Reduced oxidative phosphorylation and proton efflux suggest reduced capillary blood supply in skeletal muscle of patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis: A quantitative 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and MRI study

Quantitative MRI and phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31P-MRS) were used to investigate skeletal muscle metabolism in vivo in patients with dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) in order to evaluate the role of mitochondrial abnormalities in the pathogenesis and clinical expression o...

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Main Authors: Cea, G, Bendahan, D, Manners, D, Hilton-Jones, D, Lodi, R, Styles, P, Taylor, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002
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author Cea, G
Bendahan, D
Manners, D
Hilton-Jones, D
Lodi, R
Styles, P
Taylor, D
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Bendahan, D
Manners, D
Hilton-Jones, D
Lodi, R
Styles, P
Taylor, D
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description Quantitative MRI and phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31P-MRS) were used to investigate skeletal muscle metabolism in vivo in patients with dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) in order to evaluate the role of mitochondrial abnormalities in the pathogenesis and clinical expression of these conditions. Nine patients with DM (mean age ± SD, 57 ± 14 years) and five with PM (42 ± 12 years) and with age at disease onset 53 ± 16 and 38 ± 12 years, respectively, were included in the study together with 18 agematched controls. Post-exercise 31P-MRS indices of muscle oxidative metabolism were all impaired in DM and PM. In both groups of patients, the phosphocreatine and adenosine diphosphate recovery half-times were almost twice as long as in controls (P < 0.05 for each variable) and the maximum rate of mitochondrial ATP production was half that found in normal subjects (P < 0.001). The rate of proton efflux from muscle fibres was significantly reduced in DM (P < 0.001) and PM (P = 0.02). The impairment of 31P-MRS recovery indices in DM and PM patients was similar to that found in a group of 10 patients with a primary mitochondrial disorder that showed a normal proton efflux rate. There was no correlation between the MRS-detectable abnormalities and the degree of inflammation or fatty infiltration of the muscle, as measured by MRI. The in vivo findings in DM and PM patients indicate impaired muscle aerobic function, which, considering the reduced proton efflux, is likely to be secondary to an impaired blood supply. Our results suggest that the abnormal mitochondria seen in some muscle biopsies are unlikely to be the primary cause of the oxidative insufficiency in these patients.
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spelling oxford-uuid:46e2e5ce-805b-446c-8358-46c2e8700bf32022-03-26T15:16:36ZReduced oxidative phosphorylation and proton efflux suggest reduced capillary blood supply in skeletal muscle of patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis: A quantitative 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and MRI studyJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:46e2e5ce-805b-446c-8358-46c2e8700bf3EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2002Cea, GBendahan, DManners, DHilton-Jones, DLodi, RStyles, PTaylor, DQuantitative MRI and phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31P-MRS) were used to investigate skeletal muscle metabolism in vivo in patients with dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) in order to evaluate the role of mitochondrial abnormalities in the pathogenesis and clinical expression of these conditions. Nine patients with DM (mean age ± SD, 57 ± 14 years) and five with PM (42 ± 12 years) and with age at disease onset 53 ± 16 and 38 ± 12 years, respectively, were included in the study together with 18 agematched controls. Post-exercise 31P-MRS indices of muscle oxidative metabolism were all impaired in DM and PM. In both groups of patients, the phosphocreatine and adenosine diphosphate recovery half-times were almost twice as long as in controls (P < 0.05 for each variable) and the maximum rate of mitochondrial ATP production was half that found in normal subjects (P < 0.001). The rate of proton efflux from muscle fibres was significantly reduced in DM (P < 0.001) and PM (P = 0.02). The impairment of 31P-MRS recovery indices in DM and PM patients was similar to that found in a group of 10 patients with a primary mitochondrial disorder that showed a normal proton efflux rate. There was no correlation between the MRS-detectable abnormalities and the degree of inflammation or fatty infiltration of the muscle, as measured by MRI. The in vivo findings in DM and PM patients indicate impaired muscle aerobic function, which, considering the reduced proton efflux, is likely to be secondary to an impaired blood supply. Our results suggest that the abnormal mitochondria seen in some muscle biopsies are unlikely to be the primary cause of the oxidative insufficiency in these patients.
spellingShingle Cea, G
Bendahan, D
Manners, D
Hilton-Jones, D
Lodi, R
Styles, P
Taylor, D
Reduced oxidative phosphorylation and proton efflux suggest reduced capillary blood supply in skeletal muscle of patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis: A quantitative 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and MRI study
title Reduced oxidative phosphorylation and proton efflux suggest reduced capillary blood supply in skeletal muscle of patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis: A quantitative 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and MRI study
title_full Reduced oxidative phosphorylation and proton efflux suggest reduced capillary blood supply in skeletal muscle of patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis: A quantitative 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and MRI study
title_fullStr Reduced oxidative phosphorylation and proton efflux suggest reduced capillary blood supply in skeletal muscle of patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis: A quantitative 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and MRI study
title_full_unstemmed Reduced oxidative phosphorylation and proton efflux suggest reduced capillary blood supply in skeletal muscle of patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis: A quantitative 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and MRI study
title_short Reduced oxidative phosphorylation and proton efflux suggest reduced capillary blood supply in skeletal muscle of patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis: A quantitative 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and MRI study
title_sort reduced oxidative phosphorylation and proton efflux suggest reduced capillary blood supply in skeletal muscle of patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis a quantitative 31p magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mri study
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