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J Appl Physiol 58: 1572-1576, 1985;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 58, Issue 5 1572-1576, Copyright © 1985 by American Physiological Society

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Patellar tendon matrix changes associated with aging and voluntary exercise

A. C. Vailas, V. A. Pedrini, A. Pedrini-Mille and J. O. Holloszy

Male rats maintained under constant environmental conditions were randomly assigned to nonrunner (NR) and voluntary exercise (R) groups. At 9 mo, voluntary exercise significantly increased muscle cytochrome c concentration and citrate synthase activity. Also, at the same age, R animals had significantly greater glycosaminoglycan concentration than NR, but no changes in dry weight and collagen concentration were significant. By age 28 mo, the R groups had reduced daily running by 70%, and elevation of tendon glycosaminoglycans relative to NR animals was no longer statistically significant. A similar trend was noted for muscle mitochondrial markers. Aging significantly decreased tendon glycosaminoglycans and increased collagen concentration. Although aging reduced the total amount of voluntary exercise, the concentration of tendon glycosaminoglycans in 28-mo-old runners was equivalent to levels in 9-mo-old sedentary rats, suggesting that voluntary exercise slowed the decline in galactosamine-containing glycosaminoglycans with aging.


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