ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2026
Physical exercise/melatonin interaction in young rats fed a low-protein diet: a behavioral, electrophysiological, and redox balance analysis.
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Introduction: Early-life protein malnutrition disrupts redox balance in the brain and alters brain development and function. This study evaluated the effects of subcutaneous melatonin (MLT) administration, treadmill exercise (TE), and their combination on behavioral parameters (anxiety and memory), brain electrical activity (cortical spreading depression, CSD), and brain oxidative stress in well-nourished ( Methods: Both well-nourished and malnourished rats were assigned to treadmill exercise ( Results: Malnutrition increased anxiety-like behaviors, impaired memory, accelerated CSD propagation, and disrupted cortical redox balance. Both MLT administration and TE reduced these adverse effects, improving behavioral performance, slowing CSD, and attenuating prooxidant markers. The combined interventions produced values closer to those of well-nourished animals. Conclusion: The data suggest that melatonin and aerobic exercise have complementary neuroprotective effects in malnourished young rats, mitigating behavioral and electrophysiological disturbances and restoring brain oxidative balance. These interventions may be promising strategies for minimizing the consequences of early-life protein malnutrition on neurodevelopment.
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