Effects of physical exercise on skeletal muscles of rats with cerebral ischemia
Braz. j. med. biol. res
; 52(12): e8576, 2019. graf
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ABSTRACT
Physical exercise is a known preventive and therapeutic alternative for several cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the motor performance and histomorphometry of the biceps brachii, soleus, and tibialis anterior muscles of rats submitted to a treadmill training program prior to the induction of cerebral ischemia via occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (OMCA). A total of 24 Wistar rats were distributed into four groups Sham-Sed sedentary control animals (n=6), who underwent sham surgery (in which OMCA did not occur); Sham+Ex control animals exercised before the sham surgery (n=6); I-Sed sedentary animals with cerebral ischemia (n=6); and I+Ex animals exercised before the induction of ischemia (n=6). The physical exercise consisted of treadmill training for five weeks, 30 min/day (5 days/week), at a speed of 14 m/min. The results showed that the type-I fibers presented greater fiber area in the exercised ischemic group (I+Ex 2347.96±202.77 µm2) compared to the other groups (Sham-Sed 1676.46±132.21 µm2; Sham+Ex 1647.63±191.09 µm2; I+Ex 1566.93±185.09 µm2; P=0.0002). Our findings suggested that the angiogenesis process may have influenced muscle recovery and reduced muscle atrophy of type-I fibers in the animals that exercised before cerebral ischemia.
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Condicionamento Físico Animal
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Atrofia Muscular
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Isquemia Encefálica
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Músculo Esquelético
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Infarto da Artéria Cerebral Média
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil