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Caine S, Alaverdashvili M, Colbourne F, Muir GD, Paterson PG. A modified rehabilitation paradigm bilaterally increased rat extensor digitorum communis muscle size but did not improve forelimb function after stroke. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0302008. [PMID: 38603768 PMCID: PMC11008896 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Malnutrition after stroke may lessen the beneficial effects of rehabilitation on motor recovery through influences on both brain and skeletal muscle. Enriched rehabilitation (ER), a combination of environmental enrichment and forelimb reaching practice, is used preclinically to study recovery of skilled reaching after stroke. However, the chronic food restriction typically used to motivate engagement in reaching practice is a barrier to using ER to investigate interactions between nutritional status and rehabilitation. Thus, our objectives were to determine if a modified ER program comprised of environmental enrichment and skilled reaching practice motivated by a short fast would enhance post-stroke forelimb motor recovery and preserve forelimb muscle size and metabolic fiber type, relative to a group exposed to stroke without ER. At one week after photothrombotic cortical stroke, male, Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to modified ER or standard care for 2 weeks. Forelimb recovery was assessed in the Montoya staircase and cylinder task before stroke and on days 5-6, 22-23, and 33-34 after stroke. ER failed to improve forelimb function in either task (p > 0.05). Atrophy of extensor digitorum communis (EDC) and triceps brachii long head (TBL) muscles was not evident in the stroke-targeted forelimb on day 35, but the area occupied by hybrid fibers was increased in the EDC muscle (p = 0.038). ER bilaterally increased EDC (p = 0.046), but not TBL, muscle size; EDC muscle fiber type was unchanged by ER. While the modified ER did not promote forelimb motor recovery, it does appear to have utility for studying the role of skeletal muscle plasticity in post-stroke recovery.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sally Caine
- College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
- Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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McDonald MW, Jeffers MS, Issa L, Carter A, Ripley A, Kuhl LM, Morse C, Comin CH, Jasmin BJ, Lacoste B, Corbett D. An Exercise Mimetic Approach to Reduce Poststroke Deconditioning and Enhance Stroke Recovery. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2021; 35:471-485. [PMID: 33825581 PMCID: PMC8135250 DOI: 10.1177/15459683211005019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Evidence supports early rehabilitation after stroke to limit disability. However, stroke survivors are typically sedentary and experience significant cardiovascular and muscular deconditioning. Despite growing consensus that preclinical and clinical stroke recovery research should be aligned, there have been few attempts to incorporate cardiovascular and skeletal muscle deconditioning into animal models of stroke. Here, we demonstrate in rats that a hindlimb sensorimotor cortex stroke results in both cardiovascular and skeletal muscle deconditioning and impairments in gait akin to those observed in humans. To reduce poststroke behavioral, cardiovascular, and skeletal muscle perturbations, we then used a combinatorial intervention consisting of aerobic and resistance exercise in conjunction with administration of resveratrol (RESV), a drug with exercise mimetic properties. A combination of aerobic and resistance exercise mitigated decreases in cardiovascular fitness and attenuated skeletal muscle abnormalities. RESV, beginning 24 hours poststroke, reduced acute hindlimb impairments, improved recovery in hindlimb function, increased vascular density in the perilesional cortex, and attenuated skeletal muscle fiber changes. Early RESV treatment and aerobic and resistance exercise independently provided poststroke benefits, at a time when individuals are rapidly becoming deconditioned as a result of inactivity. Although no additive effects were observed in these experiments, this approach represents a promising strategy to reduce poststroke behavioral impairments and minimize deconditioning. As such, this treatment regime has potential for enabling patients to engage in more intensive rehabilitation at an earlier time following stroke when mechanisms of neuroplasticity are most prevalent.
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Affiliation(s)
- Matthew W McDonald
- University of Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- University of Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, ON, Canada
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- University of Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, ON, Canada.,University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute, ON, Canada
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- University of Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute, ON, Canada
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Haley MJ, White CS, Roberts D, O'Toole K, Cunningham CJ, Rivers-Auty J, O'Boyle C, Lane C, Heaney O, Allan SM, Lawrence CB. Stroke Induces Prolonged Changes in Lipid Metabolism, the Liver and Body Composition in Mice. Transl Stroke Res 2019; 11:837-850. [PMID: 31865538 PMCID: PMC7340675 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-019-00763-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Revised: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
During recovery, stroke patients are at risk of developing long-term complications that impact quality of life, including changes in body weight and composition, depression and anxiety, as well as an increased risk of subsequent vascular events. The aetiologies and time-course of these post-stroke complications have not been extensively studied and are poorly understood. Therefore, we assessed long-term changes in body composition, metabolic markers and behaviour after middle cerebral artery occlusion in mice. These outcomes were also studied in the context of obesity, a common stroke co-morbidity proposed to protect against post-stroke weight loss in patients. We found that stroke induced long-term changes in body composition, characterised by a sustained loss of fat mass with a recovery of lean weight loss. These global changes in response to stroke were accompanied by an altered lipid profile (increased plasma free fatty acids and triglycerides) and increased adipokine release at 60 days. After stroke, the liver also showed histological changes indicative of liver damage and a decrease in plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was observed. Stroke induced depression and anxiety-like behaviours in mice, illustrated by deficits in exploration, nest building and burrowing behaviours. When initial infarct volumes were matched between mice with and without comorbid obesity, these outcomes were not drastically altered. Overall, we found that stroke induced long-term changes in depressive/anxiety-like behaviours, and changes in plasma lipids, adipokines and the liver that may impact negatively on future vascular health.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael J Haley
- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology and Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology and Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology and Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology and Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology and Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology and Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology and Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology and Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology and Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology and Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology and Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.
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Desgeorges MM, Devillard X, Toutain J, Divoux D, Castells J, Bernaudin M, Touzani O, Freyssenet DG. Molecular Mechanisms of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in a Mouse Model of Cerebral Ischemia. Stroke 2015; 46:1673-80. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.008574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Marine Maud Desgeorges
- From the Laboratoire de Physiologie de l’Exercice, Université de Lyon, Saint Etienne, France (M.M.D., X.D., J.C., D.G.F.); CNRS, UMR 6301 ISTCT, CERVOxy Group, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); CEA, DSV/I2BM, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); and Université de Caen Basse Normandie, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.)
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- From the Laboratoire de Physiologie de l’Exercice, Université de Lyon, Saint Etienne, France (M.M.D., X.D., J.C., D.G.F.); CNRS, UMR 6301 ISTCT, CERVOxy Group, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); CEA, DSV/I2BM, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); and Université de Caen Basse Normandie, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.)
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- From the Laboratoire de Physiologie de l’Exercice, Université de Lyon, Saint Etienne, France (M.M.D., X.D., J.C., D.G.F.); CNRS, UMR 6301 ISTCT, CERVOxy Group, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); CEA, DSV/I2BM, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); and Université de Caen Basse Normandie, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.)
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- From the Laboratoire de Physiologie de l’Exercice, Université de Lyon, Saint Etienne, France (M.M.D., X.D., J.C., D.G.F.); CNRS, UMR 6301 ISTCT, CERVOxy Group, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); CEA, DSV/I2BM, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); and Université de Caen Basse Normandie, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.)
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- From the Laboratoire de Physiologie de l’Exercice, Université de Lyon, Saint Etienne, France (M.M.D., X.D., J.C., D.G.F.); CNRS, UMR 6301 ISTCT, CERVOxy Group, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); CEA, DSV/I2BM, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); and Université de Caen Basse Normandie, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.)
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- From the Laboratoire de Physiologie de l’Exercice, Université de Lyon, Saint Etienne, France (M.M.D., X.D., J.C., D.G.F.); CNRS, UMR 6301 ISTCT, CERVOxy Group, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); CEA, DSV/I2BM, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); and Université de Caen Basse Normandie, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.)
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- From the Laboratoire de Physiologie de l’Exercice, Université de Lyon, Saint Etienne, France (M.M.D., X.D., J.C., D.G.F.); CNRS, UMR 6301 ISTCT, CERVOxy Group, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); CEA, DSV/I2BM, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); and Université de Caen Basse Normandie, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.)
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- From the Laboratoire de Physiologie de l’Exercice, Université de Lyon, Saint Etienne, France (M.M.D., X.D., J.C., D.G.F.); CNRS, UMR 6301 ISTCT, CERVOxy Group, GIP Cyceron, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); CEA, DSV/I2BM, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.); and Université de Caen Basse Normandie, UMR 6301 ISTCT, Caen, France (J.T., D.D., M.B., O.T.)
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