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Impact of high intensity exercise on muscle morphology in EAE rats
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The impact of high-intensity exercise on disease progression and muscle contractile properties in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) remains unclear. Control (CON) and EAE rats were divided into sedentary and exercise groups. Before onset (experiment 1, n=40) and after hindquarter paralysis (experiment 2, n=40), isokinetic foot extensor strength, cross sectional area (CSA) of tibialis anterior (TA), extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and soleus (SOL) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels were assessed. EAE reduced muscle fiber CSA of TA, EDL and SOL. In general, exercise was not able to affect CSA, whereas it delayed hindquarter paralysis peak. CON muscle work peaked and declined, while it remained stable in EAE. BDNF-responses were not affected by EAE or exercise. In conclusion, EAE affected CSA-properties of TA, EDL and SOL, which could, partly, explain the absence of peak work during isokinetic muscle performance in EAE-animals. However, exercise was not able to prevent muscle fiber atrophy.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Physiological research. - Praha, 1991, currens
Physiologia Bohemoslovenica / Československá akademie věd. - Praha, 1951 - 1965
Publication
Praha : Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , 2015
ISSN
0862-8408 [print]
1802-9973 [online]
DOI
10.33549/PHYSIOLRES.932824
Volume/pages
64 :6 (2015) , p. 907-923
ISI
000367547900013
Pubmed ID
26047382
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