Sex differences in exercise and drug addiction: A mini review of animal studies

Autor: Yuehui Zhou, Chenglin Zhou, Rena Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Sport and Health Science, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 163-169 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2095-2546
DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2014.04.005
Popis: Growing literature has demonstrated that exercise may be an effective prevention and treatment option for drug addiction. In the past few years, many studies have suggested that there were sex differences in all phases of drug addiction. However, very limited research has investigated sex differences in the effectiveness of exercise intervention in drug addiction and rehabilitation. In this mini review, we summarize the effect of sex on the results of using exercise to prevent and treat drug addiction. The studies we consider span various animal models and use multiple types of exercise to examine the effectiveness of exercise on the neurobiological mechanism of exercise rehabilitation. We believe that exercise as an adjuvant intervention strategy can be applied better in drug addiction prevention and recovery.
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