Objective To investigate gait changes in a mouse model of chronic Parkinson's disease(PD)induced by 1-met-hyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine(MPTP).Methods Male C57BL/6 mice,aged 8 weeks,were intraperitoneally injec-ted with MPTP(30 mg/kg)twice a week for 4 weeks,and the mice in the control group were injected with an equal volumeof nor-mal saline,with 10 mice in each group.The animal gait analysis system(CatWalk)was used to measure gait-related parameters at 1,2,3,and 4 weeks after injection.Results The results of gait analysis showed that compared with the control group,the model group had significant increases in run duration,stance,and step cycle and significant reductions in average speed and body speed(t=2.209-5.176,P<0.05).These results suggested gait changes in mice.Conclusion Gait changes are observed in a mouse model of chronic PD induced by MPTP.