Effects of Treadmill Exercise on Advanced Osteoarthritis Pain in Rats.
Effects of Treadmill Exercise on Advanced Osteoarthritis Pain in Rats.
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10.1002/art.40101
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2017-07
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King T
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Allen J;Imbert I;Havelin J;Henderson T;Stevenson G;Liaw L;King T
Exercise is commonly recommended for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) pain. However, whether exercise is beneficial in ameliorating persistent NSAID-resistant ongoing pain associated with advanced OA is unknown. Rats treated with intra-articular monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) or saline underwent treadmill exercise or remained sedentary starting 10 days post-injection. Tactile sensory thresholds and weight bearing were assessed followed by radiographs at weekly intervals. After 4 weeks of exercise, ongoing pain was assessed using conditioned place preference (CPP) to intra-articular or rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) lidocaine. The possible role of endogenous opioids in exercise-induced pain relief was examined by systemic administration of naloxone. Knee joints were collected for μCT analysis to examine pathological changes to subchondral bone and metaphysis of the tibia. Treadmill exercise for 4 weeks reversed MIA-induced tactile hypersensitivity and weight asymmetry. Both intra-articular and RVM lidocaine D35 post-MIA induced CPP in sedentary but not exercised MIA-treated rats, indicating that exercise blocks MIA-induced ongoing pain. Naloxone re-established weight asymmetry in MIA-treated rats undergoing exercise and induced conditioned place aversion (CPA), indicating exercise-induced pain relief is dependent on endogenous opioids. Exercise did not alter radiographic evidence of OA. However, μCT analysis indicates that exercise blocked MIA-induced medial, but not lateral subchondral bone loss and trabecular bone loss in the metaphysis. These findings support the conclusion that exercise induces pain relief in advanced, NSAID resistant OA, likely through increased endogenous opioid signaling. In addition, treadmill exercise blocked MIA-induced bone loss in this model, indicating a potential bone stabilizing effect of exercise on the OA joint.