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NEUROSCIENCE
卷 124, 期 3, 页码 583-591出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2003.12.029
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transient focal cerebral ischemia; infarct; neurologic deficits; treadmill
There is increasing evidence that physical activity is associated with a decreased stroke risk. The purpose of this study was to determine if exercise could also reduce brain damage in rats subjected to transient middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion, and if the reduced brain injury is associated with angiogenesis as well as cellular expression of the nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in regions supplied by the MCA. Adult male Sprague Dawley rats (n=36) exercised 30 min each day for 3 weeks on a treadmill on which repetitive locomotor movement was required. Then, stroke was induced by a 2-h MCA occlusion using an intraluminal filament, followed by 48 h of reperfusion. In addition to the two exercised groups of animals with or without MCA occlusion, there were two other groups of animals, with or without MCA occlusion, housed for the same duration and used as non-exercised controls. Brain damage in ischemic rats was evaluated by neurologic deficits and infarct volume. Exercise preconditioned and non-exercised brains were processed for immunocytochemistry to quantify the number of microvessels or NGF- and BDNF-labeled cells. Pre-ischemic motor activity significantly (P<0.01) reduced neurologic deficits and infarct volume in the frontoparietal cortex and dorsolateral striatum. Cellular expressions of NGF and BDNF were significantly (P<0.01) increased in cortex (neuron) and striatum (glia) of rats under the exercise condition. Significant (P<0.01) increases in microvessel density were found in striaturn. Physical activity reduced stroke damage. The reduced brain damage may be attributable to angiogenesis and neurotrophin overexpression in brain regions supplied by the MCA following exercise. (C) 2004 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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