Aline da Silva Pereira, Nathieli Bianchin Bottari, Jelson Norberto Nauderer, Charles Elias Assmann, Priscila Marquezan Copetti, Karine Paula Reichert, Vitor Bastianello Mostardeiro, Marcylene Vieira da Silveira, Vera Maria Melchiors Morsch, Maria Rosa Chitolina Schetinger
Physical exercise is recognized as a non-pharmacological approach against several neuroinflammatory conditions and thus prevent brain disorders. However, the search for ergogenic resources by athletes in the sports field and by bodybuilding practitioners in gyms has been increasingly common and on the rise. This practice shortens the process of performance gain and improves aesthetics, having led to the prominent use and abuse of hormones in the past years. Recent evidence has pointed out that the purinergic system, composed of adenine nucleotides, nucleosides, enzymes, and receptors, largely participates in a wide range of functions within the brain, such as neuroinflammation, neuromodulation, and cellular communication...
December 19, 2023: Steroids