Objective To investigate the effect aerobic exercise combined with melatonin on osteoporosis in rats with type II diabetes. Methods Eighty 6-week-old adult female SD rats were randomly divided into the control group (N), diabetic control group (D), normal aerobic exercise group (E), diabetes aerobic exercise group (DE), normal faded melanin group (M), diabetes melatonin group (DM), normal aerobics melatonin group (EM), and diabetes aerobic exercise melatonin group (DEM). Body weight, femur bone mineral density (BMD) of the spine and the hips, blood glucose, serum malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), serum total calcium (Ca), inorganic phosphorus (P), and parathyroid hormone (PTH) were observed in rats of each group. Results Compared with those in group N, body weight, blood glucose, blood Ca, P, and serum PTH blood in group E, M and EM rats were not significantly changed (P>0.05), but serum SOD, GSH-Px, lumbar and femoral BMD increased significantly (P<0.05), serum MDA level decreased significantly (P<0.05). Body weight, serum SOD, GSH-Px, blood Ca, lumbar spine and femoral BMD decreased significantly (P<0.05), but blood glucose, MDA, and serum PTH increased significantly in group D (P<0.05), and blood P was not significant changed (P>0.05). Compared with those in group D, body weight, serum SOD, GSH-Px, blood Ca, BMD of the left and right femur and lumbar spine increased significantly (P<0.05), but blood glucose, serum MDA and serum PTH decreased significantly (P<0.05), and no significant change in blood P (P>0.05) in group DE and DM. The simultaneous intervention with both aerobic exercise and melatonin was better. Conclusion Aerobic exercise and melatonin relieve diabetic osteoporosis, and the effect is more significant with the joint intervention. The effect may be associated with the increase of anti-oxidative stress ability, regulation of glucose metabolism in order to effectively reduce serum calcium and PTH, resulting in improving BMD to alleviate osteoporosis. |