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Effects of Estrogen on Muscle Gain During 12-weeks of Exercise in Post-menopausal Women (HER-MUSCLE)

2026년 5월 23일 업데이트: Mette Hansen

As females age and transition through menopause, the decline in oestrogen level profoundly affects skeletal muscle mass and function. HER-MUSCLE aims to unravel the mechanisms by which oestrogen enhances muscle growth, providing insights for targeted therapies to improve the health and physical function of postmenopausal females.

Focusing on postmenopausal females, an increasingly at-risk demographic, HER-MUSCLE addresses a critical gap in understanding how oestrogen influences muscle mass and function during anabolic (exercise) conditions.

The project involves:

  1. Clinical Trial: Postmenopausal females will receive either oestrogen or placebo, twelve weeks of exercise training to detect oestrogen regulatory role on muscle mass and function.
  2. Molecular Analysis: Advanced techniques will study the muscle microenvironment, focusing on muscle stem cells (MuSCs), fibro-adipogenic progenitors (FAPs), and other cells critical for muscle regeneration and maintenance.
  3. Mitochondrial Function assessed in vivo via magnetic resonance spectroscopy: The impact of oestrogen on mitochondrial health will be examined, exploring how it preserves mitochondrial function and ability to recovery and resist fatigue in response to muscle contractions.

Our preliminary data indicate that oestrogen can promote muscle protein synthesis. HER-MUSCLE aims to pave the way for novel therapeutic strategies to manage sarcopenia in postmenopausal women, ultimately leading to better health outcomes and enhanced well-being for this growing population segment.

연구 개요

상세 설명

As females age and transition through menopause, the decline in oestrogen level profoundly affects skeletal muscle mass and function. HER-MUSCLE aims to unravel the mechanisms by which oestrogen enhances muscle growth, providing insights for targeted therapies to improve the health and physical function of postmenopausal females.

Focusing on postmenopausal females, an increasingly at-risk demographic, HER-MUSCLE addresses a critical gap in understanding how oestrogen influences muscle mass and function during anabolic (exercise) conditions.

The project involves:

  1. Clinical Trial: Postmenopausal females will receive either oestrogen or placebo, twelve weeks of exercise training to detect oestrogen regulatory role on muscle mass and function.
  2. Molecular Analysis: Advanced techniques will study the muscle microenvironment, focusing on muscle stem cells (MuSCs), fibro-adipogenic progenitors (FAPs), and other cells critical for muscle regeneration and maintenance.
  3. Mitochondrial Function assessed in vivo via magnetic resonance spectroscopy: The impact of oestrogen on mitochondrial health will be examined, exploring how it preserves mitochondrial function and ability to recovery and resist fatigue in response to muscle contractions.

Our preliminary data indicate that oestrogen can promote muscle protein synthesis. HER-MUSCLE aims to pave the way for novel therapeutic strategies to manage sarcopenia in postmenopausal women, ultimately leading to better health outcomes and enhanced well-being for this growing population segment.

연구 유형

중재적

등록 (추정된)

30

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연구 연락처

  • 이름: Mette Hansen, PhD
  • 전화번호: +4551666551
  • 이메일: mhan@ph.au.dk

연구 장소

    • Jutland
      • Aarhus, Jutland, 덴마크, 8000
        • 모병
        • Aarhus University
        • 연락하다:
          • Mette Hansen, PhD
          • 전화번호: +4551666551
          • 이메일: mhan@ph.au.dk

참여기준

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자격 기준

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설명

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1-10 years since last menstrual bleeding
  • Age > 40 years old
  • BMI 20-30

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Follicular stimulating hormone < 30 mmol/L
  • Systematic strength training during the last year (> 1 strength training session per week)
  • Injuries to the legs which may prevent participation in the physical training program
  • Magnetizable metals or electrical devices implanted in the body, such as a pacemaker
  • Use of medication that can influence the effect of immobilization and/or training
  • Muscular or joint disorders which may affect the results
  • Metabolic diseases (such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases)
  • Previous or present liver or cancer disease
  • Current or previous thrombosis
  • Porphyria
  • Epilepsia
  • Systemic autoimmune disease
  • Edema
  • Smoking or use of other nicotine containing products
  • Claustrophobia
  • Addictive behavior, defined as abuse of cannabis, opioids, or other intoxicating substances.
  • Lack of ability to cooperate
  • Blood parameters out of normal range at the health check
  • Blood pressure above 140/90 mmHg

공부 계획

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디자인 세부사항

  • 주 목적: 기초 과학
  • 할당: 무작위
  • 중재 모델: 병렬 할당
  • 마스킹: 삼루타

무기와 개입

참가자 그룹 / 팔
개입 / 치료
실험적: Estrogen
Transdermal Estrogen Administration
The other group receive placebo treatment
Both groups will go through 12 weeks of supervised physical exercise, consisting of both strength training and cardiovascular training
위약 비교기: Placebo
Transdermal placebo administration
Both groups will go through 12 weeks of supervised physical exercise, consisting of both strength training and cardiovascular training

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주요 결과 측정

결과 측정
측정값 설명
기간
Muscle mass
기간: 12 weeks
Magnetic resonance imaging of one leg before and after intervention
12 weeks

2차 결과 측정

결과 측정
측정값 설명
기간
혈압
기간: 12주
12주
Mitochondria Function in vivo measured as phosphocreatine recovery rate
기간: 12 weeks
The dominant foot will be attached to a pedal mounted on the patient bed and a dedicated 31P surface coil will be secured over the tibialis anterior muscle. The pedal is designed to allow dynamic contractions of the tibialis anterior muscle while changes in metabolites from the tibialis anterior muscle are acquired non-invasively with the 31P coil. Two protocols will be performed: Firstly, 10 repeated contractions (one per 3 sec with a load representing 30% of maximal force) will result in a depletion (30-40%) of phosphocreatine (PCr). The rate constant for PCr recovery over 10 min will be used as an index of in vivo mitochondrial function. Secondly, a total of 80 repeated contractions (one per 3 sec with a load representing 30% of maximal force) will be used to quantify muscle fatigue and concurrent changes in muscle metabolites and intracellular pH (based on the chemical shift between inorganic phosphate and PCr).
12 weeks
Mitochondria Function in vitro measured as maximal oxygen consumption
기간: 12 weeks

All measurements were performed in duplicate using an Oxygraph-2k (Oroboros, Austria), in hyperoxygenated chambers (250-450 nmol O₂/mL).

Respiratory Control Ratio was used to evaluate mitochondrial efficiency. It was calculated as the ratio of maximal ADP-supported respiration (with complex I + II substrates) to leak respiration. Leak respiration reflects oxygen consumption in the absence of ATP synthesis, when only substrates are present and no ADP is added.

12 weeks
Body composition
기간: 12 weeks
DXA
12 weeks
Satelitte cells
기간: 12 weeks
Histochemical Analysis of Muscle tisse
12 weeks
Muscle fiber cross-sectional Area
기간: 12 weeks
Histochemical Analysis of Muscle Tissue
12 weeks
Expression of Muscle proteins
기간: 12 weeks
Western blotting analysis
12 weeks
FACS Analysis
기간: 12 weeks
FACS analysis to quantify and isolate Muscle satelitte celss, fibro-adipogenic progenitors and macrofages
12 weeks
Muscle Strength
기간: 12 weeks
Includes measure of leg strength during isometric and dynamic maximal voluntary contractions in a dynamometer (Humac Norm, CSMi, Massachusetts, United States) with a hip angle of 90°. In addition, finger strength, hand grip strength
12 weeks
Functional test
기간: 12 weeks
Includes counter-movement jump on a speed force-platform (Swift performance, Australia). To measure dexterity, the nine-hole peg test will be applied.
12 weeks
Cardiovascular fitness
기간: 12 weeks
Vo2max test on a bike and estimated via Ventriject
12 weeks
Maximal fat oxidation rate
기간: 12 weeks
Bike test with increasing intensity steps
12 weeks
Resisting metabolic rate
기간: 12 weeks
12 weeks
Questionaires
기간: 12 weeks
The participant will be asked to fill out recognized questionnaires about menopause (Menopause Rating Scale), sleep, diet and training readiness (modified version of "The wellbeing review"
12 weeks
Physical Activity Level
기간: 12 weeks
Accelerometers
12 weeks
Flexibility
기간: 12 weeks
sit-and-reach test
12 weeks
Knee laxity
기간: 12 weeks
Lachmeter test
12 weeks
Protein expression in adipose tissue
기간: 12 weeks
Two adipose tissue biopsies will be obtained from each participant by a trained physician before and after 12 weeks from subcutaneous abdominal and gluteal regions. Western blotting analysis of expression of proteins related to lipolysis and lipogenesis
12 weeks
Blood volume
기간: 12 weeks
Determination of blood volume and haemoglobin mass by the carbon-monoxide rebreathing method
12 weeks

기타 결과 측정

결과 측정
측정값 설명
기간
기간: 12주
12주
Blood analysis
기간: 12 weeks
estradiol testosteron SHBG progesteron FSH LH Insulin IGF-1 + IGF-1 Bp3 - metabolit LDL - lipid HDL - lipid Triglycerid - lipid Total cholesterol Kortisol P1NP CTX1 - knogle HbA1c PTH CRP p-kreatinase p-kreatinin+eGFR p-calcium p-alanintransaminase p-albumin Alkalisk fosfatase (ALP) 6-keto-PGF1a Endothelin-1 s-VCAM-1 s-ICAM-1 Glucose Hæmoglobin Hæmatokrit
12 weeks
Dairy record registration
기간: 12 weeks
Before the intervention and during during rehabilization
12 weeks
Body mass
기간: 12 weeks
12 weeks

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수사관

  • 수석 연구원: Mette Hansen, PhD, Aarhus University, Department of Public Health

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