Food restriction reduces cortical bone mass and serum insulin-like growth factor-1 levels and promotes uterine atrophy in mice

Eri Ito, Yuiko Sato, Tami Kobayashi, Satoshi Nakamura, Yosuke Kaneko, Tomoya Soma, Tatsuaki Matsumoto, Atushi Kimura, Kana Miyamoto, Hideo Matsumoto, Morio Matsumoto, Masaya Nakamura, Kazuki Sato, Takeshi Miyamoto

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Abstract

Low energy availability in female athletes often causes hypothalamic amenorrhea and osteoporosis, in turn promoting stress fractures. Mechanisms underlying these conditions remain unclear. Here we show that model mice subjected to food restriction (FR) or FR-plus-voluntary running exercise exhibit significantly reduced bone mineral density, cortical bone parameters and uterine weight than do control mice, and that these parameters worsen in the FR-plus-exercise group. Relative to controls, FR and FR-plus-exercise groups showed significantly lower mineral apposition rate and osteoclast number and significantly reduced serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) levels. Outcomes were rescued by ED71 or 1.25(OH)2D3 treatment. Thus, we conclude that administration of active vitamin D analogues represents a possible treatment to prevent these conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)165-171
Number of pages7
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume534
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021 Jan 1

Keywords

  • Cortical bone
  • Female athletes
  • Food restriction
  • IGF-1
  • Osteoporosis
  • Vitamin D

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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