Anti-inflammatory effects of physical activity in relationship to improved cognitive status in humans and mouse models of alzheimer's disease

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-92

  Stranahan, Alexis M ^a   Martin, Bronwen ^b   Maudsley, Stuart ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Exercise; Hippocampus; Inflammation; Running

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-40]; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-42]; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN E3; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; TAU PROTEIN;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CYCLING; DEMENTIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN PRECURSOR; ANIMALS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 84856521441     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: 18755828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720512799015019     Document Type: Article

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