
BMC Medicine, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 23(1)
Опубликована: Июнь 3, 2025
Physical exercise is known to promote cognitive resilience in aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Lactate, a metabolic byproduct elevated during exercise, has recently emerged as potential neuromodulator of brain function. Three AD-like mouse models (SAMP8, Aβ1-42 injection, 5xFAD) were used evaluate effects treadmill on function synaptic plasticity. Serum lactate levels assessed, sodium L-lactate (NaLA) was administered determine its neuroprotective effects. Transcriptomic analysis performed hippocampal tissue explore lactate-regulated pathways. Lactate transport pharmacologically inhibited using 4-CIN for mechanistic validation. Treadmill significantly improved performance increased synapse-associated protein expression AD models. Exercise serum levels, exogenous NaLA administration recapitulated benefits exercise. profiling revealed enrichment genes involved axon guidance organization, including upregulation multiple Eph receptor family genes. α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (4-CIN) abolished exercise-induced effects, confirming essential role mediating these benefits. This study identifies critical mediator linking enhanced improvement models, providing insights highlighting metabolism therapeutic target AD.
Язык: Английский