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ArticleInternational journal of experimental pathology2025

Exercise combined with corticoid/omega-3 therapy positively affected skeletal and cardiac muscles in middle aged mdx mice.

Paula Andrea Saenz Suarez, Marcos Maciel Junior, Samara Camaçari de Carvalho, Humberto Santo Neto, Elaine Minatel, Maria Julia Marques

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Paula Andrea Saenz SuarezDepartment of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
Marcos Maciel JuniorDepartment of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
Samara Camaçari de CarvalhoDepartment of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
Humberto Santo NetoDepartment of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
Elaine MinatelDepartment of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9863-0761
Maria Julia MarquesDepartment of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 302831/2013-4Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 303320/2013-3Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 303471/2022-0Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 2012/13577-1Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 2012/15492-3Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 04/15526-9Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 08/58491-1Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 11/51697-6Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 17/24051-4Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2014/04782-6
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Abstract

Exercise has an important impact on skeletal muscle quality, emerging as an adjuvant therapy to ameliorate muscle inflammation and fibrosis in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The aim of the present study was to investigate the benefit of exercise alone or in association with corticoid and omega-3 therapy in the middle aged mdx mouse model of DMD, Mdx mice (12 months of age) performed treadmill exercise (12.4 m/min, for 15 min, twice a week) for 4 weeks. Exercised mdx received deflazacort (1.2 mg/kg; gavage) alone or combined with omega-3 (300 mg/kg; gavage). Sedentary mdx, C57BL/10 and exercised mdx received mineral oil and served as control. At the endpoint (14 months of age), muscle function, respiratory function, electrocardiography (ECG), blood markers of myonecrosis (creatine kinase, CK; alanine aminotransferase, ALT; and aspartate aminotransferase, AST), muscle biomarkers of inflammation and fibrosis (western blot), area of fibrosis and histopathology of tibialis anterior, biceps brachii and diaphragm muscles were evaluated. Exercise and exercise-associated therapies improved behavioural activity (open field), muscle function (grip strength, four limb hanging test, hanging wire test and rotarod), VO

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Muscle, SkeletalMuscular Dystrophy, AnimalMuscular Dystrophy, DuchenneMyocardiumPhysical Conditioning, AnimalPregnenedionesAnimalsCombined Modality TherapyDisease Models, AnimalFibrosisMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred mdxMuscle StrengthdeflazacortPregnenedionescorticoiddystrophyexercisefibronectinPGC1‐αrotarodTNF‐α

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PMID40308028
PMCPMC12044135

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