Effect of high-intensity interval exercise on depression-related behavior in mice.
- Author:
Jia-Hui LIU
1
;
Chao YANG
2
;
Qiu-Xiang GU
1
;
Hai-Ying LIANG
3
;
Dong LIU
1
;
Jun LIU
4
;
Tao LIU
4
;
Cheng-Yun CAI
5
Author Information
1. School of Life Science, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.
2. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.
3. Longyan First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Longyan 364000, China.
4. School of Sports Science, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.
5. School of Life Science, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China. caichengyun86@163.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Antidepressive Agents/pharmacology*;
Behavior, Animal;
Depression/drug therapy*;
Disease Models, Animal;
Hippocampus/metabolism*;
Mice;
Stress, Psychological/drug therapy*
- From:
Acta Physiologica Sinica
2022;74(2):165-176
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This paper was aimed to clarify the effect of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on depression. Animal running platforms were used to establish HIIT exercise models, depression models were prepared by chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS), and depression-related behaviors were detected by behavioral experiments. The results showed that HIIT exercise improved depression-related behavior in CUMS model mice. Western blot and ELISA results showed that in the hippocampus, medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and amygdala of the CUMS model mice, glucocorticoid receptor (GR) protein expression was down-regulated, and the content of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) was increased, compared with those in the control group, whereas HIIT exercise could effectively reverse these changes in CUMS model mice. These results suggest that HIIT exercise can exert antidepressant effect, which brings new ideas and means for the clinical treatment of depressive diseases.
