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Herein, the influence of sex on the effects of VD on muscle function and the underlying reasons was explored.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Male and female\n                      <jats:italic>Sod1<\/jats:italic>\n                      gene knockout (SKO) mice, serving as a model for skeletal muscle atrophy, were treated with the VD active analogue calcipotriol, and RNA sequencing was employed to investigate this potential signalling pathway. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database was utilized to explore whether testosterone affects the correlation between VD and grip strength in human participants. Experiments involving C2C12 cells and castrated male mice subjected to immobilization were conducted to demonstrate the enhancing effects of testosterone on VD function.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In male SKO mice,\n                      <jats:italic>Vdr<\/jats:italic>\n                      expression in the gastrocnemius muscle was positively correlated with grip strength (\n                      <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.4689,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), whereas no such correlation was identified in female mice. At 28\u2009weeks of age, both male and female SKO mice exhibited significantly reduced grip strength compared to\n                      <jats:italic>Sod1<\/jats:italic>\n                      wild\u2010type (SWT) mice, and calcipotriol restored grip strength in male SKO mice (SWT\u2010veh: 0.0716\u2009\u00b1\u20090.0006, SWT\u2010cal: 0.0686\u2009\u00b1\u20090.0010, SKO\u2010veh: 0.0601\u2009\u00b1\u20090.0010, SKO\u2010cal: 0.0703\u2009\u00b1\u20090.0007;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Calcipotriol increased muscle protein synthesis and mitochondrial biogenesis while decreasing inflammation and atrogenes in gastrocnemius muscle of male SKO mice. However, the effect of calcipotriol on muscle was not significant in female SKO mice. Compared to wild\u2010type mice, both male and female SKO mice exhibited reduced levels of 1,25(OH)\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      D\n                      <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                      due to ROS\u2010induced hepatic CYP3A4 overexpression, thereby excluding the influence of baseline VD levels. The serum 25(OH)D\n                      <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                      and testosterone interactively affect grip strength in adults (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Using C2C12 cells differentiated into myotubes, testosterone significantly enhanced the inducing effects of VD on VDR, androgen receptor (AR), P\u2010AKT, PGC1\u03b1, Beclin1 and LC3B. Calcipotriol improved grip strength in sham\u2010operated mice but had a negligible effect on grip strength in castrated mice. However, a significant improvement in grip strength was observed in castrated mice following testosterone restoration (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study demonstrates the existence of sex heterogeneity in the effects of VD on muscle and that testosterone enhances the strength and molecular responses to VD. These findings underscore the importance of considering testosterone levels when utilizing VD to enhance muscle strength.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/jcsm.13733","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,17]],"date-time":"2025-02-17T00:15:56Z","timestamp":1739751356000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["The Effects of Vitamin D on Muscle Strength Are Influenced by Testosterone Levels"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5888-8362","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aolin","family":"Yang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health (Shenzhen) Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat\u2010sen University  Shenzhen Guangdong China"},{"name":"Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences  Shenzhen 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