Int Neurourol J.  2014 Mar;18(1):16-22.

Treadmill Exercise Ameliorates Short-Term Memory Disturbance in Scopolamine-Induced Amnesia Rats

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physiology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Psychiatry, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea.
  • 3Department of Urology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.
  • 4Department of Sport & Health Science, College of Natural Science, Sangmyung University, Seoul, Korea. ssoop@smu.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
Scopolamine is a nonselective muscarinic cholinergic receptor antagonist, which induces impairment of learning ability and memory function. Exercise is known to ameliorate brain disturbance induced by brain injuries. In the present study, we investigated the effect of treadmill exercise on short-term memory in relation to acetylcholinesterase (AChE) expression in the hippocampus, using a scopolamine-induced amnesia model in mice.
METHODS
To induce amnesia, 1 mg/kg scopolamine hydrobromide was administered intraperitoneally once per day for 14 days. A step-down avoidance test for short-term memory was conducted. AChE histochemistry, immunohistochemistry for collagen IV, and doublecortin were performed.
RESULTS
Short-term memory deteriorated in the mice with scopolamine-induced amnesia, concomitant with enhanced AChE expression and suppression of angiogenesis in the hippocampus. Critically, treadmill exercise ameliorated short-term memory impairment, suppressed AChE expression, and enhanced angiogenesis in the mice with scopolamine-induced amnesia.
CONCLUSIONS
Overexpression of AChE is implicated in both brain and renal disease. The findings of our study indicate that treadmill exercise may be of therapeutic value in neurodegenerative and renal diseases by suppressing the effects of AChE expression.

Keyword

Amnesia; Exercise test; Short-term memory; Acetylcholinesterase

MeSH Terms

Acetylcholinesterase
Amnesia*
Animals
Brain
Brain Injuries
Collagen
Exercise Test
Hippocampus
Immunohistochemistry
Learning
Memory
Memory, Short-Term*
Mice
Rats*
Scopolamine Hydrobromide
Acetylcholinesterase
Collagen
Scopolamine Hydrobromide
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