Institute of Healthy and Environmental Medicine, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300050, China.
Neurosci Bull. 2008 Feb;24(1):29-33. doi: 10.1007/s12264-008-1031-4.
To investigate changes of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and its synthesis rate-limiting enzyme tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) in the ventral horn of spinal cord after exercise-induced fatigue, and to further discuss the mechanism of exercise-induced central fatigue at spinal level.
Sixteen healthy adult Wistar rats were randomly divided into 2 groups: exercise-induced fatigue group and control group. Immunohistochemical staining for 5-HT and TPH in the ventral horn were performed and analyzed quantitatively. The mean optic densities of 5-HT and TPH positive fibers or terminals were measured by computerized image analyzer.
Both 5-HT and TPH positive fibers/terminals decreased in the exercise-induced fatigue group. The immunohistochemical staining was weaker and the mean optic densities decreased obviously in the fatigue group compared with those in the control group (P< 0.05).
5-HT and TPH in the ventral horn of spinal cord might be involved in exercise-induced fatigue.
探讨运动性疲劳后脊髓腹角 5-羟色胺(5-HT)及其合成限速酶色氨酸羟化酶(TPH)的变化,进一步探讨运动性中枢疲劳的脊髓机制。
将 16 只健康成年 Wistar 大鼠随机分为运动性疲劳组和对照组。采用免疫组织化学染色法检测脊髓腹角 5-HT 和 TPH,并进行定量分析。用计算机图像分析系统测量 5-HT 和 TPH 阳性纤维或终末的平均光密度。
运动性疲劳组中 5-HT 和 TPH 阳性纤维/终末均减少。与对照组相比,疲劳组免疫组织化学染色较弱,平均光密度明显降低(P<0.05)。
脊髓腹角 5-HT 和 TPH 可能参与了运动性疲劳的发生。