机构:[1]Department of Neurology and China-America Institute ofNeuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University,Beijing 101149, China神经科系统神经内科首都医科大学宣武医院中美神经科学研究所科技平台[2]China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Luhe Hospital, CapitalMedical University, Beijing, China[3]Department of Neurology, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital MedicalUniversity, Beijing, China[4]Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School ofMedicine, Detroit, MI, USA[5]Department of Research & Development Center, John D. DingellVA Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA
There remain debates on neuroprotection and rehabilitation techniques for acute ischemic stroke patients. Therapeutic physical exercise following stroke has shown promise but is challenging to apply clinically. Ischemic conditioning, which has several clinical advantages, is a potential neuroprotective method for stroke rehabilitation that is less understood. In the present study, the rehabilitative properties and mechanisms of physical exercise and remote ischemic postconditioning (RIPostC) after stroke were compared and determined. A total of 248 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into five groups: (1) sham, (2) stroke, (3) stroke with intense treadmill exercise, (4) stroke with mild treadmill exercise, and (5) stroke with RIPostC. Focal ischemia was evaluated by infarct volume and neurological deficit. Long-term functional outcomes were represented through neurobehavioral function tests: adhesive removal, beam balance, forelimb placing, grid walk, rota-rod, and Morris water maze. To further understand the mechanisms underlying neurorehabilitation and verify the presence thereof, we measured mRNA and protein levels of neuroplasticity factors, synaptic proteins, angiogenesis factors, and regulation molecules, including HIF-1α, BDNF, TrkB, and CREB. The key role of HIF-1α was elucidated by using the inhibitor, YC-1. Both exercise intensities and RIPostC significantly decreased infarct volumes and neurological deficits and outperformed the stroke group in the neurobehavioral function tests. All treatment groups showed significant increases in mRNA and protein expression levels of the target molecules for neurogenesis, synaptogenesis, and angiogenesis, with intermittent further increases in the RIPostC group. HIF-1α inhibition nullified most beneficial effects and indicative molecule expressions, including HIF-1α, BDNF, TrkB, and CREB, in both procedures. RIPostC is equally, or superiorly, effective in inducing neuroprotection and rehabilitation compared to exercise in ischemic rats. HIF-1α likely plays an important role in the efficacy of neuroplasticity conditioning, possibly through HIF-1α/BDNF/TrkB/CREB regulation.
基金:
This work was partially supported by the National Natural
Science Foundation of China
(81871838 and 81620108011), the National Key R&D Program of
China (2017YFC1308401), and the Beijing Tongzhou District
Financial Fund, the Science and Technology Plan of Beijing Tongzhou
District (KJ2020CX002; KJ2019CX004).
第一作者机构:[1]Department of Neurology and China-America Institute ofNeuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University,Beijing 101149, China[2]China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Luhe Hospital, CapitalMedical University, Beijing, China[3]Department of Neurology, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital MedicalUniversity, Beijing, China[4]Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School ofMedicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Geng Xiaokun,Wang Qingzhu,Lee Hangil,et al.Remote Ischemic Postconditioning vs. Physical Exercise After Stroke: an Alternative Rehabilitation Strategy?[J].MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY.2021,58(7):3141-3157.doi:10.1007/s12035-021-02329-6.
APA:
Geng Xiaokun,Wang Qingzhu,Lee Hangil,Huber Christian,Wills Melissa...&Ding Yuchuan.(2021).Remote Ischemic Postconditioning vs. Physical Exercise After Stroke: an Alternative Rehabilitation Strategy?.MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY,58,(7)
MLA:
Geng Xiaokun,et al."Remote Ischemic Postconditioning vs. Physical Exercise After Stroke: an Alternative Rehabilitation Strategy?".MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY 58..7(2021):3141-3157