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Transplantation of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) has been known as one of the effective therapeutic methods for functional recov-ery of spinal cord injury (SCI). Treadmill exercise also facilitates the functional recovery of SCI. Previously, we reported that combination of BMSCs transplantation with treadmill exercise potentiated the locomo-tor function in SCI rats. In the present study, we investigated whether recovery effect of BMSCs transplantation or treadmill exercise appears through the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-extracellular sig-nal–regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) pathway. The spinal cord contusion injury was performed at the T9-T10 level using the impactor. Cultured BMSCs were transplanted directly into the lesion 1 week after SCI. Treadmill exercise was performed 6 days per a week for 6 weeks. Western blot for Bax, Bcl-2, BDNF, tyrosine kinase B (TrkB), and phos-phorylated ERK1/2 (p-ERK1/2), phosphorylated JNK was performed. In the present results, combination of BMSCs transplantation with tread-mill exercise potently decreased Bax expression, potently increased Bcl-2 expression, and potently enhanced BDNF and TrkB expressions in the injured spinal cord. Combination of BMSCs transplantation with treadmill exercise further facilitated p-ERK1/2 and p-c-Jun expression levels. The present findings demonstrated the synergistic effect of treadmill exercise on neuroregenerative effect of BMSCs transplanta-tion appeared through the activation of BDNF-ERK1/2 pathway in SCI.

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Abstract
 INTRODUCTION
 MATERIALS AND METHODS
  Animals and treatments
  Spinal cord contusion injury
  BMSCs culture and transplantation
  Treadmill exercise protocol
  Western blot analysis
  Data analysis
 RESULTS
  Bax and Bcl-2 expressions
  BDNF and TrkB expressions
  p-ERK1/2, p-JNK, and p-c-Jun expressions
 DISCUSSION
 CONFLICT OF INTEREST
 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
 REFERENCES

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저자

• You-Mi Kim [ Sports Science Research Institution, Korea National Sport University, Seoul, Korea ]
• Jun-Jang Jin [ Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea ]
• Sam-Jun Lee [ Department of Physical Education, College of Health, Welfare, and Education, Tong Myong University, Busan, Korea ]
• Tae-Beom Seo [ Department of Kinesiology, College of Natural Science, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea ]
• Eun-Sang Ji [ Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea ] Corresponding author

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• 간행물명

  JER [Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation]

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  격월간

• pISSN

  2288-176X

• eISSN

  2288-1778

• 수록기간

  2013~2026

• 등재여부

  SCOPUS,KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 517 DDC 613