ISSN:
1432-0827
Keywords:
Exercise
;
Bone mineral content
;
Bone density
;
DXA
;
Age
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
,
Physics
Notes:
Summary Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA; Hologic QDR-1000W) in an ultrahigh-resolution mode, was used to examine the changes in tibial/fibula and vertebral L4 +L5 bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) in each 14-month-old female rat at 0, 9, and 16 weeks of study. Twenty rats were randomized by a stratified weight method into two groups, control and exercised. Exercise consisted of running on a flat-bed treadmill, 17 m/minute, 1 hour/day and 5 days/week. As compared with the control group, a significant increase in tibia/fibula BMC and vertebral BMD was apparent at 9 weeks after exercise training (P=0.014 by 2-way analysis of variance). The slope of the gain of the tibia/fibula BMC and BMD by 16 weeks of training was ninefold and fivefold higher than that of the control group (P〈0.01 and P〈0.05, respectively, by Mann-Whitney test). The correlation coefficient (r) between the final dry weight of excised bone and the final BMC of the intact rat was 0.843 and 0.71 for tibia/fibula and vertebrae, respectively. In summary, we found that in the aged rat, by 9 weeks, exercise increases BMC and BMD in the tibia, whereas in the vertebrae, only increases in the BMD were found. This study demonstrates that this precise and accurate DXA technique is useful in a longitudinal study of in vivo bone mineral changes in the rat over time by taking into account the individual variation between animals as well as changes between groups.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00298725
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