PMID- 38255955 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240124 LR - 20240201 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 2 DP - 2024 Jan 10 TI - Is Physical Activity an Efficient Strategy to Control the Adverse Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Context of Obesity? A Narrative Review. LID - 10.3390/ijms25020883 [doi] LID - 883 AB - Obesity affects nearly 660 million adults worldwide and is known for its many comorbidities. Although the phenomenon of obesity is not fully understood, science regularly reveals new determinants of this pathology. Among them, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been recently highlighted. Mainly lipophilic, POPs are normally stored in adipose tissue and can lead to adverse metabolic effects when released into the bloodstream. The main objective of this narrative review is to discuss the different pathways by which physical activity may counteract POPs' adverse effects. The research that we carried out seems to indicate that physical activity could positively influence several pathways negatively influenced by POPs, such as insulin resistance, inflammation, lipid accumulation, adipogenesis, and gut microbiota dysbiosis, that are associated with the development of obesity. This review also indicates how, through the controlled mobilization of POPs, physical activity could be a valuable approach to reduce the concentration of POPs in the bloodstream. These findings suggest that physical activity should be used to counteract the adverse effects of POPs. However, future studies should accurately assess its impact in specific situations such as bariatric surgery, where weight loss promotes POPs' blood release. FAU - Serrano, Quentin A AU - Serrano QA AD - Universite Cote d'Azur, LAMHESS, France. FAU - Le Garf, Sebastien AU - Le Garf S AD - Universite Cote d'Azur, CHU, INSERM, C3M, France. FAU - Martin, Vincent AU - Martin V AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6681-1610 AD - Universite Clermont Auvergne, AME2P, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France. AD - Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), 75005 Paris, France. FAU - Colson, Serge S AU - Colson SS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3315-9486 AD - Universite Cote d'Azur, LAMHESS, France. FAU - Chevalier, Nicolas AU - Chevalier N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7160-4301 AD - Universite Cote d'Azur, CHU, INSERM, C3M, France. LA - eng GR - no number/Conseil Regional Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur/ GR - ANR-15-IDEX-01/Agence Nationale de la Recherche/ PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20240110 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Persistent Organic Pollutants) RN - 0 (Environmental Pollutants) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Humans MH - Persistent Organic Pollutants MH - *Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions MH - Obesity/etiology MH - *Environmental Pollutants/toxicity MH - Exercise PMC - PMC10815489 OTO - NOTNLM OT - adipogenesis OT - adipose tissue OT - bariatric surgery OT - endocrine disruptors OT - inflammation OT - insulin resistance OT - lipid OT - microbiota COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2024/01/23 06:43 MHDA- 2024/01/24 06:43 PMCR- 2024/01/10 CRDT- 2024/01/23 01:11 PHST- 2023/11/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/12/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/12/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/01/24 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/01/23 06:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/01/23 01:11 [entrez] PHST- 2024/01/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms25020883 [pii] AID - ijms-25-00883 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms25020883 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Jan 10;25(2):883. doi: 10.3390/ijms25020883.