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Exercise does not protect against MPTP-induced neurotoxicity in BDNF haploinsufficient mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Gerecke Kim M, Jiao Yun, Pagala Viswajeeth, Smeyne Richard J
Abstract excerpt
Exercise has been demonstrated to potently protect substantia nigra pars compacta (SN) dopaminergic neurons from 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced neurotoxicity. One mechanism proposed to account for this neuroprotection is the upregulation of neurotrophic factors. Several neurotrophic factors, including Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), have been shown to upregulate in response...
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