PMID- 37165750 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230714 LR - 20230718 IS - 2162-3279 (Electronic) VI - 13 IP - 7 DP - 2023 Jul TI - Combined treatment of high-intensity interval training with neural stem cell generation on contusive model of spinal cord injury in rats. PG - e3043 LID - 10.1002/brb3.3043 [doi] LID - e3043 AB - INTRODUCTION: Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to inflammation, axonal degeneration, and gliosis. A combined treatment of exercise and neural stem cells (NSC) has been proposed to improve neural repair. This study evaluated a combined treatment of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) with NSC generation from adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) on a contusive model of SCI in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In vitro, rat ADSCs were isolated from the perinephric regions of Sprague-Dawley rats using enzymatic digestion. The ADSCs were transdifferentiated into neurospheres using B27, EGF, and bFGF. After production of NSC, they were labeled using green fluorescent protein (GFP). For the in vivo study, rats were divided into eight groups: control group, sham operation group, sham operation + HIIT group, sham operation + NSC group, SCI group, SCI + HIIT group, SCI + NSC group, and SCI/HIIT/NSC group. Laminectomy was carried out at the T12 level using the impactor system. HIIT was performed three times per week. To assess behavioral function, the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan (BBB) locomotor test and H-reflex was carried out once a week for 12 weeks. We examined glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), S100beta, and NF200 expression. RESULTS: NSC transplantation, HIIT and combined therapy with NSC transplantation, and the HIIT protocol improved locomotor function with decreased maximum H to maximum M reflexes (H/M ratio) and increased the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan score. CONCLUSION: Combined therapy in contused rats using the HIIT protocol and neurosphere-derived NSC transplantation improves functional and histological outcomes. CI - (c) 2023 The Authors. Brain and Behavior published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. FAU - Keikhaei, Reza AU - Keikhaei R AD - School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Abdi, Elahe AU - Abdi E AD - Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. FAU - Darvishi, Marzieh AU - Darvishi M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7656-0854 AD - Shefa Neuroscience Research Center, Khatam Alanbia Hospital, Tehran, Iran. AD - Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. FAU - Ghotbeddin, Zohreh AU - Ghotbeddin Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2110-6333 AD - Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran. AD - Stem Cell and Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran. FAU - Hamidabadi, Hatef Ghasemi AU - Hamidabadi HG AD - Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. AD - Immunogenetic Research Center, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230511 PL - United States TA - Brain Behav JT - Brain and behavior JID - 101570837 SB - IM MH - Rats MH - Animals MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - *High-Intensity Interval Training MH - *Spinal Cord Injuries/therapy MH - *Neural Stem Cells/transplantation MH - Stem Cell Transplantation/methods MH - Spinal Cord MH - Recovery of Function PMC - PMC10338768 OTO - NOTNLM OT - High-intensity interval training (HIIT) OT - neural stem cells (NSCS) OT - neurospheres COIS- Authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/05/11 06:42 MHDA- 2023/07/14 13:08 PMCR- 2023/05/11 CRDT- 2023/05/11 03:58 PHST- 2023/04/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/07/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/04/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/07/14 13:08 [medline] PHST- 2023/05/11 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/05/11 03:58 [entrez] PHST- 2023/05/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - BRB33043 [pii] AID - 10.1002/brb3.3043 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Brain Behav. 2023 Jul;13(7):e3043. doi: 10.1002/brb3.3043. Epub 2023 May 11.