Metabolic responses from rest to steady state determine contractile function in ischemic skeletal muscle.
Am J Physiol
; 273(2 Pt 1): E233-8, 1997 Aug.
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Skeletal muscle contraction during ischemia, such as that experienced by peripheral vascular disease patients, is characterized by rapid fatigue. Using a canine gracilis model, we tested the hypothesis that a critical factor determining force production during ischemia is the metabolic response during the transition from rest to steady state. Dichloroacetate (DCA) administration before gracilis muscle contraction increased pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activation and resulted in acetylation of 80% of the free carnitine pool to acetylcarnitine. After 1 min of contraction, phosphocreatine (PCr) degradation in the DCA group was approximately 50% lower than in the control group (P < 0.05) during conditions of identical force production. After 6 min of contraction, steady-state force production was approximately 30% higher in the DCA group (P < 0.05), and muscle ATP, PCr, and glycogen degradation and lactate accumulation were lower (P < 0.05 in all cases). It appears, therefore, that an important determinant of contractile function during ischemia is the mechanisms by which ATP regeneration occurs during the period of rest to steady-state transition.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Músculo Esquelético
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Homeostasis
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Isquemia
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Contracción Muscular
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Physiol
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos