PMID- 32724780 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 2288-176X (Print) IS - 2288-1778 (Electronic) IS - 2288-176X (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 3 DP - 2020 Jun TI - Effects of swimming exercise on social isolation-induced memory impairment and apoptosis in old rats. PG - 234-241 LID - 10.12965/jer.2040366.183 [doi] AB - Effect of swimming exercise on serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) expression and apoptosis in social isolation rats during old age was investigated. Rats in the old social isolation groups were housed alone per cage for 4 weeks. Rats in the swimming exercise groups were allowed to swim for 30 min once daily for 4 weeks. Morris water maze task determined spatial working memory and elevated plus maze test determined anxiety. Immunohistochemistry for tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) and 5-HT in the dorsal raphe and for doublecortin (DCX) in the hippocampal dentate gyrus was conducted. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining in the hippocampal dentate gyrus was performed. Western blot analysis for Bax, Bcl-2, and cytochrome c in the hippocampus was conducted. Social isolation in rats of old age reduced spatial working memory and increased anxiety level. Swimming exercise enhanced spatial working memory and suppressed anxiety level. Social isolation in rats of old age inhibited TPH and 5-HT expression in dorsal rape. Swimming exercise increased TPH and 5-HT expression. Social isolation in rats of old age inhibited DCX-positive cells in the hippocampal dente gyrus. Swimming exercise increased DCX-positive cells. Social isolation in rats of old age increased TUNEL-positive cells, Bax and cytochrome c expression, and decreased Bcl-2 expression, which promoted apoptosis. Swimming exercise suppressed TUNEL-positive cells, Bax and cytochrome c expression, and increased Bcl-2 expression, which inhibited apoptosis. Swimming exercise improved 5-HT expression and suppressed apoptosis to alleviate anxiety and memory impairment during old age. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation. FAU - Park, Sang-Seo AU - Park SS AD - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Park, Hye-Sang AU - Park HS AD - Department of Kinesiology, College of Public Health and Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. FAU - Kim, Tae-Woon AU - Kim TW AD - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. AD - Exercise Rehabilitation Research Institute, Department of Exercise & Health Science, Sangmyung University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Lee, Sam-Jun AU - Lee SJ AD - Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Tongmyong University, Busan, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200630 PL - Korea (South) TA - J Exerc Rehabil JT - Journal of exercise rehabilitation JID - 101615171 PMC - PMC7365722 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anxiety OT - Apoptosis OT - Social isolation OT - Spatial working memory OT - Swimming exercise COIS- CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. EDAT- 2020/07/30 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/30 06:01 PMCR- 2020/06/30 CRDT- 2020/07/30 06:00 PHST- 2020/04/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/05/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/07/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/07/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/30 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/06/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jer-16-3-234 [pii] AID - 10.12965/jer.2040366.183 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Exerc Rehabil. 2020 Jun 30;16(3):234-241. doi: 10.12965/jer.2040366.183. eCollection 2020 Jun.