BACKGROUND/AIM: To assess whether osteocytes have an effect on reflex myoelectrical activity during whole-body vibration (WBV) in postmenopausal @entity1 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: @entity1 were classified into 2 groups: the low bone mineral density (BMD) group (n = 37) and normal BMD group (n = 43). Hip BMD was measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Surface electromyography data recorded from the adductor longus muscle were processed to obtain vibration-induced reflex myoelectrical activity. Changes in plasma sclerostin ( @entity14539 ) levels with WBV were expressed as a standardized vibration-induced @entity14539 index. RESULTS: The standardized vibration-induced @entity14539 index was 1.03    0.24 in the low BMD group and 0.99    0.33 in the normal BMD group. For plasma @entity14539 levels, no group-by-time interaction was found. The resting myoelectrical activities of adductor muscles increased significantly during WBV in both groups. However, there was no significant difference in the main effects of WBV on resting myoelectrical activity between the groups. The standardized vibration-induced plasma @entity14539 index was found to be a significant independent predictor of the standardized vibration-induced reflex myoelectrical activity of the adductor muscle in both groups. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that osteocytes serve as mechanoreceptors of reflex electromyography during WBV.

Effects of osteocytes on vibration-induced reflex muscle activity in postmenopausal XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Participants', 'women'] @entity14539 :: ('50964', 'Gene') :: ['SOST']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['women']
