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Bone plasticity in response to exercise is sex-dependent in rats.
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PloS one [PLoS One] 2013 May 31; Vol. 8 (5), pp. e64725. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 May 31 (Print Publication: 2013). - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Purpose: To characterize the potential sexual dimorphism of bone in response to exercise.<br />Methods: Young male and female Wistar rats were either submitted to 12 weeks of exercise or remained sedentary. The training load was adjusted at the mid-trial (week 6) by the maximal speed test. A mechanical test was performed to measure the maximal force, resilience, stiffness, and fracture load. The bone structure, formation, and resorption were obtained by histomorphometric analyses. Type I collagen (COL I) mRNA expression and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) mRNA expression were evaluated by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR).<br />Results: The male and female trained rats significantly improved their maximum speed during the maximal exercise test (main effect of training; p<0.0001). The male rats were significantly heavier than the females, irrespective of training (main effect of sex; p<0.0001). Similarly, both the weight and length of the femur were greater for the male rats when compared with the females (main effect of sex; p<0.0001 and p<0.0001, respectively). The trabecular volume was positively affected by exercise in male and female rats (main effect of training; p = 0.001), whereas the trabecular thickness, resilience, mineral apposition rate, and bone formation rate increased only in the trained males (within-sex comparison; p<0.05 for all parameters), demonstrating the sexual dimorphism in response to exercise. Accordingly, the number of osteocytes increased significantly only in the trained males (within-sex comparison; p<0.05). Pearson's correlation analyses revealed that the COL I mRNA expression and TRAP mRNA expression were positively and negatively, respectively, related to the parameters of bone remodeling obtained from the histomorphometric analysis (r = 0.59 to 0.85; p<0.05).<br />Conclusion: Exercise yielded differential adaptations with respect to bone structure, biomechanical proprieties, and molecular signaling in male and female rats.
- Subjects :
- Acid Phosphatase genetics
Acid Phosphatase metabolism
Animals
Biomarkers metabolism
Collagen Type I genetics
Collagen Type I metabolism
Elasticity
Female
Femur anatomy & histology
Femur cytology
Fractures, Bone prevention & control
Gene Expression
Hardness
Isoenzymes genetics
Isoenzymes metabolism
Male
Osteocytes cytology
RNA, Messenger metabolism
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Sex Factors
Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase
Femur physiology
Osteocytes physiology
Physical Conditioning, Animal physiology
RNA, Messenger genetics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1932-6203
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- PloS one
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23741378
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064725