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NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASE AND TREATMENT
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages 3161-3173Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S121779
Keywords
rehabilitation; cytokine; chemokine; stroke; rat model
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- Shanghai Disabled Persons' Federation [ZY201511]
- Shanghai Key Discipline Construction Grant [ZK2012A40]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81672260]
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Background: Stroke is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, which is associated with serious physical deficits that affect daily living and quality of life and produces immense public health and economic burdens. Both clinical and experimental data suggest that early physical training after ischemic brain injury may reduce the extent of motor dysfunction. However, the exact mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of aerobic exercise on neuroprotection and understand the underlying mechanisms. Materials and methods: Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was conducted to establish a rat model of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury to mimic ischemic stroke. Experimental animals were divided into the following three groups: sham (n=34), MCAO (n=39), and MCAO plus treadmill exercise (n=28). The effects of aerobic exercise intervention on ischemic brain injury were evaluated using functional scoring, histological analysis, and Bio-Plex Protein Assays. Results: Early aerobic exercise intervention was found to improve motor function, prevent death of neuronal cells, and suppress the activation of microglial cells and astrocytes. Furthermore, it was observed that aerobic exercise downregulated the expression of the cytokine interleukin-1 beta and the chemokine monocyte chemotactic protein-1 after transient MCAO in experimental rats. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that treadmill exercise rehabilitation promotes neuroprotection against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury via the downregulation of pro-inflammatory mediators.
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