PMID- 24185909 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140603 LR - 20211021 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 11 DP - 2013 Oct 31 TI - The effect of different intensities of treadmill exercise on cognitive function deficit following a severe controlled cortical impact in rats. PG - 21598-612 LID - 10.3390/ijms141121598 [doi] AB - Exercise has been proposed for the treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, the proper intensity of exercise in the early phase following a severe TBI is largely unknown. To compare two different treadmill exercise intensities on the cognitive function following a severe TBI in its early phase, rats experienced a controlled cortical impact (CCI) and were forced to treadmill exercise for 14 days. The results revealed that the rats in the low intensity exercise group had a shorter latency to locate a platform and a significantly better improvement in spatial memory in the Morris water maze (MWM) compared to the control group (p < 0.05). The high intensity exercise group showed a longer latency and a mild improvement in spatial memory compared to the control group rats in the MWM; however, this difference was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and p-CREB protein levels in the contralateral hippocampus were increased significantly in the low intensity exercise group. Our results suggest that 2 weeks of low intensity of treadmill exercise is beneficial for improving cognitive function and increasing hippocampal BDNF expression after a severe TBI in its early phase. FAU - Shen, Xiafeng AU - Shen X AD - Department of Rehabilitation, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China. drliap@163.com. FAU - Li, Aiping AU - Li A FAU - Zhang, Yuling AU - Zhang Y FAU - Dong, Xiaomin AU - Dong X FAU - Shan, Tian AU - Shan T FAU - Wu, Yi AU - Wu Y FAU - Jia, Jie AU - Jia J FAU - Hu, Yongshan AU - Hu Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20131031 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain Injuries/pathology/*therapy MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - Cognition Disorders/metabolism/physiopathology/*therapy MH - *Exercise MH - Humans MH - Maze Learning MH - Memory/physiology MH - *Physical Conditioning, Animal MH - Rats PMC - PMC3856023 EDAT- 2013/11/05 06:00 MHDA- 2014/06/04 06:00 PMCR- 2013/11/01 CRDT- 2013/11/05 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/10/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/10/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/11/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/11/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/06/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms141121598 [pii] AID - ijms-14-21598 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms141121598 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2013 Oct 31;14(11):21598-612. doi: 10.3390/ijms141121598.