Type IIB human skeletal muscle fibers positively correlate with bone mineral density irrespective to age / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal
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(24): 3009-3014, 2010.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-285739
ABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Age-associated decrease in type IIA/B human skeletal muscle fibers was detected in human biopsies in our previous study. The relationship between change in muscle fiber typing and bone mineral density (BMD) is, however, unknown either cross-sectionally or longitudinally. We therefore conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate their correlation using human muscle biopsies.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty human subjects aged (53.4 ± 20.2) years were recruited. Histomorphometric parameters of their muscle biopsies were measured by ATPase staining and image analysis, including average area percentage, fiber number percentage, mean fiber area, and area percentage of connective tissues. Hip and spine BMD was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Partial correlation with adjusting age was performed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Type IIB muscle fiber was found positively correlated with hip BMD irrespective to age and demonstrated significantly stronger relationship with BMD among all fiber types, in terms of its cross-sectional area (r = 0.380, P = 0.029) and size (r = 0.389, P = 0.025). Type IIA muscle fibers associated with hip BMD in mean fiber area only (r = 0.420, P = 0.015).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Type IIB muscle fiber may play an important role in maintaining bone quality. This may also be a relatively more sensitive fiber type of sarcopenia and osteoporosis. These findings further consolidate the muscle-bone relationship.</p>
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Main subject:
Physiology
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In Vitro Techniques
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Bone Density
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Prospective Studies
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Age Factors
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Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch
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Cell Biology
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Metabolism
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Medical Journal
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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