Rats bred for low aerobic capacity become promptly fatigued and have slow metabolic recovery after stimulated, maximal muscle contractions.
Muscular fatigue is a complex phenomenon affected by muscle fiber type and several metabolic and ionic changes within myocytes. Mitochondria are the main determinants of muscle oxidative capacity which is also one determinant of muscle fatigability. By measuring the concentrations of intracellular s...
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| author | Sira Torvinen Mika Silvennoinen Harri Piitulainen Johanna Närväinen Pasi Tuunanen Olli Gröhn Lauren G Koch Steven L Britton Heikki Kainulainen |
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| description | Muscular fatigue is a complex phenomenon affected by muscle fiber type and several metabolic and ionic changes within myocytes. Mitochondria are the main determinants of muscle oxidative capacity which is also one determinant of muscle fatigability. By measuring the concentrations of intracellular stores of high-energy phosphates it is possible to estimate the energy production efficiency and metabolic recovery of the muscle. Low intrinsic aerobic capacity is known to be associated with reduced mitochondrial function. Whether low intrinsic aerobic capacity also results in slower metabolic recovery of skeletal muscle is not known. Here we studied the influence of intrinsic aerobic capacity on in vivo muscle metabolism during maximal, fatiguing electrical stimulation.Animal subjects were genetically heterogeneous rats selectively bred to differ for non-trained treadmill running endurance, low capacity runners (LCRs) and high capacity runners (HCRs) (n = 15-19). We measured the concentrations of major phosphorus compounds and force parameters in a contracting triceps surae muscle complex using (31)P-Magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((31)P-MRS) combined with muscle force measurement from repeated isometric twitches.Our results demonstrated that phosphocreatine re-synthesis after maximal muscle stimulation was significantly slower in LCRs (p<0.05). LCR rats also became promptly fatigued and maintained the intramuscular pH poorly compared to HCRs. Half relaxation time (HRT) of the triceps surae was significantly longer in LCRs throughout the stimulation protocol (p≤0.05) and maximal rate of torque development (MRTD) was significantly lower in LCRs compared to HCRs from 2 min 30 s onwards (p≤0.05).We observed that LCRs are more sensitive to fatigue and have slower metabolic recovery compared to HCRs after maximal muscle contractions. These new findings are associated with reduced running capacity and with previously found lower mitochondrial content, increased body mass and higher complex disease risk of LCRs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-49ee36c2d3da4755a824685e91a24de12022-12-21T19:26:21ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-01711e4834510.1371/journal.pone.0048345Rats bred for low aerobic capacity become promptly fatigued and have slow metabolic recovery after stimulated, maximal muscle contractions.Sira TorvinenMika SilvennoinenHarri PiitulainenJohanna NärväinenPasi TuunanenOlli GröhnLauren G KochSteven L BrittonHeikki KainulainenMuscular fatigue is a complex phenomenon affected by muscle fiber type and several metabolic and ionic changes within myocytes. Mitochondria are the main determinants of muscle oxidative capacity which is also one determinant of muscle fatigability. By measuring the concentrations of intracellular stores of high-energy phosphates it is possible to estimate the energy production efficiency and metabolic recovery of the muscle. Low intrinsic aerobic capacity is known to be associated with reduced mitochondrial function. Whether low intrinsic aerobic capacity also results in slower metabolic recovery of skeletal muscle is not known. Here we studied the influence of intrinsic aerobic capacity on in vivo muscle metabolism during maximal, fatiguing electrical stimulation.Animal subjects were genetically heterogeneous rats selectively bred to differ for non-trained treadmill running endurance, low capacity runners (LCRs) and high capacity runners (HCRs) (n = 15-19). We measured the concentrations of major phosphorus compounds and force parameters in a contracting triceps surae muscle complex using (31)P-Magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((31)P-MRS) combined with muscle force measurement from repeated isometric twitches.Our results demonstrated that phosphocreatine re-synthesis after maximal muscle stimulation was significantly slower in LCRs (p<0.05). LCR rats also became promptly fatigued and maintained the intramuscular pH poorly compared to HCRs. Half relaxation time (HRT) of the triceps surae was significantly longer in LCRs throughout the stimulation protocol (p≤0.05) and maximal rate of torque development (MRTD) was significantly lower in LCRs compared to HCRs from 2 min 30 s onwards (p≤0.05).We observed that LCRs are more sensitive to fatigue and have slower metabolic recovery compared to HCRs after maximal muscle contractions. These new findings are associated with reduced running capacity and with previously found lower mitochondrial content, increased body mass and higher complex disease risk of LCRs.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3502431?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Sira Torvinen Mika Silvennoinen Harri Piitulainen Johanna Närväinen Pasi Tuunanen Olli Gröhn Lauren G Koch Steven L Britton Heikki Kainulainen Rats bred for low aerobic capacity become promptly fatigued and have slow metabolic recovery after stimulated, maximal muscle contractions. PLoS ONE |
| title | Rats bred for low aerobic capacity become promptly fatigued and have slow metabolic recovery after stimulated, maximal muscle contractions. |
| title_full | Rats bred for low aerobic capacity become promptly fatigued and have slow metabolic recovery after stimulated, maximal muscle contractions. |
| title_fullStr | Rats bred for low aerobic capacity become promptly fatigued and have slow metabolic recovery after stimulated, maximal muscle contractions. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rats bred for low aerobic capacity become promptly fatigued and have slow metabolic recovery after stimulated, maximal muscle contractions. |
| title_short | Rats bred for low aerobic capacity become promptly fatigued and have slow metabolic recovery after stimulated, maximal muscle contractions. |
| title_sort | rats bred for low aerobic capacity become promptly fatigued and have slow metabolic recovery after stimulated maximal muscle contractions |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3502431?pdf=render |
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