《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2019, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (3): 302-306.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2019.03.011

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Effects of Exercise Preconditioning on Blood-brain Barrier Permeability in Rats after Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion Injury

LIANG Bi-ying1, ZHU Lu-wen2, TANG Qiang2, YE Tao3, LI Hong-yu2, LI Bao-long2, RUAN Ye2   

  1. 1.Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
    2.The Second Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
    3.The First Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou 550000, China
  • Received:2018-06-24 Revised:2018-10-17 Published:2019-03-25 Online:2019-04-02
  • Contact: ZHU Lu-wen, E-mail: zhuluwen2009@126.com
  • Supported by:
    China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2017M611411), Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. LBH-Z16195) and Harbin Fund for Young Professional Training (No. RC2017QN003087)

Abstract: Objective To observe the effects of exercise preconditioning on blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability, and connexin 43 (Cx43) and pannexin 1 (Panx1) protein after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Methods Fifty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham group (n = 18), model group (n = 18) and exercise preconditioning group (n = 18). The exercise preconditioning group was trained with treadmill for three weeks before modeling. The middle cerebral arteries were occluded in the model group and the exercise preconditioning group using the modified Koizumi suture. After reperfusion of 24 hours, the rats were assessed with modified Neurological Severity Score (mNSS). The permeability of BBB was observed with Evans blue (EB). The expression of Cx43 and Panx1 was detected with Western blotting and immunohistochemistry in the ischemic tissues. Results Compared with the model group, the mNSS score decreased in the exercise preconditioning group (P < 0.05), while the Evans blue content and the expression of Cx43 and Panx1 decreased (P < 0.05), as well as the the positive areas of Cx43 and Panx1 (P < 0.05). Conclusion Exercise preconditioning can improve the permeability of BBB in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion rats, which may associate with down-regulation of Cx43 and Panx1, to protect brain from injury.

Key words: cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, exercise preconditioning, blood-brain barrier, connexin 43, pannexin 1, rats

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