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ReviewJournal of neurochemistry2025

Shared Mechanisms in Dementia and Depression: The Modulatory Role of Physical Exercise.

Pedro Borges de Souza, Ana Lúcia S Rodrigues, Fernanda G De Felice

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Review in Journal of neurochemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Pedro Borges de SouzaCenter of Biological Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4227-5865
Ana Lúcia S RodriguesCenter of Biological Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6285-8780
Fernanda G De FeliceCentre for Neuroscience Studies, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences & Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8358-0589

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 312215/2021-5Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 467546/2014-2Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível SuperiorFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Estado de Santa Catarina
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dementia and depression are two prevalent disorders that warrant significant attention due to their high prevalence and substantial contribution to the global burden of disease. Depression has a high incidence in the elderly and is considered a risk factor for the development of dementia, being a promising target for dementia prevention strategies. Additionally, dementia and depression share common mechanisms through which they manifest pathologically. This review addresses the potential shared mechanisms between dementia and depression, including hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction, brain atrophy (mainly hippocampus and prefrontal cortex), cognitive decline, and neuroinflammation. It also explores the therapeutic potential of physical exercise in modulating these shared pathways, highlighting its role as a non-pharmacological intervention for the treatment and prevention of both disorders. The review also explores the muscle-brain crosstalk and the intracellular pathways through which physical exercise exerts its effects.

Indexed as

DementiaDepressionExerciseExercise TherapyAnimalsBrainHumansHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemPituitary-Adrenal Systembrain atrophydementiadepressionHPA axis dysfunctionneuroinflammationphysical exercise

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PMID40757845
PMCPMC12320575

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