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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

The Potential Effects of Exercise Training on Cortical Glutamatergic Synapse, Retrograde Endocannabinoid Signaling, and the Oxytocin Signaling Pathway in the Diabetic-Obesity Cortex: An In Silico Study.

Yin-Yu Chiang, Michael Anekson Widjaya, Shin-Da Lee

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yin-Yu ChiangPhD Program for Health Science and Industry, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan.ORCID 0009-0000-7246-4822
Michael Anekson WidjayaGraduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-3703-6544
Shin-Da LeePhD Program in Healthcare Science, Department of Physical Therapy, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-8393-8349

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exercise training reduces metabolic dysfunction and improves neural function; however, its cortical molecular effects in diabetic-obese conditions remain unclear. Here, we aimed to identify transcriptional pathways by integrating physiological evaluation with an in silico analysis of cortical RNA-seq data from Zucker Fatty Diabetes Mellitus rats following a 12-week swimming training program. Exercise training reduced body weight and improved glucose control and blood pressure. RNA-seq analysis revealed 814 differentially expressed genes, with pathway enrichment highlighting glutamatergic synapse, retrograde endocannabinoid signaling, and oxytocin signaling pathways. These coordinated transcriptional shifts involved genes related to excitatory neurotransmission, neuromodulatory feedback, and calcium-dependent regulation. As hypothesis-generating models, these pathway-level patterns suggest that exercise training may modulate cortical signaling properties in diabetic-obese states and provide a conceptual framework for future mechanistic investigation.

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Cerebral CortexDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalEndocannabinoidsObesityOxytocinPhysical Conditioning, AnimalSignal TransductionSynapsesAnimalsComputer SimulationRatsRats, ZuckerEndocannabinoidsOxytocinbraincortexexercise trainingmetabolic adaptationneuronal pathwaytranscriptomicsZucker (type II diabetes) rats

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PMID41516143
PMCPMC12786004

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