Cytoskeletal vimentin protein expression in rats with exhaustive eccentric exercise injury / 中国组织工程研究

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:Due to different experimental methods, the change of cytoskeleton proteins after centrifugal movement is stil controversial. OBJECTIVE:To establish exhaustive eccentric exercise injury model in rats and to observe cytoskeletal vimentin protein expression at different time. METHODS:A total of 48 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly and equal y divided into six groups:quiet control group, immediately after exercise group, and 12, 24, 48, 72 hours after exercise groups. In the exercise groups, the rats were subject treadmil exercise at the speed of 16 m/min in a-16° slope, for 100 minutes at the interval of 5 minutes. The quiet control group maintained unchanged, without exercise. The cytoskeletal vimentin was detected with immunohistochemical staining using anti-vimentin antibody, and vimentin expression changes were observed at different time after exhaustive eccentric exercise through the changes of target area percentage. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The results of target area percentage showed that, there was no significant difference between quiet control group and immediately after exercise group (P>0.05). Compared with the immediately after exercise group, the target area percentage was slightly increased in 12 hours after exercise group, without significant difference (P>0.05). Compared with the 12 hours after exercise group, the target area percentage was also slightly increased in 24 hours after exercise group, without significant difference (P>0.05). Compared with quiet control group and immediately after exercise group, the target area percentage was increased in 24 hours exercise group (P<0.05). Compared with immediately and 12 hours after exercise groups, the target area percentage was increased significantly in 48 hours after exercise group (P<0.01). Compared with 48 hours after exercise group, the target area percentage began to decline in 72 hours after exercise group (P<0.05), which was higher than quiet control level. After exhaustive eccentric exercise, cytoskeletal vimentin begin to express at varying degrees. The vimentin expression is increased gradual y at 12 hours and reached the peak at 48 hours, then begins to decrease.