adipose tissue
• older mice exhibit increased bone marrow adiposity in the metaphysis of the distal femur
• mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow show increased propensity to form mature adipocytes
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behavior/neurological
• maximal running distance is reduced in old mice
• however, the maximal speed is unchanged
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cellular
• marker analysis indicates altered osteoblast differentiation
• primary osteoblast cultures from calvariae show increased propensity to form mature adipocytes with lower osteoblast differentiation under adipogenic conditions
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growth/size/body
• however, body weight and lean mass is not different at 1 month of age
• between 1 and 12 months of age, total and limb lean mass gains are lower
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hematopoietic system
• higher osteoclast number and surface
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homeostasis/metabolism
• maximal running distance is reduced in old mice
• however, the maximal speed is unchanged
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• increase in circulating myostatin levels
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• mice are glucose intolerant at 4 and 18 months of age, however glucose intolerance is maintained and not exacerbated with age
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• mutants show diminished muscle and bone anabolic response to exercise; exercise does not increase body weight, limb lean mass or force, or femur bone mineral density and cortical structure, does not stimulate bone formation at the endocortical and periosteal surfaces, and increases the trabecular bone volume/tissue volume to a lower extent as it does in wild-type mice
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immune system
• higher osteoclast number and surface
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muscle
• gastrocnemius muscle mass becomes lower with age, with a 4.6% decrease at 4 months and 30.8% decrease at 18 months of age
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• muscle strength declines between 1 and 12 months of age
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skeleton
• older mice exhibit increased bone marrow adiposity in the metaphysis of the distal femur
• mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow show increased propensity to form mature adipocytes
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• marker analysis indicates altered osteoblast differentiation
• primary osteoblast cultures from calvariae show increased propensity to form mature adipocytes with lower osteoblast differentiation under adipogenic conditions
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• higher osteoclast number and surface
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• by 12 months of age, total body and femur bone mineral densities are lower
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• decline in bone volume/tissue volume (BV/TV) ratio
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• mice exhibit increased endocortical porosity at 18 months of age
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• mice exhibit lower cortical tissue volume and bone volume at 18 months of age
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• bone-forming indices are lower, particularly at the periosteal surfaces at older ages and bone formation markers are lower at 18 months of age
• axial compression of the tibia increases bone marrow density and cortical tissue volume and stimulates periosteal bone formation similarly to wild-type mice, however at the endocortical surface, loading does not increase the bone-forming indices in the mutants
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• bone resorption markers are higher indicating altered bone turnover
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• in three point bending, ultimate force and stiffness are lower in 4, 12, and 18 months of age
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• mice exhibit accelerated decline in bone strength with age
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• the energy to fracture is lower at 18 months of age
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
type 2 diabetes mellitus | DOID:9352 |
OMIM:125853 OMIM:601283 OMIM:601407 OMIM:603694 OMIM:608036 |
J:219677 |