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Healthy subjects (CTR, n = 5), osteoarthritic (OA, n = 10), and osteoporotic (OP, n = 10) patients were enrolled. Gene expression analysis conducted on muscle and myoblasts showed up-regulation of CPT1B in OA patients; this result was confirmed by immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence analyses and enzyme activity assay, which showed increased Cpt1b activity in OA muscle. In addition, CPT1B expression resulted down-regulated in cultured OP myoblasts. Given the potential involvement of Cpt1b in the modulation of oxidative stress, we investigated ROS levels, which were found to be lower in OA myoblasts, and gene expression of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen oxidase 4 (Nox4), which resulted up-regulated in OA cells. Finally, the immunofluorescence of BCL2\/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa protein-interacting protein 3 (Bnip3) showed a decreased expression in OP myoblasts, with respect to CTR and OA. Contextually, through an ultrastructural analysis conducted by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), the presence of aberrant mitochondria was observed in OP muscle. 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