| Exercise inhibits neuronal apoptosis and improves cerebral function following rat traumatic brain injury. | |
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PMID: 21442353 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Exercise is reported to inhibit neuronal apoptotic cell death in the hippocampus and improve learning and memory. However, the effect of exercise on inhibition of neuronal apoptosis surrounding the area of damage after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the improvement of cerebral dysfunction following TBI are unknown. Here, we investigate the effect of exercise on morphology and cerebral function following TBI in rats. Wistar rats received TBI by a pneumatic controlled injury device were randomly divided into two groups: (1) non-exercise group and (2) exercise group. The exercise group ran on a treadmill for 30 min/day at 22 m/min for seven consecutive days. Immunohistochemical and behavioral studies were performed following TBI. The number of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)-positive cells around the damaged area early after TBI was significantly reduced in the exercise group compared with the non-exercise group (P < 0.05). Furthermore, most ssDNA-positive cells in the non-exercise group co-localized with neuronal cells. However, in the exercise group, a few ssDNA-positive cells co-localized with neurons. In addition, there was a significant increase in neuronal cell number and improvement in cerebral dysfunction after TBI in the exercise group compared with the non-exercise group (P < 0.05). These results indicate that exercise following TBI inhibits neuronal degeneration and apoptotic cell death around the damaged area, which results in improvement of cerebral dysfunction. In summary, treadmill running improved cerebral dysfunction following TBI, indicating its potential as an effective clinical therapy. Therefore, exercise therapy (rehabilitation) in the early phase following TBI is important for recuperation from cerebral dysfunction. |
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Tatsuki Itoh; Motohiro Imano; Shozo Nishida; Masahiro Tsubaki; Shigeo Hashimoto; Akihiko Ito; Takao Satou |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-3-27 |
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Title: Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) Volume: - ISSN: 1435-1463 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-3-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9702341 Medline TA: J Neural Transm Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Pathology, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Ohno-higashi, Osakasayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan, tatsuki@med.kindai.ac.jp. |
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