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Adult hippocampal neurogenesis: a possible way how physical exercise counteracts stress.
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PMID:  20887683     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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It was considered that neurogenesis only occurred during the embryonic and developmental stage. This view has greatly changed since the discovery of adult neurogenesis in two brain regions: the hippocampus and the olfactory bulb. Recently, it is suggested that altered hippocampal neurogenesis is related to pathophysiology of mood disorders and mechanism of antidepressant treatments. Accumulating knowledge about the effects of physical exercise on brain function suggests a special role of adult hippocampal neurogenesis in cognitive and mental health, even though the functional significance of adult neurogenesis is still debated. The beneficial effects of running correlating with increased adult neurogenesis may provide a hint that newborn neurons may be involved, at least in part, in the counteractive mechanism of physical exercise on stress-related disorders, like depression. The present review provides an overview of recent findings to emphasize the possible involvement of hippocampal neurogenesis in mediating the beneficial effects of physical exercise on counteracting stress.
Authors:
Suk-Yu Yau; Benson Wui-Man Lau; Kwok-Fai So
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cell transplantation     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1555-3892     ISO Abbreviation:  Cell Transplant     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9208854     Medline TA:  Cell Transplant     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  99-111     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Genetic Center, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
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