Effects of Maca on Glu, GABA content, PV positive neurons and VGLUT1 expression in striatum of rats with exercise fatigue
WANG Zhifeng1,2, QIAO Decai1*, GUO Qi2, YAN Qingwei3
(1 School of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;2 Department of Physical Education,Xi′an Polytechnic University,Xi′an 710048, Shaanxi,China; 3 College of Physical Education, Xizang Minzu University,Xianyang 712082, Shaanxi,China)
Abstract:
The aim of this paper was to investigate the effects of Maca on the contents of glutamate (Glu) and γ aminobutyric acid (GABA) in striatum of rats with exercise fatigue, and the expression of (PV) positive neurons and glutamate transporter 1 (VGLUT1).The content of Glu and GABA in rat striatum was determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and the expression of PV positive neurons and VGLUT1 in rat striatum was detected by immunofluorescence technique after the establishment of exercise fatigue model.The results show that the contents of Glu and GABA in rat striatum increased significantly after exercise fatigue (P<0.01), and the contents of Glu and GABA decreased significantly after gastric perfusion of Maca (P<0.01 and P<0.05).After exercise fatigue, the expression of VGLUT1 and PV positive neurons in rat striatum was significantly increased (P<0.01).The expression of VGLUT1 was significantly decreased after gastric perfusion of Maca(P
KeyWords:
Maca; rat; striatum; glutamate; gammaaminobutyric acid; PV positive neurons; VGLUT1