ReviewBrain plasticity (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2022
Precision Exercise Medicine: Sex Specific Differences in Immune and CNS Responses to Physical Activity.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Benefits of physical activity on cognitive function in patients with neurocognitive disorders: A systematic review.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2025Pooled it
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- Aerobic Exercise Response Variation and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adults with Coronary Heart Disease: An SDir Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Review
- Single-nuclei RNA-sequencing uncovers sexually divergent exercise signatures partially mimicked by TFEB overexpression in mouse skeletal muscle.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Neutrophil Percentage-to-Albumin Ratio as a Predictor of Urinary Tract Infection in Patients with Urinary Stone Disease: Development a Novel User-Friendly Tool.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Article
- Mitigation of detraining effects: physical activity improves protein profile and physical function of aged amid COVID-19.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Convergent skeletal muscle cytokine responses to TFEB overexpression and voluntary wheel running reflect sex-based variability to exercise adaptations in mice.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Gender Differences in the Effects of Exercise Interventions on Alzheimer's Disease.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Human skeletal muscle-specific hypertrophy with exercise training and aging: a comprehensive review.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2025Review
- Neutrophil but not lymphocyte response to matched interval and continuous running differs between protocols and sex.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
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- Skeletal muscle TFEB overexpression does not increase neurogenesis markers in the young female hippocampus.microPublication biology · 2025Article
- Sex differences in the outcomes of modifiable lifestyle factors for cognitive aging: neuroinflammation and microglia as key underlying mechanisms.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Review
- Association between human herpesvirus 6 status and sarcopenia risk: a UK biobank cohort study with sex-specific patterns and telomere length modification.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Sex hormones and immune regulation in ovarian cancer.Discover oncology · 2024Review
- Sex Differences in Blood Accumulation of Neurodegenerative-Related Proteins and Antioxidant Responses to Regular Physical Exercise.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2024Article
- The Brain-Gut-Bone Axis in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Insights, Challenges, and Future Prospects.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- Skeletal muscle TFEB signaling promotes central nervous system function and reduces neuroinflammation during aging and neurodegenerative disease.Cell reports · 2023Article
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- Neurotrophic effects of intermittent fasting, calorie restriction and exercise: a review and annotated bibliography.Frontiers in aging · 2023Review
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Abstract
Physical activity is a powerful lifestyle factor capable of improving cognitive function, modifying the risk for dementia associated with neurodegeneration and possibly slowing neurodegenerative disease progression in both men and women. However, men and women show differences in the biological responses to physical activity and in the vulnerabilities to the onset, progression and outcome of neurodegenerative diseases, prompting the question of whether sex-specific regulatory mechanisms might differentially modulate the benefits of exercise on the brain. Mechanistic studies aimed to better understand how physical activity improves brain health and function suggest that the brain responds to physical exercise by overall reducing neuroinflammation and increasing neuroplasticity. Here, we review the emerging literature considering sex-specific differences in the immune system response to exercise as a potential mechanism by which physical activity affects the brain. Although the literature addressing sex differences in this light is limited, the initial findings suggest a potential influence of biological sex in the brain benefits of exercise, and lay out a scientific foundation to support very much needed studies investigating the potential effects of sex-differences on exercise neurobiology. Considering biological sex and sex-differences in the neurobiological hallmarks of exercise will help to enhance our understanding of the mechanisms by which physical activity benefits the brain and also improve the development of treatments and interventions for diseases of the central nervous system.
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