SUMMARY
Purpose. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether resistance exercise in an aquatic environment promotes the return of peripheral functionality and contributes to reducing leukocyte migration in the knee joint of rats with a model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Methods. Forty male rats were divided into four groups: SHAM – Control; RA – Injury Group; SHAMEX – Exercise Group; and RAEX – Injury Group treated with resistance exercise. RA was induced by immunization at the base of the tail and intra-articular injection of complete Freund’s adjuvant (CFA) into the tibiofemoral joint of the right knee. The exercise protocol was conducted three times a week in a water tank with an overload of 50% of the animal’s weight for 22 days, gradually increasing the number of sets and repetitions every three sessions. The right hind limbs were evaluated for nociception, edema, peripheral function, and synovial infiltrate to analyze the repercussions following the injury in eight assessments.
Results. The induction of joint arthritis impaired joint function, but the RAEX group exhibited reduced pain, improved functional capacity, and a decreased presence of inflammatory cells in the synovial fluid.
Conclusions. Resistance exercise in an aquatic environment promoted functional improvement of the knee joint in Wistar rats with an RA model.
Nociceptive and Inflammatory Evaluation of Water Jumping in Wistar Rats with a Rheumatoid Arthritis Model
Alana Ludemila de Freitas Tavares, Morgana Neves, Thaís Caroline Schnauffer, Lilian Pradal, Taciane Stein da Silva Leal, Lucineia de Fátima Chasko Ribeiro, Gladson Ricardo Flor Bertolini
Original Article, 577-585
Keywords: Autoimmune diseases;. rheumatoid arthritis; neurogenic inflammation; physical exercise; hydrotherapy,
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Ref: Ferreira Pedrosa et al. More Training, Less Trainability: True? A muscle Swelling Analysis (doi: 10.32098/mltj.03.2024.03)
Vinnycius Nunes de OliveiraLetter to the Editor, 623-624 -
Reply to: “Ref: Ferreira Pedrosa et al. More Training, Less Trainability: True? A muscle Swelling Analysis”
Gustavo Ferreira Pedrosa, Lorenzo Laporta, Maria E. C. Rigo, Lair A. C. de Souza, Tiago D. L. Nunes, Michele Forgiarini Saccol, Henrique de Oliveira Castro, Gustavo De Conti Teixeira Costa, Arthur B. G. Bischoff, Thiago Alexandro Nascimento De AndradeReply, 625-626