Douglas Buchmann Godinho , Leandro Machado Severo Feiteiro , João Victor de Mattos Mautone Pedroso , Derick Minuzzi Cardoso , Ana Flavia Furian , Mauro Schneider Oliveira , Michele Rechia Fighera , Luiz Fernando Freire Royes
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From P76 to P79, animals underwent behavioral tests. On P80, they were euthanized for blood and cerebral cortex collection. Plasma irisin levels were measured by ELISA, and cortical proteins were analyzed by Western blotting.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Sedentary rats showed higher body weight than exercised rats. While exercise increased locomotor and exploratory tendencies, it did not affect memory. 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Adolescent swimming exercise induces systemic adaptations and molecular changes in the rat cerebral cortex
Objective
Adolescence is a critical developmental window during which physical activity can exert long-lasting effects on brain function and health. However, the molecular impact of structured exercise during this period remains poorly understood. This study investigated whether a five-week progressive swimming protocol during adolescence induces behavioral and molecular adaptations in the rat cerebral cortex
Materials and Methods
Twelve male Wistar rats were divided into Sedentary and Exercise groups. The Exercise group underwent a swimming protocol from postnatal day 41 (P41) to P73. From P76 to P79, animals underwent behavioral tests. On P80, they were euthanized for blood and cerebral cortex collection. Plasma irisin levels were measured by ELISA, and cortical proteins were analyzed by Western blotting.
Results
Sedentary rats showed higher body weight than exercised rats. While exercise increased locomotor and exploratory tendencies, it did not affect memory. Exercised animals had elevated cortical BDNF and NRF2, with no change in irisin levels
Conclusion
Structured swimming exercise during adolescence induces cortical molecular adaptations related to neuroplasticity and redox regulation, even in the absence of overt behavioral changes, supporting the hypothesis that early-life physical activity enhances latent brain resilience mechanisms that may be critical under future physiological or pathological challenges.
期刊介绍:
Physiology & Behavior is aimed at the causal physiological mechanisms of behavior and its modulation by environmental factors. The journal invites original reports in the broad area of behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, in which at least one variable is physiological and the primary emphasis and theoretical context are behavioral. The range of subjects includes behavioral neuroendocrinology, psychoneuroimmunology, learning and memory, ingestion, social behavior, and studies related to the mechanisms of psychopathology. Contemporary reviews and theoretical articles are welcomed and the Editors invite such proposals from interested authors.