マルヤマ エミ   Emi Maruyama
  丸山 恵美
   所属   川崎医科大学  医学部 基礎医学 生理学2
   職種   講師
論文種別 原著
言語種別 英語
査読の有無 査読あり
表題 Improvement of motor function induced by skeletal muscle contraction in spinal cord-injured rats.
掲載誌名 正式名:The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
略  称:Spine J
ISSNコード:18781632/15299430
掲載区分国外
巻・号・頁 19(6),pp.1094-1105
著者・共著者 Hayashi Norito, Himi Naoyuki, Nakamura-Maruyama Emi, Okabe Naohiko, Sakamoto Issei, Hasegawa Toru, Miyamoto Osamu
発行年月 2019/06
概要 BACKGROUND:The involvement of neurotrophic factors such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI) by treadmill training has been suggested. The precise mechanism is poorly understood. However, muscle-derived bioactive molecules (myokines) are known to be produced by muscle contraction. Although BDNF is a myokine and is considered to be a potential mediator of neuroplasticity following exercise, its contribution to motor function recovery after SCI has not yet been described in detail.PURPOSE:To investigate the role of muscle contraction in motor function recovery after SCI, with a focus on BDNF.STUDY DESIGN:Male Sprague-Dawley rats (aged 8-9 weeks) were used to establish the SCI model. Percutaneous electrical muscle stimulation (10 mA, 2 Hz, 10 minutes) was applied to both hindlimbs of the rats immediately after SCI. The stimulation was performed once per day for 4 weeks. The sham, SCI only (SCI), and SCI with electrical muscle stimulation (SCI+ES) groups were compared.METHODS:Spinal cord injury was induced by dropping a 20 g rod with an apex diameter of 2 mm from a height of 25 mm onto the spine of an anesthetized rat at the T9 level. Motor function was assessed using the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan Locomotor Scale, inclined plane test, and rotarod test. One week after injury, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling-positive cells were counted at the injury epicenter, and the level of BDNF was measured in both the spinal cord and the anterior tibial muscle. Four weeks after injury, the cavity volume of the epicenter and the level of phosphorylated growth-associated protein 43 in the spinal cord were measured.RESULTS:Significantly improved Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan scores and inclined plane test results were observed in the SCI+ES group compared with those in the SCI group at 4 weeks post-SCI. We also observed a decrease in the cavity volume and an increase in phosphorylated growth-associated pro
DOI 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.12.012
PMID 30583107