Harnessing Lactate Signaling

The researchers believe their findings could serve as a basis for harnessing lactate signaling for encouraging exercise or designing drugs as a way to prevent or control cognitive diseases.

Their findings provide a novel insight into the mechanisms by which exercise-induced high serum lactate levels may beneficially affect the nervous system.

Furthermore, since the changes in lactate levels caused by human exercise can be measured, the adaptational changes in the brain function such as cognition and memory function can be better understood when changes in the lactate level is considered.