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. 2023 Mar 19;20:76. doi: 10.1186/s12974-023-02753-6

Table 1.

Exercise suppresses neuroinflammation in AD

Model Exercise mode Exercise duration and frequency Changes in inflammatory markers Changes in other indicators Source of inflammatory markers References

AD rats

(male)

Swimming 30 min/time; 7 times/week; 4 weeks IL-10 ↑; IL-6 ↓ Aβ, Tau ↓; BDNF ↑ Serum [270]

SD rats

(2.5 months old, female)

Swimming 60 min/time; 7 times/week; 4 weeks IL-10 ↑; TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-18 ↓ Aβ, Tau ↓; Memory impairment rescuing Hippocampal tissue [271]

TG2576 mice

(17–18 months old)

Voluntary wheel running 3 weeks IL-1β, TNF-α ↓; IFN-γ, MIP-1α ↑; CD40 ↑ Aβ ↓ Hippocampus and cortex [272]

5xFAD mice

(2–3 months old, female)

Voluntary wheel running 24 weeks IL-1β →  Cognitive function → ; Anxious behavior↑ Hippocampal tissue [267]

BALB/C mice

(4 and 22 months old, Male and female)

Voluntary wheel running 10 weeks Expression levels of MHCII and CD86 ↓ Hippocampal tissue [273]

APP/PS1 mice

(17 months old)

Voluntary wheel running 3 weeks Expression of inflammatory genes ↓ Proliferation of precursor neurons and glial cells ↑ Plasma [207]

3xTG mice

(9 months old, male)

Resistance exercise 3 times/week; 4 weeks TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-1β ↓; IL-10 and IL-6 →  Aβ, p-Tau ↓; Activation of glial cells ↓; Memory impairment rescuing Serum, frontal cortex, and hippocampus [274]

APP/PS1 mice

(6–7 months old, Male)

Resistance exercise 5 times/week; 4 weeks IL-1α, IL-6 and IL-4 ↓ Number of microglia ↑; Aβ plaques in hippocampus ↓ Hippocampal tissue [275]

Wistar rats

(18 months old, Male)

Treadmill running 30 min/time; 1.4 weeks (10 days) TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 ↓ Hippocampal tissue [276]

3xTG mice

(16 months old)

Treadmill running 60 min/time; 5 times/week; 12 weeks TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1b, COX-2, and NK-κB ↓ Number of activated glial cells ↑ Hippocampal tissue [277]

APP/PS1 mice

(3 months old, male)

Treadmill running 45 min/time; 5 times/week; 12 weeks TNF-α and IL-1β ↓; IL-10 and TGF-β ↑ Cognitive function ↑; Proportion of M2 phenotype microglia ↑ Hippocampal tissue [213]

C57BL/6 mice

(4 and 18 months old)

Treadmill running 50 min/time; 1.4 weeks (10 days) IL-1β in hippocampus ↓ Proportion of M2 phenotype microglia ↑; Cognitive function ↑ Hippocampal tissue [210]

Swiss mice

(Male)

Treadmill running 40 min/time; 5 times/week; 4 weeks IL-1α, NLRP3 and Caspase-1 expression ↓; IL-1β →  Hippocampal tissue [217]

SD rats

(Male)

Treadmill running 20 min/time; 5 times/week; 4 weeks TNF-α and IL-1β ↓; IL-10 and IL-4 ↑ Aβ and p-Tau ↓; Proportion of M2 phenotype microglia ↑ Hippocampal tissue [215]

211 elderlies

(67 ± 5 years old)

Habitual physical activity 1 week Neutrophils ↑; IL-6, IL-8, CRP, IL-10 and IL-13 →  Serum and plasma [278]

368 seniors

(70–89 years old)

Personalized exercise intervention 45 min/time; 3 times/week; 16 weeks IL-8 ↓; IL-2, IL-6, IL -1Rα, IL-15 and TNF-α →  Blood [279]

AD patients

(Average 68.3 years old)

Exercise program (40–60% of heart rate reserve) 60 min/time; 2 times/week; 11 weeks IL-4 ↑, IL-1β and TNF-α →  Cognitive function ↑; Spatial judgment ↑; Self-awareness ↑ Blood [203]

Seniors

(Average 78 years old)

Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise 45 min/time; 3 times/week; 16 weeks CRP ↓ Blood [280]

AD patients

(Average 70.6 years old)

Moderate to high-intensity physical exercise 60 min/time; 3 times/week; 16 weeks IL-6 ↑; TREM2↑, IL-10, IL-1β, IL-8, IL-13, and TNF-α →  Blood and CSF [205]

AD patients

(Average 73.05 years old)

Aerobic exercise IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α↓ Cognitive function↑ Blood [281]

AD patients

(65–75 years old)

Aerobic exercise 45 min/time; 3 times/week; 8 weeks TNF-α and IL-6↓ Quality of life↑ Blood [282]

MCI patients

(Average 65.72 years old)

Aerobic and Resistance exercise 40 min/time; 3 times/week; 16 weeks IL-6, IL-8 and IL-1β → ; IL-15 and TNF-α↓ Cognitive function↑ Blood [269]

Legend: ↑, level increase; ↓, level decrease, → , no significant change