Fluoxetine adjunct to therapeutic exercise promotes motor recovery in rats with cerebral ischemia: Roles of nucleus accumbens

Brain Research Bulletin
Yan HuaYu-Long Bai

Abstract

The study aimed to explore the molecular mechanism of fluoxetine as an adjunct to therapeutic exercise to improve motor recovery using a rat cerebral ischemic model with middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). We hypothesized that the nucleus accumbens (NAc) may be one of the responding areas to fluoxetine where relevant elevations in 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and ΔFosB were associated with motor behavioral recovery. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into five groups: rats without intervention; rats that underwent MCAO without exercise or fluoxetine; rats that underwent MCAO treated only with fluoxetine; rats that underwent MCAO treated only with exercise; and rats that underwent MCAO treated with both exercise and fluoxetine. Motor function and motivation were assessed by the fault footsteps test and the forced swimming test. 5-HT level in the bilateral NAc and the expression of 5-HT2C receptor (5-HT2CR) and ΔFosB in the ipsilesional (left) NAc were measured. Correlation was explored by Pearson correlation analysis. Our results indicated that either treatment helped improve the grasp dexterity of the affected limb, motor motivation, and resilience to adverse environment in MCAO rats. The dual treatment with fluo...Continue Reading

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