Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Muscle Nerve. 2011 Jun;43(6):878-86. doi: 10.1002/mus.21986. Epub 2011 Apr 12.
In this study we compared the effects of downhill or horizontal treadmill running on the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) transverse relaxation time constant (T(2)) in mdx mice.
Mice underwent either downhill (n = 11 mdx, n = 6 controls) or horizontal running (n = 9, mdx only) on a treadmill. MRI was conducted prior to exercise, immediately afterward (∽20 minutes), and then 24 and 48 hours after exercise.
A higher percentage of pixels with elevated T(2) in the lower hindlimb muscles was observed in the mdx mice compared with controls both pre-exercise (P < 0.001) and at each time-point after downhill running (P < 0.05), but not with horizontal running. The medial compartment muscles appeared to be the most susceptible to increased T(2).
Downhill running provides a stimulus for inducing acute changes in muscle T(2) in mdx mice. MRI is a non-invasive approach for examining acute muscle damage and recovery in multiple muscle groups simultaneously.
在这项研究中,我们比较了下坡或水平跑步机跑步对 mdx 小鼠磁共振成像(MRI)横向弛豫时间常数(T(2))的影响。
小鼠在跑步机上进行下坡(mdx n = 11,对照组 n = 6)或水平跑步(仅 mdx n = 9)。在运动前、运动后即刻(约 20 分钟)以及运动后 24 小时和 48 小时进行 MRI。
与对照组相比,mdx 小鼠在运动前(P < 0.001)和下坡运动后的每个时间点(P < 0.05),其较低肢肌肉中 T(2)升高的像素百分比更高,但在水平跑步时则没有。内侧间隔肌肉似乎最容易受到 T(2)增加的影响。
下坡跑步为诱导 mdx 小鼠肌肉 T(2)急性变化提供了刺激。MRI 是一种非侵入性方法,可同时检查多个肌肉群的急性肌肉损伤和恢复情况。