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REVIEW article

Front. Cell Dev. Biol.

Sec. Cellular Biochemistry

Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1522821

SIRT1 and exercise-induced bone metabolism: a regulatory nexus

Provisionally accepted
  • 1 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Liaoning Jinqiu Hospital, Liaoning, China
  • 2 College of Exercise and Health, Shenyang Sport University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
  • 3 School of Kinesiology, Shenyang Sport University, Shenyang, China
  • 4 Department of General Surgery, Jinqiu Hospital of Liaoning province, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

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    Regular exercise positively influences bone health, enhances bone density and strength, and reduces the risk of osteoporosis. Silent information regulator of transcription 1 (SIRT1) is a deacetylase that plays a pivotal role in the regulation of various biological processes. In this review, we explore the role of SIRT1 in modulating bone metabolism in response to exercise. SIRT1 regulates crucial cellular processes, including inflammation, aging, autophagy, and oxidative stress, in bone cells such as bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, osteoblasts, and osteoclasts, in response to exercise-induced stimuli. Notably, exercise influences bone metabolism by modulating muscle metabolism and neurotransmitters, with SIRT1 acting as a key mediator. A comprehensive understanding of SIRT1's regulatory mechanisms will facilitate a deeper exploration of the principles underlying exercise-induced improvements in bone metabolism, ultimately providing novel insights into the treatment of bone metabolic disorders.

    Keywords: SIRT1, Exercise, Bone health, Osteoporosis, osteoblast, osteoclast

    Received: 05 Nov 2024; Accepted: 04 Mar 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Liu, Zhang, Cui, Wang, Zhang, Liu, Zhang and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    xin an Zhang, School of Kinesiology, Shenyang Sport University, Shenyang, China
    Qingfeng Liu, Department of General Surgery, Jinqiu Hospital of Liaoning province, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China

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