Sports and Metabolic Bone Disease

Gómez, Maria Pilar Aparisi; Weidekamm, Claudia; Aparisi, Francisco; Bazzocchi, Alberto

doi:10.1055/s-0040-1709483

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“…Indirectly, this happens because of oestrogen deficiency owing to menstrual abnormalities. Whereas, the abnormal secretion of metabolic hormones is a direct cause for the reduction in bone strength (6) .…”

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Female athlete triad affects rat intestinal morphology and sucrase-isomaltase expression

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Female athletes follow a strict diet and perform rigorous exercise to boost their performance, which induces health issues called the female athlete triad (FAT), defined as the combination of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and low bone mineral density. It is known to have a significant effect on bones. However, its effects on the small intestine, which is responsible for nutrient uptake into the body, remain unclear. In this study, we created an animal model of FAT to examine its effects on digestive and absorptive molecules in the small intestine. Thirty 5-week-old female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats with an initial body weight of about 147 g were divided into control (Con, n=7), exercise (Ex, n=7), food restriction (FR, n=8), and exercise plus food restriction (FAT, n=8) groups. The rats were subjected to four weeks of wheel running (Ex, FAT) and 50–40% food restriction (FR, FAT) to examine the effects on bone and typical digestive enzymes and transporters in the jejunum. Two-way ANOVA and the Kruskal–Wallis test were used for statistical analysis of normal and non-normal data, respectively. Four weeks of exercise and food restriction decreased bone weight (vs. other group p<0.01) and bone breaking power (vs. other group p<0.01). Villus height decreased in the jejunum (vs. other group p<0.01), but the expression of typical macronutrients digestive enzyme and absorptive molecules remained unchanged. In contrast, sucrase-isomaltase gene (vs. Ex p=0.02) and protein expression were increased (vs. other group p<0.05). The study findings show that FAT affects sucrase-isomaltase without histone methylation changes.

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