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ReviewNeurochemical research2025

Improvements in Exercise for Alzheimer's Disease: Highlighting FGF21-Induced Cerebrovascular Protection.

Juan Wang, Xiangyuan Meng, Jialun Yang, Yingzhe Tang, Fanqi Zeng, Yiyang Wang, Zeyu Chen, Dandan Chen, Ruihan Zou, Wenfeng Liu

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Review in Neurochemical research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. FGF family in health and disease.Molecular biomedicine · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Juan WangHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, No. 437, Lushan South Road, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410012, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-0445-8254
Xiangyuan MengHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, No. 437, Lushan South Road, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410012, China.
Jialun YangHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, No. 437, Lushan South Road, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410012, China.
Yingzhe TangHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, No. 437, Lushan South Road, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410012, China.
Fanqi ZengHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, No. 437, Lushan South Road, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410012, China.
Yiyang WangHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, No. 437, Lushan South Road, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410012, China.
Zeyu ChenHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, No. 437, Lushan South Road, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410012, China.
Dandan ChenHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, No. 437, Lushan South Road, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410012, China.
Ruihan ZouHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, No. 437, Lushan South Road, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410012, China.
Wenfeng LiuHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, No. 437, Lushan South Road, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410012, China. 18774976589@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5641-3670

Funding

Changsha City Natural Science Foundation No. kq2202251the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation No. 2023JJ30429
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease. Currently, it has shown a trend of earlier onset, with most patients experiencing a progressive decline in cognitive function following the disease's onset, which places a heavy burden on society and family. Since no drug cure for AD exists, exploring new ways for its treatment and prevention has become critical. Early vascular damage is an initial trigger for neuronal injury in AD, underscoring the importance of vascular health in the early stages of the disease. Patients with early AD experience abnormal blood-brain barrier transport of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides, with excess Aβ being deposited in the cerebral vasculature. The toxic effects of Aβ lead to abnormalities in cerebrovascular structure and function. Fibroblast growth factor21 (FGF21) is an endocrine factor that positively regulates energy homeostasis and glucose-lipid metabolism. Notably, it is one of the effective targets for metabolic disease prevention and treatment. Recent studies have found that FGF21 has anti-aging and vasoprotective effects, with receptors for FGF21 present in the brain. Exercise stimulates the liver to produce large amounts of FGF21, which enters the blood-brain barrier with the blood to exert neurovascular protection. Therefore, we review the biological properties of FGF21, its role in the cerebrovascular structure and function in AD, and the mechanism of exercise-regulated FGF21 action on AD-related cerebrovascular changes, aiming to provide a new theoretical basis for using exercise to ameliorate degenerative neurological diseases.

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Alzheimer DiseaseExerciseFibroblast Growth FactorsAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBrainHumansfibroblast growth factor 21Fibroblast Growth FactorsAlzheimer's DiseaseCerebrovascular structure and functionExerciseFGF21Oxidative stress

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