Neural maturation enhanced by exercise-induced extracellular derivatives

Sci Rep. 2020 Mar 3;10(1):3893. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-60930-6.

Abstract

Physical activity has profound effects on neuronal progenitor cell growth, differentiation, and integration, but the mechanism for these effects is still ambiguous. Using a mouse model, we investigated the effects of two weeks of treadmill running on the dynamics of the size distribution and miRNA profiles of serum extracellular derivatives (EDs) using particle-sizing analysis and small RNA sequencing. We found that an increased average diameter of EDs in the running group compared with the sedentary group (p < 0.05), and 16 miRNAs were significantly altered (p < 0.05) in the running group. Furthermore, functional annotation analysis of differentially expressed miRNA-predicted target genes showed that many of these target genes are involved in the PI3K-Akt pathway. Exercise-induced serum EDs increased Neuro2A cell viability and Akt phosphorylation. We also found that expression levels of neuronal maturation markers such as Microtubule-Associated Protein 2 (MAP2ab) and Neuronal nuclei (NeuN) were increased (p < 0.05, respectively), and that inhibition of the PI3K-Akt pathway by LY294002 pre-treatment ameliorated their expression in Neuro2A cells. Finally, the administration of exercise-induced EDs for 3 days increased the Histone 3 phosphorylation and β-III tubulin expression in Ink/Arf null neural stem cells and progenitors (NSPCs) under each proliferation and differentiation condition. These results suggest that exercise-induced circulating EDs may mediate neuronal maturation during exercise.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / cytology*
  • Brain / growth & development*
  • Brain / physiology
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Cell Survival
  • Extracellular Space / metabolism*
  • Hand Strength
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • MicroRNAs / genetics
  • Motor Activity
  • Neurons / cytology*
  • Particle Size
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Physical Conditioning, Animal / physiology*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism
  • Running

Substances

  • MicroRNAs
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt