Research Article

Mechanisms of Aerobic Exercise Upregulating the Expression of Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity-Associated Proteins in Diabetic Rats

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Hippocampal AMPK/Sirt1 and NFκB/NLRP3/IL-1β signaling pathways in diabetic rats and the effects of aerobic exercise. Type 2 diabetes significantly decreases the activation of hippocampal AMPK (a) and the level of Sirt1 (c), leading to increased Ac-NFκB (d) and NFκB (e); diabetic rats contain more NLRP3 inflammasomes (f) and IL-1β (g). Aerobic exercise intervention significantly increases AMPK activity and Sirt1 concentration; aerobic exercise downregulates the Ac-NFκB and NFκB, leading to decreased levels of the NLRP3 inflammasome and IL-1β. , DM group vs. C group; , TDM group vs. DM group.
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