title: Neuroprotection of Early Locomotor Exercise Poststroke: Evidence From Animal Studies.
abstract: Early locomotor exercise after stroke has attracted a great deal of attention in clinical and animal research in recent years. A series of animal studies showed that early locomotor exercise poststroke could protect against ischemic brain injury and improve functional outcomes through the promotion of angiogenesis, inhibition of acute inflammatory response and neuron apoptosis, and protection of the blood-brain barrier. However, to date, the clinical application of early locomotor exercise poststroke was limited because some clinicians have little confidence in its effectiveness. Here we review the current progress of early locomotor exercise poststroke in animal models. We hope that a comprehensive awareness of the early locomotor exercise poststroke may help to implement early locomotor exercise more appropriately in treatment for ischemic stroke.
authors.affiliation: 1Medical Faculty,Kunming University of Science and Technology,Kunming,China.
authors.forename: Pengyue
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: 1Medical Faculty,Kunming University of Science and Technology,Kunming,China.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xianglei
authors.affiliation: 1Medical Faculty,Kunming University of Science and Technology,Kunming,China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hongbo
authors.affiliation: 1Medical Faculty,Kunming University of Science and Technology,Kunming,China.
authors.forename: Jichuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: 1Medical Faculty,Kunming University of Science and Technology,Kunming,China.
authors.forename: Ce
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D000066829:Neuroprotection; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Cerebral ischemia; Early exercise; Mechanism of neuroprotection; Neuron apoptosis