Yang Guobiao, Yang Wanying, Kiarasi Farzam
Department of Physical Education Xidian University Xi'an Shaanxi China.
School of Marxism Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi China.
Food Sci Nutr. 2025 Aug 10;13(8):e70758. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.70758. eCollection 2025 Aug.
Growing evidence supports the synergistic benefits of combining dietary polyphenols with physical exercise in enhancing brain health and mitigating the progression of glioma. Both interventions independently exert neuroprotective and anticancer effects through mechanisms involving antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory pathways, and epigenetic regulation. This review explores the integrated impact of polyphenol supplementation and exercise on brain well-being, with a particular focus on epigenetic modifications, cognitive function, and the processes of learning and memory. Polyphenols such as curcumin, resveratrol, quercetin, and epigallocatechin-3-gallate have been shown to modulate key epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA methylation, histone modification, and noncoding RNA expression, resulting in the regulation of genes involved in neurogenesis, synaptic plasticity, and gliomagenesis. Concurrently, physical exercise induces epigenetic remodeling that enhances neuroplasticity, improves mitochondrial function, and stimulates the expression of neurotrophic factors, notably brain-derived neurotrophic factor. The convergence of these two interventions may offer a powerful, nonpharmacological approach to improve cognitive performance, slow neurodegeneration, and inhibit glioma growth by restoring tumor suppressor gene activity and attenuating oncogenic signaling. This review synthesizes current preclinical and clinical findings and highlights the therapeutic potential of combining polyphenols and exercise within a predictive and preventive framework. The integration of nutritional neuroscience with lifestyle medicine opens new avenues for targeted interventions aimed at preserving cognitive health and managing brain malignancies.
越来越多的证据支持将膳食多酚与体育锻炼相结合,在促进大脑健康和减缓胶质瘤进展方面具有协同益处。这两种干预措施各自通过涉及抗氧化活性、抗炎途径和表观遗传调控的机制发挥神经保护和抗癌作用。本综述探讨了补充多酚和运动对大脑健康的综合影响,特别关注表观遗传修饰、认知功能以及学习和记忆过程。姜黄素、白藜芦醇、槲皮素和表没食子儿茶素 -3- 没食子酸酯等多酚已被证明可调节关键的表观遗传机制,包括DNA甲基化、组蛋白修饰和非编码RNA表达,从而调控参与神经发生、突触可塑性和胶质瘤发生的基因。同时,体育锻炼可诱导表观遗传重塑,增强神经可塑性,改善线粒体功能,并刺激神经营养因子的表达,特别是脑源性神经营养因子。这两种干预措施的结合可能提供一种强大的非药物方法,通过恢复肿瘤抑制基因活性和减弱致癌信号来提高认知能力、减缓神经退行性变并抑制胶质瘤生长。本综述综合了当前的临床前和临床研究结果,并强调了在预测和预防框架内结合多酚和运动的治疗潜力。营养神经科学与生活方式医学的整合为旨在维护认知健康和管理脑恶性肿瘤的靶向干预开辟了新途径。