5/irisin, BDNF and proteins related to insulin signalling, in addition to β-amyloid peptide and phosphorylated tau protein levels. We observed decreased hippocampal, but not CSF or serum, irisin in ICV-STZ-injected rats. Exercise and carnosine intake almost normalized hippocampal FNDC5/irisin expression which was associated with reduced soluble β-amyloid peptide and phosphorylated tau protein, improved BDNF and insulin signalling proteins, with corresponding mitigated cognitive impairments. However, hippocampal FNDC5/irisin was not correlated with serum or CSF irisin levels. Histologically, both interventions ameliorated the hippocampal damage in STZ-injected rats. The current study reveals that carnosine is equivalent to exercise in reversing cognitive decline and Alzheimer's biomarkers. In both interventions, enhancement of hippocampal FNDC5/irisin and insulin signalling may be involved in mediating these neuroprotective effects.
Journal
J Physiol Biochem
Publish Year
2022
Experiment Subject
rat
Experiment Type
Animal Experiment
Phenotype Related
Alzheimer's; Cognitive Impairments; Alzheimer's Disease
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Paper Title En
Swimming exercise versus L-carnosine supplementation for Alzheimer's dementia in rats: implication of circulating and hippocampal FNDC5/irisin
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