The influence of fibrillin‐1 and physical activity upon tendon tissue morphology and mechanical properties in mice

Autor: Peter H. T. Tran, Tanja Skrba, Elisabeth Wondimu, Giuseppina Galatioto, René Brüggebusch Svensson, Annesofie T. Olesen, Abigail L. Mackey, S. Peter Magnusson, Francesco Ramirez, Michael Kjaer
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Physiological Reports, Vol 7, Iss 21, Pp n/a-n/a (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2051-817X
DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14267
Popis: Abstract Fibrillin‐1 mutations cause pathological changes in connective tissue that constitute the complex phenotype of Marfan syndrome. In this study, we used fibrillin‐1 hypomorphic and haploinsufficient mice (Fbn1mgr/mgR and Fbn1+/− mice, respectively) to investigate the impact of fibrillin‐1 deficiency alone or in combination with regular physical activity on tendon tissue morphology and mechanical properties. Morphological and biomechanical analyses revealed that Fbn1mgr/mgR but not Fbn1+/− mice displayed smaller tendons with physical properties that were unremarkable when normalized to tendon size. Fbn1mgR/mgR mice (n = 43) Fbn1+/−mice (n = 27) and wild‐type mice (WT, n = 25) were randomly assigned to either control cage conditions (n = 54) or to a running on a running wheel for 4 weeks (n = 41). Both fibrillin‐1‐deficient mice ran voluntarily on the running wheel in a manner similar to WT mice (3–4 km/24 h). Regular exercise did not mitigate aneurysm progression in Fbn1mgR/mgR mice (P
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