Abstract
Epilepsy is a brain disorder characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures and neurobiological, physiological, mood, and cognitive consequences. In the last decade, the beneficial effects of regular physical exercise have been investigated in patients with neurodegenerative diseases such as epilepsy. However, data on its beneficial effects and underlying mechanisms are still insufficient. The objective of the current study was to investigate the effects of endurance training, applied before and after pilocarpine (Pilo) administration, on status epilepticus (SE) severity, and its relation to epileptogenesis deleterious consequences during the chronic epileptic phase. Long-term aerobic training, applied four weeks before SE and eight weeks after SE, elevated the threshold to induce SE and reduced spontaneous motor seizures. The protective effect of this alternative approach on seizure susceptibility resulted in improved memory responses, and alleviated comorbid depression in epileptic rats. The exercised epileptic rats had improved markers of oxidative stress by decreasing lipid peroxidation and increasing the levels of glutathione and activity of superoxide dismutase in the rat hippocampus. Aerobic training managed to ameliorate the neuroinflammation by decreasing the levels of TNF-α and IL-1β in the hippocampus. Our results suggest that regular physical training predisposes the subjects to crucial plastic changes, leading to increased resistance to SE and the development of epileptogenesis.
Funder
Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Computer Science Applications,Spectroscopy,Molecular Biology,General Medicine,Catalysis
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2 articles.
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