Intracerebroventricular administration of the exercise hormone irisin or acute strenuous exercise alleviates epileptic seizure-induced neuroinflammation and improves memory dysfunction in rats.
Zarife Nigâr Ozdemir-KumralTuğçe AkgünCeren HaşimEzgi UlusoyMehmet Kaan KalpakçıoğluMuhammet Ferzan YükselTunahan OkumuşZeynep UsDilek AkakınMeral YükselZafer GörenTessa Corrine Catherina JaspersPublished in: BMC neuroscience (2024)
In conclusion, acute high-intensity exercise or exogenously administered irisin provides neuroprotection by maintaining the balance of excitatory/inhibitory neurotransmitters and oxidant/antioxidant systems.