Physical Exercise and Brain Mitochondrial Fitness: The Possible Role Against A lzheimer's Disease

Exercise is one of the most effective strategies to maintain a healthy body and mind, with particular beneficial effects of exercise on promoting brain plasticity, increasing cognition and reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia in later life. Moreover, the beneficial effects resulting f...

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Published in:Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2016-09, Vol.26 (5), p.648-663
Main Authors: Bernardo, T.C., Marques‐Aleixo, I., Beleza, J., Oliveira, P.J., Ascensão, A., Magalhães, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Exercise is one of the most effective strategies to maintain a healthy body and mind, with particular beneficial effects of exercise on promoting brain plasticity, increasing cognition and reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia in later life. Moreover, the beneficial effects resulting from increased physical activity occur at different levels of cellular organization, mitochondria being preferential target organelles. The relevance of this review article relies on the need to integrate the current knowledge of proposed mechanisms, focus mitochondria, to explain the protective effects of exercise that might underlie neuroplasticity and seeks to synthesize these data in the context of exploring exercise as a feasible intervention to delay cognitive impairment associated with neurodegenerative conditions, particularly Alzheimer disease.
ISSN:1015-6305
1750-3639
DOI:10.1111/bpa.12403