PMID- 24908088 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151109 LR - 20201116 IS - 1802-9973 (Electronic) IS - 0862-8408 (Linking) VI - 63 IP - 5 DP - 2014 TI - Protection of dopamine neurons by vibration training and up-regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in a MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease. PG - 649-57 AB - It is unknown whether the longer duration of vibration training (VT) has a beneficial effect on Parkinson's disease (PD). And also, the mechanisms underlying the reported sensorimotor-improvement in PD induced by short-duration of VT has not been determined. Here, we investigated the effects of longer duration (4 weeks) of low amplitude vibration (LAV) training on the numbers of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra by immunostaining and the levels of dopamine (DA) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the striatum by HPLC and ELISA in the chronic MPTP lesion mouse. We demonstrated for the first time that the longer duration of VT could significantly increase the numbers of nigrostriatal DA neurons and the contents of striatal DA and BDNF in the MPTP mice. Our findings implied that longer duration of VT could protect dopaminergic neurons from the MPTP-induced damage probably by upregulating BDNF and also provided evidence for the beneficial effect of longer duration of VT on PD at the cellular and molecular level. FAU - Zhao, L AU - Zhao L AD - Laboratory of Neuropharmacology and Department of Neurosurgery, South-west Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing , China. zmqian1993@gmail.com and Department of Sports Physiology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China. zhaolispring@126.com. FAU - He, L X AU - He LX FAU - Huang, S N AU - Huang SN FAU - Gong, L J AU - Gong LJ FAU - Li, L AU - Li L FAU - Lv, Y Y AU - Lv YY FAU - Qian, Z M AU - Qian ZM LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140605 PL - Czech Republic TA - Physiol Res JT - Physiological research JID - 9112413 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 9P21XSP91P (1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) RN - VTD58H1Z2X (Dopamine) SB - IM MH - *1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Dopamine/metabolism MH - Dopaminergic Neurons/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Parkinsonian Disorders/chemically induced/metabolism/physiopathology/*therapy MH - Substantia Nigra/*metabolism/physiopathology MH - Time Factors MH - Up-Regulation MH - *Vibration EDAT- 2014/06/09 06:00 MHDA- 2015/11/10 06:00 CRDT- 2014/06/09 06:00 PHST- 2014/06/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/06/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/11/10 06:00 [medline] AID - 932743 [pii] AID - 10.33549/physiolres.932743 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Physiol Res. 2014;63(5):649-57. doi: 10.33549/physiolres.932743. Epub 2014 Jun 5.