Ahad shafiei bafte

Dr. Ahad shafiei bafte


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 July 2022 in Neurotoxicity Research
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ABAhad shafiei bafte
Ahad shafiei bafte
AHAmir Hossein Haghighi
Amir Hossein Haghighi
RARoya Askari
Roya Askari
AKAlireza Keyhani
Alireza Keyhani
MNMahla Sadat Nabavizadeh
Mahla Sadat Nabavizadeh
MAMajid Asadi-Shekaari
Majid Asadi-Shekaari

27 February 2026 in Scientific Reports
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ABAhad shafiei bafte
Ahad shafiei bafte
AHAmir Hossein Haghighi
Amir Hossein Haghighi
MAMajid Asadi-Shekaari
Majid Asadi-Shekaari
MNMahla Sadat Nabavi-Zadeh
Mahla Sadat Nabavi-Zadeh
RARoya Askari
Roya Askari
Marco Alfonso PerroneMarco Alfonso Perrone
Marco Alfonso Perrone
This study investigated the effect of eight weeks of interval training on insulin signaling and neurodegeneration in the hippocampus of methamphetamine (METH)-treated rats. Thirty-two male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four equal groups ( n = 8): saline, METH-1 (21-days of injection period), METH-2 (21-day injection period, followed by 8-week withdrawal), and METH+moderate-intensity interval training (MIT). Methamphetamine was injected intraperitoneally at 5 mg/kg per day for a period of 21 consecutive days. MIT was conducted on a treadmill at 60–65% of maximum speed, 5 days weekly for 8 weeks. At the end of the injection and training period, the hippocampal tissue of rats was extracted to evaluate the pathological changes and gene expression of related indicators. METH injection caused a disturbance in the insulin signaling pathway, resulting in increased neurodegeneration, as evidenced by a decrease in the expression of IRS-1 ( p < 0.001) and Akt ( p < 0.001) genes as well as an increase in the expression of GSK-3β ( p < 0.001), APP ( p = 0.007), tau ( p = 0.006), p-tau ( p < 0.001), and Caspases-3 ( p = 0.003) genes. However, MIT significantly upregulated the expression of IRS-1 ( p < 0.001) and Akt ( p = 0.002), while downregulating APP ( p = 0.028) and p-tau ( p < 0.001). These findings suggest that MIT enhances insulin signaling activity and improves anxiety-like behaviors, thereby counteracting the detrimental effects of METH. Further studies are required to expand and validate these findings.