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Threshold-like pattern of neuronal activation in the hypothalamus during treadmill running: establishment of a minimum running stress (MRS) rat model.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17524508     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Despite the indication that the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is activated during treadmill running, there have not been any studies focusing on the relationship between exercise intensity and region-specific neural activities in hypothalamus. To address this, rats were subjected to 30 min of running, either at middle (supra-LT, 25 m min(-1)) or low speeds (sub-LT, 15 m min(-1)), and c-Fos-(+) cells were counted and compared with control rats. Significant increases in blood glucose and lactate levels, and plasma ACTH and osmolality levels were observed during supra-LT running. Only supra-LT running significantly increased c-Fos induction in various hypothalamic regions, namely, the medial preoptic area (MPO), periventricular nucleus (Pe), suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), supraoptic nucleus (SON), parvocellular division of the paraventricular nucleus (pPVN), anterior hypothalamic area (AH), arcuate nucleus (ARC) and posterior hypothalamic nucleus (PH). However, sub-LT caused no effect on c-Fos accumulation. This indicates that the hypothalamus responds uniquely to running in a threshold-like pattern distinct from the speed-dependent pattern previously reported for the medulla oblongata [Ohiwa et al., 2006a,b]. In addition, these results showed a physiologic basis for mild exercise useful for establishing our minimum running stress (MRS) rat model, or the running conditions that minimize the activation of the HPA axis.
Authors:
Hideaki Soya; Akira Mukai; Custer C Deocaris; Nao Ohiwa; Hyukki Chang; Takeshi Nishijima; Takahiko Fujikawa; Kenji Togashi; Tsuyoshi Saito
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-04-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuroscience research     Volume:  58     ISSN:  0168-0102     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurosci. Res.     Publication Date:  2007 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-08-13     Completed Date:  2007-12-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8500749     Medline TA:  Neurosci Res     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  341-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Tsukuba 305-8574, Japan. hsoya@taiiku.tsukuba.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / blood
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Blood Glucose / metabolism
Disease Models, Animal
Hypothalamus / pathology*
Immunohistochemistry / methods
Lactic Acid / blood,  metabolism*
Male
Neurons / metabolism*
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / metabolism
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Running*
Stress, Psychological / metabolism*,  pathology*
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Blood Glucose; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; 50-21-5/Lactic Acid; 9002-60-2/Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

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