Direct effects of physical training on markers of bone metabolism and serum sclerostin concentrations in older adults with low bone mass.
Both gravitational loading and the forces generated by muscle contraction have direct effects on serum markers of bone metabolism. The object of this study was to examine the direct effects of a single session of resistance exercise or walking on biochemical markers of bone metabolism in participants with low bone mass.



A total of 150 otherwise healthy female subjects (mean age = 59.1 ± 7.1 years) diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia were randomly allocated to either a resistance exercise group (RG; n = 50), walking group (WG; n = 50), or control group (CG; n = 50). Changes in bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP), carboxy-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX), and serum sclerostin concentrations were measured before and immediately after a single exercise intervention.



There was no significant change in BALP values in any of the groups. Sclerostin levels increased in the RG and WG, and there was significant difference between the WG and CG after the exercise intervention (P < 0.01). In contrast, the changes in CTX concentrations from baseline were significant in the RG (P < 0.01) but not in the WG (P = 0.11), and there was a significant difference between resistance exercise and walking (P < 0.01).



In participants with low bone mass, resistance exercise influenced the serum concentrations of CTX, a marker of bone resorption, but walking did not.



Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN16329455 ; retrospectively registered on 05/05/2016.
University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences, 33 Landorhegyi Road, Zalaegerszeg, 8900, Hungary. gabriella.gombos@etk.pte.hu.
Gabriella Császárné
GC
Gombos
University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences, 33 Landorhegyi Road, Zalaegerszeg, 8900, Hungary.
Viktória
V
Bajsz
University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences, 33 Landorhegyi Road, Zalaegerszeg, 8900, Hungary.
Emese
E
Pék
University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences, 33 Landorhegyi Road, Zalaegerszeg, 8900, Hungary.
Béla
B
Schmidt
University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences, 33 Landorhegyi Road, Zalaegerszeg, 8900, Hungary.
Eszter
E
Sió
University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences, 33 Landorhegyi Road, Zalaegerszeg, 8900, Hungary.
Bálint
B
Molics
University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences, 33 Landorhegyi Road, Zalaegerszeg, 8900, Hungary.
József
J
Betlehem
D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000368:Aged; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000097:blood* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000097:blood*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010012:Osteogenesis; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010455:Peptides / Q000097:blood; D055070:Resistance Training; D016138:Walking
D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D015415:Biomarkers; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D024042:Collagen Type I; D005819:Genetic Markers; D010455:Peptides; C422903:SOST protein, human; C052929:collagen type I trimeric cross-linked peptide; C548267:ALPL protein, human; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase
BALP; CTX; Exercise; Low bone mass; Sclerostin; Walking