scholarly journals Effects of aquatic conditioning on cartilage and bone metabolism in young horses

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brittany L Silvers ◽  
Jessica L Leatherwood ◽  
Carolyn E Arnold ◽  
Brian D Nielsen ◽  
Chelsie J Huseman ◽  
...  

Abstract While beneficial in rehabilitation, aquatic exercise effects on cartilage and bone metabolism in young, healthy horses has not been well described. Therefore, 30 Quarter Horse yearlings (343 ± 28 kg; 496 ± 12 d of age) were stratified by age, body weight (BW), and sex and randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatments for 140-d to evaluate effects of aquatic, dry, or no exercise on bone and cartilage metabolism in young horses transitioning to an advanced workload. Treatments included nonexercise control (CON; n = 10), dry treadmill (DRY; n = 10), or aquatic treadmill exercise (H2O; n = 10; water: 60% wither height, WH). Horses were housed individually (3.6 × 3.6 m) from 0600 to 1800 hours, allowed turnout (74 × 70 m) from 1800 to 0600 hours, and fed to meet or exceed requirements. During phase I (days 0 to 112), DRY and H2O walked on treadmills 30 min/d, 5 d/wk. Phase II (days 113 to 140) transitioned to an advanced workload 5 d/wk. Every 14-d, WH, hip height (HH), and BW were recorded. Left third metacarpal radiographs on days 0, 112, and 140 were analyzed for radiographic bone aluminum equivalence (RBAE). Every 28-d, serum samples were analyzed for osteocalcin and C-telopeptide crosslaps of type I collagen (CTX-1), and synovial fluid samples were analyzed for prostaglandin E2, collagenase cleavage neopeptide (C2C), collagenase of type I and type II collagen, and carboxypeptide of type II collagen using ELISAs. All data were analyzed using PROC MIXED of SAS, including random effect of horse within treatment, and repeated effect of day. Baseline treatment differences were accounted for using a covariate. There were treatment × day interactions (P < 0.01) where OC and CTX-1 remained consistent in both exercise groups while inconsistently increasing in CON. There were no treatment differences (P > 0.30) in RBAE, BW, or HH, but all increased over time (P < 0.01). There were no treatment × day interactions of synovial inflammation or markers of cartilage metabolism; however, there was an effect of day for each marker (P<0.03). Changes in biomarkers of cartilage turnover in horses exercised at the walk, whether dry or aquatic, could not be distinguished from horses with access to turnout alone. This study indicates that early forced exercise supports consistent bone metabolism necessary for uniform growth and bone development, and that there are no negative effects of buoyancy on cartilage metabolism in yearlings transitioned from aquatic exercise to a 28-d advanced workload.

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_4) ◽  
pp. 86-87
Author(s):  
Brittany L Silvers ◽  
Jessica L Leatherwood ◽  
Brian D Nielsen ◽  
Carolyn E Arnold ◽  
Brandon Dominguez ◽  
...  

Abstract Aquatic treadmills improve range of motion and increase muscular strength in mature horses; however, effects of buoyancy on inflammation and cartilage metabolism in young horses are not well investigated. Therefore, thirty Quarter Horse yearlings of similar breeding were stratified by age, BW, and sex and randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups during a 140-d trial to evaluate the influence of aquatic vs. dry exercise on joint inflammation and cartilage metabolism in young horses transitioning to an advanced workload. Treatment groups included non-exercise control (CON; n = 10), dry treadmill exercise (DRY; n = 10), or aquatic treadmill exercise (H2O; n = 10; water at 60% wither height). Animals were housed in individual stalls and allowed turnout for a minimum of 10 h/d. During Phase I, DRY and H2O walked on treadmills 30 min/d, 5 d/wk from d 0 to d 112. Phase II represented transition to an advanced workload 5d/wk for 28 d (Table 1). Every 28 d following exercise, synovial fluid samples were collected and analyzed for prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), collagenase cleavage neopeptide (C2C), collagenase of type I and type II collagen (C1,2C), and carboxypeptide of type II collagen (CPII) using commercial ELISA kits. All data were analyzed using PROC MIXED of SAS, including random effect of horse within treatment, and repeated effect of day. Baseline treatment differences were accounted for using a covariate structure. There were no treatment ′ day interactions of synovial inflammation or markers of cartilage metabolism; however, there was an effect of day for each selected marker (P < 0.03). Changes in biomarkers of cartilage turnover in horses exercised at the walk, whether dry or aquatic, could not be distinguished from horses with access to turnout alone. This indicates that there are no negative effects of buoyancy on cartilage metabolism in yearlings transitioned from aquatic exercise to 28-d advanced workload.


2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 354-358
Author(s):  
M A Kabalyk

Aim. To reveal the features of age-dependent changes of bone tissue in urban citizens. Methods. The study of bone metabolism parameters was performed on 629 healthy subjects of middle, elderly and senile age living in Vladivostok for longer than 10 years (55 males and 573 females). Concentration of C-terminal telopeptide of type II collagen, osteocalcin, calcitonin, parathyroid hormone, 1,25(OH)2-vitamin D, and bone isoenzyme of alkaline phosphotase were measured by ELISA. Concentration of C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen was measured in urine. Results. Biochemical markers of bone metabolism in older age groups are different from the parameters of middle age. In the second period of middle age statistically significant decrease of C-terminal telopeptides level (z=2.88, p


2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_4) ◽  
pp. 87-88
Author(s):  
Brittany L Silvers ◽  
Jessica L Leatherwood ◽  
Brian D Nielsen ◽  
Carolyn E Arnold ◽  
Brandon Dominguez ◽  
...  

Abstract While beneficial in rehabilitation, aquatic exercise effects on bone metabolism in young, healthy horses has not been investigated. Therefore, thirty Quarter Horse yearlings were stratified by age, body weight (BW), and sex and randomly assigned to one of three treatments during a 140-d trial to evaluate aquatic vs. dry exercise on bone metabolism in young horses transitioning to an advanced workload. Treatment groups included non-exercise control (CON; n = 10), dry treadmill exercise (DRY; n = 10), or aquatic treadmill exercise (H2O; n = 10; water: 60% wither height, WH). Animals were housed in individual stalls (3.6 m×3.6 m) from 0600 to 1800, allowed turnout (74 m×70 m) from 1800 to 0600, and fed to meet or exceed requirements. During Phase I, DRY and H2O walked on treadmills 30 min/d, 5 d/wk from d 0–112. Phase II transitioned to an advanced workload 5 d/wk for 28 d (Table 1). Every 14 d, WH, hip height (HH), and BW were recorded. Every 28 d following exercise, serum samples were collected for osteocalcin (OC) and C-telopeptide crosslaps of type I collagen (CTX-1) analysis. Left third metacarpal radiographs on d 0, 112, and 140 were analyzed for radiographic bone aluminum equivalence (RBAE). Data were analyzed using PROC MIXED of SAS. Baseline treatment differences in biomarkers were accounted for using a covariate. There were treatment ′ day interactions (P < 0.01) where OC and CTX-1 remained consistent in both exercise groups while inconsistently increasing in CON. There were no treatment differences (P > 0.30) in RBAE, BW, or HH, but all increased over time (P < 0.01). There was a tendency toward a treatment × day interaction for WH (P = 0.07), characterized by a difference in response by CON during the first 28 d. This study indicates that early forced exercise supports consistent bone metabolism necessary for uniform growth and bone development, while lack of forced exercise results in incongruent bone turnover.


Development ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 245-251
Author(s):  
R. Quarto ◽  
B. Dozin ◽  
P. Bonaldo ◽  
R. Cancedda ◽  
A. Colombatti

Dedifferentiated chondrocytes cultured adherent to the substratum proliferate and synthesize large amounts of type I collagen but when transferred to suspension culture they decrease proliferation, resume the chondrogenic phenotype and the synthesis of type II collagen, and continue their maturation to hypertrophic chondrocyte (Castagnola et al., 1986, J. Cell Biol. 102, 2310–2317). In this report, we describe the developmentally regulated expression of type VI collagen in vitro in differentiating avian chondrocytes. Type VI collagen mRNA is barely detectable in dedifferentiated chondrocytes as long as the attachment to the substratum is maintained, but increases very rapidly upon passage of the cells into suspension culture reaching a peak after 48 hours and declining after 5–6 days of suspension culture. The first evidence of a rise in the mRNA steady-state levels is obtained already at 6 hours for the alpha 3(VI) chain. Immunoprecipitation of metabolically labeled cells with type VI collagen antibodies reveals that the early mRNA rise is paralleled by an increased secretion of type VI collagen in cell media. Induction of type VI collagen is not the consequence of trypsin treatment of dedifferentiated cells since exposure to the actin-disrupting drug cytochalasin or detachment of the cells by mechanical procedures has similar effects. In 13-day-old chicken embryo tibiae, where the full spectrum of the chondrogenic differentiation process is represented, expression of type VI collagen is restricted to the articular cartilage where chondrocytes developmental stage is comparable to stage I (high levels of type II collagen expression).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


Development ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.J. Devlin ◽  
P.M. Brickell ◽  
E.R. Taylor ◽  
A. Hornbruch ◽  
R.K. Craig ◽  
...  

During limb development, type I collagen disappears from the region where cartilage develops and synthesis of type II collagen, which is characteristic of cartilage, begins. In situ hybridization using antisense RNA probes was used to investigate the spatial localization of type I and type II collagen mRNAs. The distribution of the mRNA for type II collagen corresponded well with the pattern of type II collagen synthesis, suggesting control at the level of transcription and mRNA accumulation. In contrast, the pattern of mRNA for type I collagen remained more or less uniform and did not correspond with the synthesis of the protein, suggesting control primarily at the level of translation or of RNA processing.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 9643
Author(s):  
Kok-Lun Pang ◽  
Norzana Abd Ghafar ◽  
Ima Nirwana Soelaiman ◽  
Kok-Yong Chin

Background: This study aimed to compare the chondroprotective efficacy and mechanism of annatto tocotrienol (AnTT) and palm tocotrienol-rich fraction (PT3) using SW1353 chondrocytes treated with monosodium iodoacetate (MIA). Methods: The chondrocytes were incubated with AnTT or PT3 in advance or concurrently with MIA for 24 h. The viability of the cells was tested with an MTT assay. The 8-isoprostane F2-α, extracellular matrix proteins, metalloproteinase and sex-determining region Y box protein 9 (SOX9) levels were determined using immunoassays. Results: AnTT and PT3 reversed an MIA-induced decrease in chondrocyte viability when incubated together with MIA (p < 0.05). Prior incubation with both mixtures did not produce the same effects. AnTT and PT3 cotreatment could suppress 8-isoprostane F2-α level in chondrocytes exposed to MIA (p < 0.01). Co-exposure to tocotrienols and MIA increased the type II collagen/type I collagen ratio in chondrocytes (p < 0.01). In addition, the co-exposure of AnTT and MIA for 24 h significantly upregulated SOX9, type II collagen and aggrecan levels (p < 0.05), which was not observed with co-exposure of PT3 and MIA, AnTT or PT3 exposure alone. Conclusion: AnTT and PT3 could prevent a reduction in chondrocyte viability following MIA exposure by reducing oxidative stress. In addition, AnTT might induce self-repair and anabolic activities in chondrocytes challenged with MIA.


1976 ◽  
Vol 153 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Lee-Own ◽  
J C Anderson

We studied the interaction of proteoglycan subunit with both types I and II collagen. All three molecular species were isolated from the ox. Type II collagen, prepared from papain-digested bovine nasal cartilage, was characterized by gel electrophoresis, amino acid analysis and CM-cellulose chromatography. By comparison of type I collagen, prepared from papain-digested calf skin, with native calf skin acid-soluble tropocollagen, we concluded that the papain treatment left the collagen molecules intact. Interactions were carried out at 4 degrees C in 0.06 M-sodium acetate, pH 4.8, and the results were studied by two slightly different methods involving CM-cellulose chromatography and polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis. It was demonstrated that proteoglycan subunit, from bovine nasal cartilage, bound to cartilage collagen. Competitive-interaction experiments showed that, in the presence of equal amounts of calf skin acid-soluble tropocollagen (type I) and bovine nasal cartilage collagen (type II), proteoglycan subunit bound preferentially to the type I collagen. We suggest from these results that, although not measured under physiological conditions, it is unlikely that the binding in vivo between type II collagen and proteoglycan is appreciably stronger than that between type I collagen and proteoglycan.


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