Swimming exercise attenuates anxiety-like behavior by reducing brain oxidative stress in type 2 diabetic mice
•Type 2 diabetes induced anxiety-like behavior in male C57BL6 mice.•Type 2 diabetes increased brain oxidative stress markers in male C57BL6 mice.•Swimming exercise reduced anxiety-like behavior in type 2 diabetic mice.•Swimming exercise decreased brain oxidative stress in type 2 diabetic mice. Anxie...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Physiology & behavior 2021-08, Vol.237, p.113449-113449, Article 113449 |
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Zusammenfassung: | •Type 2 diabetes induced anxiety-like behavior in male C57BL6 mice.•Type 2 diabetes increased brain oxidative stress markers in male C57BL6 mice.•Swimming exercise reduced anxiety-like behavior in type 2 diabetic mice.•Swimming exercise decreased brain oxidative stress in type 2 diabetic mice.
Anxiety-related behaviors are among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The protective effect of exercise on neuropsychiatric disorders has been documented. However, there are no studies that examined whether swimming exercise can decrease anxiety-like symptoms in type 2 diabetes. We investigated the effects of swimming exercise on body weight, anxiety-like behavior, glucose and insulin levels, and brain oxidative stress in male C57BL/6 mice. T2D-induced mice were subjected to swimming exercise, then anxiety-like behaviors were measured by the open field, light-dark box, and elevated plus-maze tests. Glucose and insulin levels were measure in serum, and antioxidant/oxidative markers including glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA), and glutathione disulfide (GSSG) were measured in the brain. Our findings showed that T2D increased body weight, anxiety-like symptoms, glucose and insulin resistance, and oxidative stress by increasing MDA and GSSG levels in the brain of mice. Interestingly, swimming exercise reversed these parameters in diabetic mice. Our findings clearly indicate that there is a protective impact of swimming exercise on anxiety-like behavior by reducing insulin resistance and brain oxidative stress in mice with type 2 diabetes. Further studies are needed to validate these findings in humans. |
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ISSN: | 0031-9384 1873-507X |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113449 |