TY - JOUR
T1 - Contractile and biochemical properties of diaphragm
T2 - Effects of exercise training and fatigue
AU - Metzger, J. M.
AU - Fitts, R. H.
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - The effect of high-intensity trained (6 x 4.5 min at 40 m/min, 15% grade, 2.5-min rest between bouts, 5 days/wk, for 6 wk) on contractile, biochemical, and fatigue properties of the rat diaphragm were examined. The exercise program produced significant elevations in the mitochondrial marker enzyme citrate synthase (μmol·g-1·min-1) in the soleus (SOL) (27.2 ± 1.5 vs. 46.7 ± 2.4; mean ± SE), deep vastus lateralis (DVL) (40.8 ± 2.6 vs. 58.3 ± 2.8), and superficial vastus lateralis (SVL) (8.5 ± 0.6 vs. 11.4 ± 0.7). No significant differences were observed in the crural (CRU) (45.9 ± 2.0 vs. 44.0 ± 2.3) or ventral costal (VEN) (41.5 ± 2.0 vs. 45.8 ± 2.6) diaphragmatic regions. Phosphofructokinase, the rate-limiting enzyme of glycolysis, significantly increased in the SOL (19.0 ± 0.8 vs. 23.3 ± 1.3 μmol·g-1·min-1) and DVL (69.3 ± 6.0 vs. 86.6 ± 5.0), but no alterations were seen in the SVL (98.6 ± 5.7 vs. 106.1 ± 9.0), CRU (54.4 ± 2.8 vs. 53.8 ± 1.5), or VEN (44.7 ± 2.4 vs. 46.4 ± 1.4) posttraining. Diaphragm contractile properties, with the exception of an increased rate of fall in twitch tension, remained unchanged after training. Glycogen values were significantly higher in trained diaphragms at rest (6.54 ± 0.39 vs. 4.86 ± 0.41 mg/g) and during 1, 5, and 10 min of fatiguing stimulation. During fatigue no differences were observed in force, rate of rise in force, rate of fall in force, muscle lactate, ATP, or creatine phosphate in trained vs. control. Rising muscle lactate during fatigue was highly correlated to the decline in force-generating capacity (r = -0.90, P < 0.001), whereas decreases in glycogen, ATP, and creatine phosphate showed lesser degrees of correlation (r = 0.49-0.79). In conclusion, high-intensity training induced a supercompensation of glycogen and an increased rate of fall in twitch tension in the diaphragm; however, no other significant biochemical or contractile alterations were apparent in trained vs. control.
AB - The effect of high-intensity trained (6 x 4.5 min at 40 m/min, 15% grade, 2.5-min rest between bouts, 5 days/wk, for 6 wk) on contractile, biochemical, and fatigue properties of the rat diaphragm were examined. The exercise program produced significant elevations in the mitochondrial marker enzyme citrate synthase (μmol·g-1·min-1) in the soleus (SOL) (27.2 ± 1.5 vs. 46.7 ± 2.4; mean ± SE), deep vastus lateralis (DVL) (40.8 ± 2.6 vs. 58.3 ± 2.8), and superficial vastus lateralis (SVL) (8.5 ± 0.6 vs. 11.4 ± 0.7). No significant differences were observed in the crural (CRU) (45.9 ± 2.0 vs. 44.0 ± 2.3) or ventral costal (VEN) (41.5 ± 2.0 vs. 45.8 ± 2.6) diaphragmatic regions. Phosphofructokinase, the rate-limiting enzyme of glycolysis, significantly increased in the SOL (19.0 ± 0.8 vs. 23.3 ± 1.3 μmol·g-1·min-1) and DVL (69.3 ± 6.0 vs. 86.6 ± 5.0), but no alterations were seen in the SVL (98.6 ± 5.7 vs. 106.1 ± 9.0), CRU (54.4 ± 2.8 vs. 53.8 ± 1.5), or VEN (44.7 ± 2.4 vs. 46.4 ± 1.4) posttraining. Diaphragm contractile properties, with the exception of an increased rate of fall in twitch tension, remained unchanged after training. Glycogen values were significantly higher in trained diaphragms at rest (6.54 ± 0.39 vs. 4.86 ± 0.41 mg/g) and during 1, 5, and 10 min of fatiguing stimulation. During fatigue no differences were observed in force, rate of rise in force, rate of fall in force, muscle lactate, ATP, or creatine phosphate in trained vs. control. Rising muscle lactate during fatigue was highly correlated to the decline in force-generating capacity (r = -0.90, P < 0.001), whereas decreases in glycogen, ATP, and creatine phosphate showed lesser degrees of correlation (r = 0.49-0.79). In conclusion, high-intensity training induced a supercompensation of glycogen and an increased rate of fall in twitch tension in the diaphragm; however, no other significant biochemical or contractile alterations were apparent in trained vs. control.
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U2 - 10.1152/jappl.1986.60.5.1752
DO - 10.1152/jappl.1986.60.5.1752
M3 - Article
C2 - 2940218
AN - SCOPUS:0022483725
SN - 8750-7587
VL - 60
SP - 1752
EP - 1758
JO - Journal of applied physiology
JF - Journal of applied physiology
IS - 5
ER -