Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2445/167707
Title: | Peripheral maintenance of the axis SIRT1-SIRT3 at youth level may contribute to brain resilience in middle-aged amateur rugby players |
Author: | Corpas Expósito, Rubén Solana Díaz, Elisabeth Rosa, Adrián De la Sarroca, Sara Griñán Ferré, Christian Oriol, Mireia Corbella, Emili Rodríguez Farré, Eduard Vina, Jose Pallàs i Llibería, Mercè, 1964- Bartrés Faz, David Gomez Cabrera, Mari Carmen Sanfeliu i Pujol, Coral |
Keywords: | Exercici Sang Cervell Esportistes d'elit Exercise Blood Brain Athletes |
Issue Date: | 17-Dec-2019 |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media Sa |
Abstract: | Physical exercise performed regularly is known to improve health and to reduce the risk of age-related diseases. Furthermore, there is some evidence of cognitive improvement in physically active middle-aged and older adults. We hypothesized that long-term physically active middle-aged men may have developed brain resilience that can be detected with the analysis of peripheral blood markers. We aimed to analyze the activation of pathways potentially modulated by physical activity in a cohort of healthy amateur rugby players (n = 24) and control subjects with low physical activity (n = 25) aged 45-65 years. We had previously reported neuropsychological improvement in immediate memory responses in the player group compared to the controls. Here, we tested the expression of selected genes of longevity, inflammation, redox homeostasis, and trophic signaling in whole blood mRNA. Analyses were also performed on blood samples of young (aged 15-25 years) control subjects with low physical activity (n = 21). Physical activity and other lifestyle factors were thoroughly recorded with standardized questionnaires. Interestingly, middle-aged control subjects showed lower levels of expression of SIRT1, SIRT3, CAT, and SOD1 than the young controls, although rugby players maintained the expression levels of these genes at a young-like level. Middle-aged players showed lower levels of IL1B than the non-physically active groups. However, there was a tendency towards a decrease in trophic and transduction factors in middle-aged groups as compared to the young controls. A statistical study of Spearman's correlations supported a positive effect of sporting activity on memory and executive functions, and on peripheral gene expression of SIRT1, SIRT3 and downstream genes, in the middle-aged rugby players. Our results indicate that the SIRT1-SIRT3 axis, and associated neuroprotective signaling, may contribute to the anti-aging resilience of the brain mediated by physical exercise. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2019.00352 |
It is part of: | Frontiers In Aging Neuroscience, 2019-12-17, vol. 11 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/167707 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2019.00352 |
ISSN: | 1663-4365 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (IDIBAPS: Institut d'investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer) Articles publicats en revistes (Medicina) Articles publicats en revistes (Farmacologia, Toxicologia i Química Terapèutica) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut de Neurociències (UBNeuro)) |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
CorpasR.pdf | 3.35 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
This item is licensed under a Creative Commons License