PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE AGAINST TOXOPLASMA GONDII-INDUCED MUSCLE DAMAGE.

Toxoplasmosis can lead to myositis and polymyositis in healthy individuals. Our group demonstrated that congenital infection causes malformation with muscle damage, and that T. gondii can drastically reduce myogenesis in vitro. Acute acquired infection leads to muscle atrophy and impacts their functionality. Additionally, the infection leads to an important loss of cerebral microcirculation. It is known that aerobic physical exercise (PE) can reduce neurological and muscular damage observed in patients with cancer, metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases.