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Hip BMD was preserved in LT+TRT compared with LT+Pbo (0.4% vs. \u22121.3%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.03). Muscle strength increased similarly in LT+TRT and LT+Pbo (23% vs. 24%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.95). Total testosterone increased more in LT+TRT than LT+Pbo (133% vs. 32%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.005). Based on Next Generation Sequencing, of the 39\u2009160 and 39\u2009115 genes detected in LT+TRT and LT+Pbo, respectively, 195 were differentially expressed in LT+TRT and 158 in LT+Pbo. Gene Ontology enrichment analyses revealed that in LT+TRT, just four muscle\u2010related pathways (muscle organ development, muscle organ morphogenesis, regulation of skeletal muscle contraction, muscle atrophy) were downregulated and one pathway (muscle system process) was upregulated. In contrast, in LT+Pbo, nine muscle\u2010related pathways (muscle system process, muscle tissue development, muscle organ development, skeletal muscle tissue development, skeletal muscle organ development, skeletal muscle cell differentiation, muscle organ morphogenesis, response to stimuli involved in regulation of muscle adaptation, muscle atrophy) and one pathway related to bone (bone mineralization involved in bone maturation) were downregulated. Muscle system process was upregulated in LT+TRT but downregulated in LT+Pbo. RT\u2010PCR analyses showed that LT+TRT resulted in a higher expression of MYOD1 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.02) and WNT4 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.02), key genes involved in muscle and bone metabolism, respectively, compared with LT+Pbo. We also observed significantly higher mRNA expression of MYBPH (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.006), SCN3B (p\u2009=\u20090.02) and DSC2 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.01), genes involved in the muscle system process, in response to LT+TRT compared with LT+Pbo.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The addition of TRT to lifestyle therapy mitigates the weight\u2010loss\u2013induced reduction of muscle mass and BMD via countering the weight\u2010loss\u2013induced downregulation of genes involved in muscle and bone anabolism.<\/jats:p>\n                  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