Kodama FY, Camargo RCT, Job AE, Ozaki GAT, Koike TE, Camargo Filho JCS. Muscle mechanical properties of adult and older rats submitted to exercise after immobilization.
ACTA ORTOPEDICA BRASILEIRA 2014;
20:218-22. [PMID:
24453606 PMCID:
PMC3718404 DOI:
10.1590/s1413-78522012000400005]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2011] [Accepted: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Objectives
To describe the effects of immobilization, free remobilization and remobilization by
physical exercise about mechanical properties of skeletal muscle of rats of two age
groups.
Methods
56 Wistar rats divided into two groups according to age, an adult group (five months)
and an older group (15 months). These groups were subdivided in: control,
immobilized, free remobilized and remobilized by physical exercise. The pelvic limb of
rats was immobilized for seven days. The exercise protocol consisted of five
swimming sessions, once per day and 25 minutes per session. The gastrocnemius
muscle was subjected to tensile tests, and evaluated the properties: load at the maximum
limit, stretching at the maximum limit and stiffness.
Results
The immobilization reduced the values of load at the maximum limit and the
remobilization protocols were not sufficient to restore control levels in adult group
and older rats. The stretching at the maximum limit differs only in the older group.
Conclusions
The immobilization reduces the muscle's ability to bear loads and exercise protocol
tends to restore the default at control values in adult and older rats. The age factor
only interfered in the stretching at the maximum limit, inducing a reduction of this
property in the post-immobilization. Level of Evidence II, Investigating
the Results of Treatment.
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