Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
September 2018
Jacob D Meyer, Elisa Torres, Maggie L Grabow et al.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and aerobic exercise training (AET) programs improve health and well-being. Exercise participation has been related to mindfulness and may be altered by MBSR training. This study aimed to compare 8 wk of MBSR, AET, and no-treatment control during the fall season on objectively measured physical activity in healthy adults. Participants (n = 66) wore an...
PLoS One
2018
Bruce P. Barrett, Mary S Hayney, Daniel Müller et al.
Practice of meditation or exercise may enhance health to protect against acute infectious illness. To assess preventive effects of meditation and exercise on acute respiratory infection (ARI) illness. Randomized controlled prevention trial with three parallel groups. Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Community-recruited adults who did not regularly exercise or meditate. 1) 8-week behavioral training in...
Journal of Neuroinflammation
December 1, 2011
Andrea Mayado, Elisa Torres, Maria D Gutierrez-Lopez et al.
8 citations
AbstractBackgroundPreconditioning is a phenomenon by which tolerance develops to injury by previous exposure to a stressor of mild severity. Previous studies have shown that single or repeated low dose MDMA can attenuate 5-HT transporter loss produced by a subsequent neurotoxic dose of the drug. We have explored the mechanism of delayed preconditioning by low dose MDMA.MethodsMale Dark Agouti...
Neurotoxicity Research
August 2010
Laura Orío, Noemi Llopis, Elisa Torres et al.
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy') is a selective 5-HT neurotoxin in rat brain which has been shown to produce acute neuroinflammation characterized by activation of microglia and release of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta). We aimed to determine whether or not minocycline, a semi-synthetic tetracycline antibiotic capable of inhibiting microglial activation, could prevent the...
Journal of Neurochemistry
January 12, 2010
Elisa Torres, María Dolores Gutiérrez‐lópez, Érika Borcel et al.
44 citations
J. Neurochem. (2010) 10.1111/j.1471‐4159.2010.06578.x Abstract 3,4‐Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ‘ecstasy’) produces selective long‐lasting serotonergic neurotoxicity in rats. The drug also produces acute hyperthermia which modulates the severity of the neurotoxic response. In addition, MDMA produces signs of neuroinflammation reflected as microglial activation and an increase in the...
British Journal of Pharmacology
December 10, 2009
Inés Peraile, Elisa Torres, Andrea Mayado et al.
Background and purpose: 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and cocaine are two widely abused psychostimulant drugs targeting the dopamine transporter (DAT). DAT availability regulates dopamine neurotransmission and uptake of MDMA-derived neurotoxic metabolites. We aimed to determine the effect of cocaine pre-exposure on the acute and long-term effects of MDMA in mice. Experimental...