Structural neuroplasticity such as neurite extension and dendritic spine dynamics is enhanced by brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and impaired by types of inhibitory molecules that induce growth cone collapse and actin depolymerization, for example, myelin-associated inhibitors, chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans, and negative guidance molecules. These inhibitory molecules can activate RhoA/rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase (ROCK) signaling (known to restrict structural plasticity). Intermittent hypoxia (IH) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) are known to upregulate BDNF that is associated with improvements in learning and memory and greater functional recovery following neural insults. We investigated whether the RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway is also modulated by IH and HIIT in the hippocampus, cortex, and lumbar spinal cord of male Wistar rats. The gene expression of 25 RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway components was determined following IH, HIIT, or IH combined with HIIT (30 min/day, 5 days/wk, 6 wk). IH included 10 3-min bouts that alternated between hypoxia (15% O2) and normoxia. HIIT included 10 3-min bouts alternating between treadmill speeds of 50 cm·s-1 and 15 cm·s-1. In the hippocampus, IH and HIIT significantly downregulated Acan and NgR2 mRNA that are involved in the inhibition of neuroplasticity. However, IH and IH + HIIT significantly upregulated Lingo-1 and NgR3 in the cortex. This is the first time IH and HIIT have been linked to the modulation of plasticity-inhibiting pathways. These results provide a fundamental step toward elucidating the interplay between the neurotrophic and inhibitory mechanisms involved in experience-driven neural plasticity that will aid in optimizing physiological interventions for the treatment of cognitive decline or neurorehabilitation.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Intermittent hypoxia (IH) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) enhance neuroplasticity and upregulate neurotrophic factors in the central nervous system (CNS). We provide evidence that IH and IH + HIIT also have the capacity to regulate genes involved in the RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway that is known to restrict structural plasticity in the CNS. This provides a new mechanistic insight into how these interventions may enhance hippocampal-related plasticity and facilitate learning, memory, and neuroregeneration.

Department of Cell and Molecular Biology Karolinska Institute Stockholm Sweden

Institute of Experimental Medicine The Czech Academy of Sciences Prague 4 Czech Republic

School of Biomedical Sciences University of Leeds Leeds United Kingdom

School of Psychology and Neuroscience University of St Andrews St Andrews United Kingdom

School of Sport Exercise and Health Sciences Loughborough University Loughborough United Kingdom

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