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heydari A, Valipour dehnou V, Sharafi deharham F, roozbahani M. Effect of Eight Weeks of Intense Interval Training Combined with Bee Pollen Consumption on Anxiety-like and Depressive Behaviors in Rats Exposed to Cadmium. cmja 2025; 15 (1)
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1- PhD student, Department of exercise physiology, Bo. C., Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran.
2- Associate Professor, Sports Sciences Department, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran- ,valipour.v@lu.ac.ir
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Khor. C., Islamic Azad Univercity, Khorramabad, Iran
4- Assistant Professor,Departement of Motor Behavior, Bo. C., Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran.
2- Associate Professor, Sports Sciences Department, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran- ,
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Khor. C., Islamic Azad Univercity, Khorramabad, Iran
4- Assistant Professor,Departement of Motor Behavior, Bo. C., Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran.
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Introduction: Behavioral changes (anxiety, depression) following cadmium exposure are associated with impaired hippocampal function. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of eight weeks of intense interval training combined with pollen consumption on anxiety-like and depressive behaviors in rats exposed to cadmium.
Methods: The present research was an experimental study with a post-test design with a control group. A total of 25 male rats were selected as a sample and randomly divided into five groups: healthy control, cadmium, pollen, high-intensity interval training, and pollen-high-intensity interval training. The high-intensity interval training protocol was performed for eight weeks, three sessions per week. Behavioral tests were measured using the forced swimming test and the elevated plus maze. Two-way analysis of variance, t-test, and Mann-Whitney test were employed to analyze the data at a significance level of P<0.05.
Results: The duration of presence and the number of times of entering the plus maze in the pollen, training, and pollen-training groups showed a significant increase compared to the cadmium group (P<0.05). Moreover, the duration of immobility in the forced swim of the pollen, training, and training-pollen groups was significantly lower compared to the cadmium group (P=0.001). However, the interaction effect of training and pollen was not significant (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Eight weeks of high-intensity interval training and bee pollen consumption, when used alone, may have a positive effect on reducing anxiety-like and depressive-like behaviors, suggesting that they can be used as a proposed method for improving behavioral disorders.
Methods: The present research was an experimental study with a post-test design with a control group. A total of 25 male rats were selected as a sample and randomly divided into five groups: healthy control, cadmium, pollen, high-intensity interval training, and pollen-high-intensity interval training. The high-intensity interval training protocol was performed for eight weeks, three sessions per week. Behavioral tests were measured using the forced swimming test and the elevated plus maze. Two-way analysis of variance, t-test, and Mann-Whitney test were employed to analyze the data at a significance level of P<0.05.
Results: The duration of presence and the number of times of entering the plus maze in the pollen, training, and pollen-training groups showed a significant increase compared to the cadmium group (P<0.05). Moreover, the duration of immobility in the forced swim of the pollen, training, and training-pollen groups was significantly lower compared to the cadmium group (P=0.001). However, the interaction effect of training and pollen was not significant (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Eight weeks of high-intensity interval training and bee pollen consumption, when used alone, may have a positive effect on reducing anxiety-like and depressive-like behaviors, suggesting that they can be used as a proposed method for improving behavioral disorders.
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