《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2017, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (5): 525-528.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.05.007

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Effect of Treadmill Exercise on Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 in Rats with Traumatic Brain Injury

SHEN Xia-feng1, TIAN Shan2, WU Yi2, ZHU Yu-lian2   

  1. 1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Rehabilitaion Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai 200092, China;
    2. Department of Rehabilitation, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
  • Received:2017-03-08 Revised:2017-04-11 Published:2017-05-25 Online:2017-05-24
  • Contact: ZHU Yu-lian. E-mail: hsyykfkzyl@163.com

Abstract: Objective To determine the effect of treadmill exercise on expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in rats following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods Fifty-five male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to sham (n=15), control (n=20) and exercise (n=20) groups, the later two groups subjected to unilateral cortical contusion injury (CCI). All the rats were assessed with foot-fault test 6, 12, 18 and 24 days after CCI. Evans blue perfusion was used to evaluate the integrity of the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) 48 hours after CCI. Protein expression of MMP-2 was determined with Western blotting one week after CCI. Results The score of foot-fault test improved more in the exercise group than in the control group 12, 18 and 24 days after CCI (F>4.793, P<0.05). Evans blue extravasation was less in the exercise group than in the control group (t=-8.091, P<0.001), as well as the expression of MMP-2 (t=-13.12, P<0.001). Conclusion Early treadmill exercise can improve the motor function in rats with TBI, which may associate with inhibition of MMP-2 expression to protect BBB integrity.

Key words: traumatic brain injury, treadmill exercise, blood-brain-barrier, matrix metalloproteinase, rats

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