Insulin and exercise improved muscle function in rats with severe burns and hindlimb unloading

Autor: Juquan Song, Lisa A. Baer, Melody R. S. Threlkeld, Calvin Geng, Charles E. Wade, Steven E. Wolf
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Physiological Reports, Vol 7, Iss 14, Pp n/a-n/a (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2051-817X
DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14158
Popis: Abstract Prior work established that exercise alleviates muscle function loss in a clinically relevant rodent model mimicking the clinical sequelae of severely burned patients. On the basis of these data, we posit that pharmacologic treatment with insulin combined with exercise further mitigates loss of muscle function following severe burn with immobilization. Twenty‐four Sprague–Dawley rats were assessed and trained to complete a climbing exercise. All rats followed a standardized protocol to mimic severe burn patients (40% total body surface area scald burn); all rats were immediately placed into a hindlimb unloading apparatus to simulate bedrest. The rats were then randomly assigned to four treatment groups: saline vehicle injection without exercise (VEH/NEX), insulin (5 U/kg) injection without exercise (INS/NEX), saline vehicle with daily exercise (VEH/EX), and insulin with daily exercise (INS/EX). The animals were assessed for 14 days following injury. The groups were compared for multiple variables. Isometric tetanic (Po) and twitch (Pt) forces were significantly elevated in the plantaris and soleus muscles of the INS/EX rats (P
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