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Mayfield DL, Cronin NJ, Lichtwark GA. Understanding altered contractile properties in advanced age: insights from a systematic muscle modelling approach. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2023; 22:309-337. [PMID: 36335506 PMCID: PMC9958200 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-022-01651-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Age-related alterations of skeletal muscle are numerous and present inconsistently, and the effect of their interaction on contractile performance can be nonintuitive. Hill-type muscle models predict muscle force according to well-characterised contractile phenomena. Coupled with simple, yet reasonably realistic activation dynamics, such models consist of parameters that are meaningfully linked to fundamental aspects of muscle excitation and contraction. We aimed to illustrate the utility of a muscle model for elucidating relevant mechanisms and predicting changes in output by simulating the individual and combined effects on isometric force of several known ageing-related adaptations. Simulating literature-informed reductions in free Ca2+ concentration and Ca2+ sensitivity generated predictions at odds qualitatively with the characteristic slowing of contraction speed. Conversely, incorporating slower Ca2+ removal or a fractional increase in type I fibre area emulated expected changes; the former was required to simulate slowing of the twitch measured experimentally. Slower Ca2+ removal more than compensated for force loss arising from a large reduction in Ca2+ sensitivity or moderate reduction in Ca2+ release, producing realistic age-related shifts in the force-frequency relationship. Consistent with empirical data, reductions in free Ca2+ concentration and Ca2+ sensitivity reduced maximum tetanic force only slightly, even when acting in concert, suggesting a modest contribution to lower specific force. Lower tendon stiffness and slower intrinsic shortening speed slowed and prolonged force development in a compliance-dependent manner without affecting force decay. This work demonstrates the advantages of muscle modelling for exploring sources of variation and identifying mechanisms underpinning the altered contractile properties of aged muscle.
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- Dean L Mayfield
- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, USA.
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- Neuromuscular Research Centre, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
- School of Sport and Exercise, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK
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- School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Spin Lattice (T1) and Magnetization Transfer Saturation (MTsat) Imaging to Monitor Age-Related Differences in Skeletal Muscle Tissue. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12030584. [PMID: 35328137 PMCID: PMC8947179 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12030584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: The aim was to compare spin-lattice relaxation (T1) mapping from sequences with no fat suppression and three fat suppression methods and Magnetization Transfer Saturation (MTsat) mapping, to identify regional and age-related differences in calf muscle. These differences may be of clinical significance in age-related loss of muscle force. Methods: Ten young and seven senior subjects were imaged on a 3T MRI scanner using a 3D Fast Low Angle Shot sequence without and with different fat suppression and with MT saturation pulse. Bland–Altman plots were used to assess T1 maps using the fat unsuppressed sequence as the reference image. Age and regional differences in T1 and in MTsat were assessed using two-way factorial analyses of variance (ANOVAs) with Bonferroni-adjusted independent sample t-tests for post hoc analyses. Results: A significant age-related increase in T1 and decrease in MTsat was seen in the calf muscles. The largest size effect was observed in the T1 sequence with fat saturation. Conclusions: T1 increase with age may reflect increase in inflammatory processes while the decrease in MTsat may indicate that magnetization transfer may also be associated with muscle fiber macromolecules. T1 and MTsat maps of calf muscle have the potential to detect regional and age-related compositional differences in calf muscle.
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Zamani P, Proto EA, Wilson N, Fazelinia H, Ding H, Spruce LA, Davila A, Hanff TC, Mazurek JA, Prenner SB, Desjardins B, Margulies KB, Kelly DP, Arany Z, Doulias PT, Elrod JW, Allen ME, McCormack SE, Schur GM, D'Aquilla K, Kumar D, Thakuri D, Prabhakaran K, Langham MC, Poole DC, Seeholzer SH, Reddy R, Ischiropoulos H, Chirinos JA. Multimodality assessment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction skeletal muscle reveals differences in the machinery of energy fuel metabolism. ESC Heart Fail 2021; 8:2698-2712. [PMID: 33991175 PMCID: PMC8318475 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIMS Skeletal muscle (SkM) abnormalities may impact exercise capacity in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). We sought to quantify differences in SkM oxidative phosphorylation capacity (OxPhos), fibre composition, and the SkM proteome between HFpEF, hypertensive (HTN), and healthy participants. METHODS AND RESULTS Fifty-nine subjects (20 healthy, 19 HTN, and 20 HFpEF) performed a maximal-effort cardiopulmonary exercise test to define peak oxygen consumption (VO2, peak ), ventilatory threshold (VT), and VO2 efficiency (ratio of total work performed to O2 consumed). SkM OxPhos was assessed using Creatine Chemical-Exchange Saturation Transfer (CrCEST, n = 51), which quantifies unphosphorylated Cr, before and after plantar flexion exercise. The half-time of Cr recovery (t1/2, Cr ) was taken as a metric of in vivo SkM OxPhos. In a subset of subjects (healthy = 13, HTN = 9, and HFpEF = 12), percutaneous biopsy of the vastus lateralis was performed for myofibre typing, mitochondrial morphology, and proteomic and phosphoproteomic analysis. HFpEF subjects demonstrated lower VO2,peak , VT, and VO2 efficiency than either control group (all P < 0.05). The t1/2, Cr was significantly longer in HFpEF (P = 0.005), indicative of impaired SkM OxPhos, and correlated with cycle ergometry exercise parameters. HFpEF SkM contained fewer Type I myofibres (P = 0.003). Proteomic analyses demonstrated (a) reduced levels of proteins related to OxPhos that correlated with exercise capacity and (b) reduced ERK signalling in HFpEF. CONCLUSIONS Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction patients demonstrate impaired functional capacity and SkM OxPhos. Reductions in the proportions of Type I myofibres, proteins required for OxPhos, and altered phosphorylation signalling in the SkM may contribute to exercise intolerance in HFpEF.
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- Payman Zamani
- Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Proteomics Core, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Proteomics Core, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Proteomics Core, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Penn Acute Care Research Collaboration, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Section, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Laboratory for Structural, Physiologic and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Departments of Kinesiology, Anatomy, and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Proteomics Core, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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Tobias IS, Galpin AJ. Moving human muscle physiology research forward: an evaluation of fiber type-specific protein research methodologies. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2020; 319:C858-C876. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00107.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Human skeletal muscle is a heterogeneous tissue composed of multiple fiber types that express unique contractile and metabolic properties. While analysis of mixed fiber samples predominates and holds value, increasing attention has been directed toward studying proteins segregated by fiber type, a methodological distinction termed “fiber type-specific.” Fiber type-specific protein studies have the advantage of uncovering key molecular effects that are often missed in mixed fiber homogenate studies but also require greater time and resource-intensive methods, particularly when applied to human muscle. This review summarizes and compares current methods used for fiber type-specific protein analysis, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages for human muscle studies, in addition to recent advances in these techniques. These methods can be grouped into three categories based on the initial processing of the tissue: 1) muscle-specific fiber homogenates, 2) cross sections of fiber bundles, and 3) isolated single fibers, with various subtechniques for performing fiber type identification and protein quantification. The relative implementation for each unique methodological approach is analyzed from 83 fiber type-specific studies of proteins in live human muscle found in the literature to date. These studies have investigated several proteins involved in a wide range of cellular functions that are important to muscle tissue. The second half of this review summarizes key findings from this ensemble of fiber type-specific human protein studies. We highlight examples of where this analytical approach has helped to improve understanding of important physiological topics such as insulin sensitivity, muscle hypertrophy, muscle fatigue, and adaptation to different exercise programs.
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- Irene S. Tobias
- Biochemistry and Molecular Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Center for Sport Performance, California State University, Fullerton, California
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Center for Sport Performance, California State University, Fullerton, California
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Schoenfeld BJ, Vigotsky AD, Grgic J, Haun C, Contreras B, Delcastillo K, Francis A, Cote G, Alto A. Do the anatomical and physiological properties of a muscle determine its adaptive response to different loading protocols? Physiol Rep 2020; 8:e14427. [PMID: 32342648 PMCID: PMC7186566 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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It has been proposed that superior muscle hypertrophy may be obtained by training muscles predominant in type I fibers with lighter loads and those predominant in type II fibers with heavier loads. PURPOSE To evaluate longitudinal changes in muscle strength and hypertrophy of the soleus (a predominantly slow-twitch muscle) and gastrocnemius (muscle with a similar composition of slow and fast-twitch fibers) when subjected to light (20-30 repetition maximum) and heavy (6-10 repetition maximum) load plantarflexion exercise. METHODS The study employed a within-subject design whereby 26 untrained young men had their lower limbs randomized to perform plantarflexion with a low-load (LIGHT) and a high-load (HEAVY) for 8 weeks. Muscle thickness was estimated via B-mode ultrasound and maximal strength was determined by isometric dynamometry. RESULTS Results showed that changes in muscle thickness were similar for the soleus and the gastrocnemius regardless of the magnitude of load used in training. Furthermore, each of the calf muscles demonstrated robust hypertrophy, with the lateral gastrocnemius showing greater gains compared to the medial gastrocnemius and soleus. Both HEAVY and LIGHT training programs elicited similar hypertrophic increases in the triceps surae. Finally, isometric strength increases were similar between loading conditions. CONCLUSIONS The triceps surae muscles respond robustly to regimented exercise and measures of muscle hypertrophy and isometric strength appear independent of muscle fiber type composition. Moreover, the study provides further evidence that low-load training is a viable strategy to increase hypertrophy in different human muscles, with hypertrophic increases similar to that observed using heavy loads.
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- Departments of Biomedical Engineering and StatisticsNorthwestern UniversityEvanstonILUSA
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- Institute for Health and Sport (IHES)Victoria UniversityMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Department of Exercise ScienceLaGrange CollegeLaGrangeGAUSA
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- Sport Performance Research InstituteAUT UniversityAucklandNew Zealand
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- Department of Health SciencesCUNY Lehman CollegeBronxNYUSA
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- Department of Health SciencesCUNY Lehman CollegeBronxNYUSA
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- Department of Health SciencesCUNY Lehman CollegeBronxNYUSA
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Ceballos-Villegas ME, Saldaña Mena JJ, Gutierrez Lozano AL, Sepúlveda-Cañamar FJ, Huidobro N, Manjarrez E, Lomeli J. The Complexity of H-wave Amplitude Fluctuations and Their Bilateral Cross-Covariance Are Modified According to the Previous Fitness History of Young Subjects under Track Training. Front Hum Neurosci 2017; 11:530. [PMID: 29163107 PMCID: PMC5671983 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The Hoffmann reflex (H-wave) is produced by alpha-motoneuron activation in the spinal cord. A feature of this electromyography response is that it exhibits fluctuations in amplitude even during repetitive stimulation with the same intensity of current. We herein explore the hypothesis that physical training induces plastic changes in the motor system. Such changes are evaluated with the fractal dimension (FD) analysis of the H-wave amplitude-fluctuations (H-wave FD) and the cross-covariance (CCV) between the bilateral H-wave amplitudes. The aim of this study was to compare the H-wave FD as well as the CCV before and after track training in sedentary individuals and athletes. The training modality in all subjects consisted of running three times per week (for 13 weeks) in a concrete road of 5 km. Given the different physical condition of sedentary vs. athletes, the running time between sedentary and athletes was different. After training, the FD was significantly increased in sedentary individuals but significantly reduced in athletes, although there were no changes in spinal excitability in either group of subjects. Moreover, the CCV between bilateral H-waves exhibited a significant increase in athletes but not in sedentary individuals. These differential changes in the FD and CCV indicate that the plastic changes in the complexity of the H-wave amplitude fluctuations as well as the synaptic inputs to the Ia-motoneuron systems of both legs were correlated to the previous fitness history of the subjects. Furthermore, these findings demonstrate that the FD and CCV can be employed as indexes to study plastic changes in the human motor system.
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- Maria E Ceballos-Villegas
- Sección de Posgrado e Investigación, Laboratorio de Neurofisiología Humana y Control Motor, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Escuela de Quiropráctica, Universidad Estatal del Valle de Ecatepec, Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico
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- Sección de Posgrado e Investigación, Laboratorio de Neurofisiología Humana y Control Motor, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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- Sección de Posgrado e Investigación, Laboratorio de Neurofisiología Humana y Control Motor, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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Potiaumpai M, Gandia K, Rautray A, Prendergast T, Signorile JF. Optimal Loads for Power Differ by Exercise in Older Adults. J Strength Cond Res 2016; 30:2703-12. [PMID: 27386964 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000001549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Potiaumpai, M, Gandia, K, Rautray, A, Prendergast, T, and Signorile, JF. Optimal loads for power differ by exercise in older adults. J Strength Cond Res 30(10): 2703-2712, 2016-Power training in older adults has been shown to increase muscle strength, power, and physical function, and decrease the risk of falls and related injuries. Although there are clear indications that optimal loads for power vary due to biomechanical factors, no studies have attempted to determine the optimal loads for specific exercises used to improve muscle power. Using the load that maximizes power output for individual exercises can maximize power gains, improve training efficiency, and augment gains in physical function. Seventy community-dwelling older adults (age = 70.5 ± 5.7 years) participated in strength and power testing during 2 sessions, each lasting for 1.5 hours. Participants were tested on 6 different pneumatic resistance machines to determine their one repetition maximum (1RM) and power. Power testing was performed at loads between 30 and 90% of each participant's 1RM. For the chest press and seated row, the optimal load range was between 40 and 60% 1RM, with peak power at 50% (p < 0.001) for both machines. The LAT pull-down optimal load range was between 30 and 50%, with peak power occurring at 40% (p < 0.001). The leg curl and leg press optimal load range was between 50 and 70%, with peak power occurring at 60% (p < 0.001). Peak power for the calf raise occurred at 60% (p < 0.001). We conclude that different exercise movements require the use of different optimal load ranges to maximize muscle power in older persons.
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- Melanie Potiaumpai
- 1Laboratory of Neuromuscular Research and Active Aging, Department of Kinesiology and Sports Sciences, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida; and 2Center on Aging, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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Takahashi H, Kamei A, Osawa T, Kawahara T, Takizawa O, Maruyama K. ¹³C MRS reveals a small diurnal variation in the glycogen content of human thigh muscle. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2015; 28:650-655. [PMID: 25881007 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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There is marked diurnal variation in the glycogen content of skeletal muscles of animals, but few studies have addressed such variations in human muscles. (13)C MRS can be used to noninvasively measure the glycogen content of human skeletal muscle, but no study has explored the diurnal variations in this parameter. This study aimed to investigate whether a diurnal variation in glycogen content occurs in human muscles and, if so, to what extent it can be identified using (13)C MRS. Six male volunteers were instructed to maintain their normal diet and not to perform strenuous exercise for at least 3 days before and during the experiment. Muscle glycogen and blood glucose concentrations were measured six times in 24 h under normal conditions in these subjects. The glycogen content in the thigh muscle was determined noninvasively by natural abundance (13)C MRS using a clinical MR system at 3 T. Nutritional analysis revealed that the subjects' mean carbohydrate intake was 463 ± 137 g, being approximately 6.8 ± 2.4 g/kg body weight. The average sleeping time was 5.9 ± 1.0 h. The glycogen content in the thigh muscle at the starting point was 64.8 ± 20.6 mM. Although absolute and relative individual variations in muscle glycogen content were 7.0 ± 2.1 mM and 11.3 ± 4.6%, respectively, no significant difference in glycogen content was observed among the different time points. This study demonstrates that normal food intake (not fat and/or carbohydrate rich), sleep and other daily activities have a negligible influence on thigh muscle glycogen content, and that the diurnal variation of the glycogen content in human muscles is markedly smaller than that in animal muscles. Moreover, the present results also support the reproducibility and availability of (13)C MRS for the evaluation of the glycogen content in human muscles.
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- Hideyuki Takahashi
- Department of Sports Science, Japan Institute of Sports Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Sports Science, Japan Institute of Sports Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Sports Science, Japan Institute of Sports Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Center, Japan Institute of Sports Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research & Collaboration Department, Siemens Japan K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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- Research & Collaboration Department, Siemens Japan K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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Plas RLC, Degens H, Meijer JP, de Wit GMJ, Philippens IHCHM, Bobbert MF, Jaspers RT. Muscle contractile properties as an explanation of the higher mean power output in marmosets than humans during jumping. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 218:2166-73. [PMID: 25987730 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.117655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The muscle mass-specific mean power output (PMMS,mean) during push-off in jumping in marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) is more than twice that in humans. In the present study it was tested whether this is attributable to differences in muscle contractile properties. In biopsies of marmoset m. vastus lateralis (VL) and m. gastrocnemius medialis (GM) (N=4), fibre-type distribution was assessed using fluorescent immunohistochemistry. In single fibres from four marmoset and nine human VL biopsies, the force-velocity characteristics were determined. Marmoset VL contained almost exclusively fast muscle fibres (>99.0%), of which 63% were type IIB and 37% were hybrid fibres, fibres containing multiple myosin heavy chains. GM contained 9% type I fibres, 44% type IIB and 47% hybrid muscle fibres. The proportions of fast muscle fibres in marmoset VL and GM were substantially larger than those reported in the corresponding human muscles. The curvature of the force-velocity relationships of marmoset type IIB and hybrid fibres was substantially flatter than that of human type I, IIA, IIX and hybrid fibres, resulting in substantially higher muscle fibre mass-specific peak power (PFMS,peak). Muscle mass-specific peak power output (PMMS,peak) values of marmoset whole VL and GM, estimated from their fibre-type distributions and force-velocity characteristics, were more than twice the estimates for the corresponding human muscles. As the relative difference in estimated PMMS,peak between marmosets and humans is similar to that of PMMS,mean during push-off in jumping, it is likely that the difference in in vivo mechanical output between humans and marmosets is attributable to differences in muscle contractile properties.
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- Rogier L C Plas
- MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorstraat 9, Amsterdam NL-1081 BT, The Netherlands School of Healthcare Science, Cognitive Motor Function Research Group, School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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- School of Healthcare Science, Cognitive Motor Function Research Group, School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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- MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorstraat 9, Amsterdam NL-1081 BT, The Netherlands School of Healthcare Science, Cognitive Motor Function Research Group, School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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- MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorstraat 9, Amsterdam NL-1081 BT, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunobiology, Division Neuropathology, Biomedical Primate Research Centre, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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- MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorstraat 9, Amsterdam NL-1081 BT, The Netherlands
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- MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorstraat 9, Amsterdam NL-1081 BT, The Netherlands
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Andreassen CS, Jensen JM, Jakobsen J, Ulhøj BP, Andersen H. Striated muscle fiber size, composition, and capillary density in diabetes in relation to neuropathy and muscle strength. J Diabetes 2014; 6:462-71. [PMID: 24397623 DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.12124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Revised: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) leads to progressive loss of muscle strength in the lower extremities due to muscular atrophy. Changes in vascularization occur in diabetic striated muscle; however, the relationship between these changes and DPN is as yet unexplored. The aim of the present study was to evaluate histologic properties and capillarization of diabetic skeletal muscle in relation to DPN and muscle strength. METHODS Twenty type 1 and 20 type 2 diabetic (T1D and T2D, respectively) patients underwent biopsy of the gastrocnemic muscle, isokinetic dynamometry at the ankle, electrophysiological studies, clinical examination, and quantitative sensory examinations. Muscle biopsies were stained immunohistochemically and muscle fiber diameter, fiber type distribution, and capillary density determined. Twenty control subjects were also included in the study. RESULTS No relationship was found between muscle fiber diameter, muscle fiber type distribution, or capillary density and degree of neuropathy or muscle strength for either patient group. Muscle fiber diameter and the proportion of Type II fibers were greater for T1D patients than both T2D patients and controls. The T2D patients had fewer capillaries per muscle fiber than T1D patients and controls. CONCLUSIONS Striated muscle fiber size, muscle fiber distribution, and vascularization are unrelated to DPN and muscle strength in diabetes.
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- Christer Swan Andreassen
- Clinical Neurology Research Group, Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Andreassen CS, Schlütter JM, Vissing J, Andersen H. Effect of enzyme replacement therapy on isokinetic strength for all major muscle groups in four patients with Pompe disease-a long-term follow-up. Mol Genet Metab 2014; 112:40-3. [PMID: 24685124 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2014.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Pompe disease is a rare, inherited metabolic myopathy characterized by progressive weakness of the proximal limb and respiratory muscles. We report the findings from four patients with late-onset Pompe disease treated with α-glucosidase (Myozyme) for 2 (n=2) and 6 (n=2) years, and monitored with isokinetic dynamometry, 6-minute walking test (6MWT), and vital capacity. Patients were evaluated after 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, and 72months. In two patients, muscle size estimated by MRI and DXA scanning was also performed prior to and following 6months of treatment. After 2years of α-glucosidase treatment, maximal isokinetic muscle strength increased by 11% (0%-50%) [median (range)] and 6MWT improved by 18% (2%-40%). In the two patients treated for 6years, the increase in muscle strength stabilized at 40% and 6MWT stabilized at 32%. The improvements primarily occurred during the first 6months of treatment. Interestingly, the weakest muscle groups seemed to benefit more than those less affected, and greater improvements occurred for flexor muscles compared to extensor muscles. Vital capacity did not improve on treatment.
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- Christer Swan Andreassen
- Clinical Neurology Research Group, Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C., Denmark; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Brendstrupgårdsvej 100, 8200 Aarhus N., Denmark.
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- Clinical Neurology Research Group, Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C., Denmark.
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- Neuromuscular Research Unit, Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Clinical Neurology Research Group, Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C., Denmark.
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Layec G, Malucelli E, Le Fur Y, Manners D, Yashiro K, Testa C, Cozzone PJ, Iotti S, Bendahan D. Effects of exercise-induced intracellular acidosis on the phosphocreatine recovery kinetics: a 31P MRS study in three muscle groups in humans. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2013; 26:1403-1411. [PMID: 23703831 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.2966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Revised: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Little is known about the metabolic differences that exist among different muscle groups within the same subjects. Therefore, we used (31)P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((31)P-MRS) to investigate muscle oxidative capacity and the potential effects of pH on PCr recovery kinetics between muscles of different phenotypes (quadriceps (Q), finger (FF) and plantar flexors (PF)) in the same cohort of 16 untrained adults. The estimated muscle oxidative capacity was lower in Q (29 ± 12 mM min(-1), CV(inter-subject) = 42%) as compared with PF (46 ± 20 mM min(-1), CV(inter-subject) = 44%) and tended to be higher in FF (43 ± 35 mM min(-1), CV(inter-subject) = 80%). The coefficient of variation (CV) of oxidative capacity between muscles within the group was 59 ± 24%. PCr recovery time constant was correlated with end-exercise pH in Q (p < 0.01), FF (p < 0.05) and PF (p < 0.05) as well as proton efflux rate in FF (p < 0.01), PF (p < 0.01) and Q (p = 0.12). We also observed a steeper slope of the relationship between end-exercise acidosis and PCr recovery kinetics in FF compared with either PF or Q muscles. Overall, this study supports the concept of skeletal muscle heterogeneity by revealing a comparable inter- and intra-individual variability in oxidative capacity across three skeletal muscles in untrained individuals. These findings also indicate that the sensitivity of mitochondrial respiration to the inhibition associated with cytosolic acidosis is greater in the finger flexor muscles compared with locomotor muscles, which might be related to differences in permeability in the mitochondrial membrane and, to some extent, to proton efflux rates.
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- Gwenael Layec
- Centre de Resonance Magnetique Biologique et Medicale, UMR CNRS 6612, Faculté de Médecine de Marseille, Marseille, France; Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, George E. Whalen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Predicting muscle forces in gait from EMG signals and musculotendon kinematics. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2012; 2:217-31. [PMID: 20719615 DOI: 10.1016/1050-6411(92)90025-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/16/1992] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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An EMG-driven muscle model for determining muscle force-time histories during gait is presented. The model, based on Hill's equation (1938), incorporates morphological data and accounts for changes in musculotendon length, velocity, and the level of muscle excitation for both concentric and eccentric contractions. Musculotendon kinematics were calculated using three-dimensional cinematography with a model of the musculoskeletal system. Muscle force-length-EMG relations were established from slow isokinetic calibrations. Walking muscle force-time histories were determined for two subjects. Joint moments calculated from the predicted muscle forces were compared with moments calculated using a linked segment, inverse dynamics approach. Moment curve correlations ranged from r = 0.72 to r = 0.97 and the root mean square (RMS) differences were from 10 to 20 Nm. Expressed as a relative RMS, the moment differences ranged from a low of 23% at the ankle to a high of 72% at the hip. No single reason for the differences between the two moment curves could be identified. Possible explanations discussed include the linear EMG-to-force assumption and how well the EMG-to-force calibration represented excitation for the whole muscle during gait, assumptions incorporated in the muscle modeling procedure, and errors inherent in validating joint moments predicted from the model to moments calculated using linked segment, inverse dynamics. The closeness with which the joint moment curves matched in the present study supports using the modeling approach proposed to determine muscle forces in gait.
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Binboğa E, Prasartwuth O, Pehlivan M, Türker KS. Responses of human soleus motor units to low-threshold stimulation of the tibial nerve. Exp Brain Res 2011; 213:73-86. [PMID: 21713503 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-011-2779-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2011] [Accepted: 06/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Erdal Binboğa
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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Tucker KJ, Türker KS. Muscle spindle feedback differs between the soleus and gastrocnemius in humans. Somatosens Mot Res 2009; 21:189-97. [PMID: 15763904 DOI: 10.1080/08990220400012489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED The Hoffmann (H) reflex and motor (M) response were studied in soleus and gastrocnemius during voluntary contraction in eight male volunteers. AIMS To determine if the strength of spindle input to the muscles is the same. To assess if the M response size changes during contraction. RESULTS The size of the maximum M response (M max) changed during contraction in each subject. Hence, all H reflex measurements were normalized to the M max at each level of contraction for each subject. The largest H/M max was bigger in soleus than gastrocnemius at every contraction level. The overall largest H/M max for soleus (97%) and gastrocnemius (55%) were achieved at 40 and 100% maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), respectively. CONCLUSION Soleus receives greater spindle feedback than the gastrocnemius both at rest and during voluntary contraction.
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- K J Tucker
- Discipline of Physiology, School of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Larsen RG, Callahan DM, Foulis SA, Kent-Braun JA. In vivo oxidative capacity varies with muscle and training status in young adults. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2009; 107:873-9. [PMID: 19556459 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00260.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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It is well established that exercise training results in increased muscle oxidative capacity. Less is known about how oxidative capacities in distinct muscles, in the same individual, are affected by different levels of physical activity. We hypothesized that 1) trained individuals would have higher oxidative capacity than untrained individuals in both tibialis anterior (TA) and vastus lateralis (VL) and 2) oxidative capacity would be higher in TA than VL in untrained, but not in trained, individuals. Phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to measure the rate of phosphocreatine recovery (k(PCr)), which reflects the rate of oxidative phosphorylation, following a maximal voluntary isometric contraction of the TA and VL in healthy untrained (7 women, 7 men, 25.7 +/- 3.6 yr; mean +/- SD) and trained (5 women, 7 men, 27.5 +/- 3.4 yr) adults. Daily physical activity levels were measured using accelerometry. The trained group spent threefold more time ( approximately 90 vs. approximately 30 min/day; P < 0.001) in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Overall, k(PCr) was higher in VL than in TA (P = 0.01) and higher in trained than in untrained participants (P < 0.001). The relationship between k(PCr) and MVPA was more robust in VL (r = 0.64, P = 0.001, n = 25) than in TA (r = 0.38, P = 0.06, n = 25). These results indicate greater oxidative capacity in vivo in trained compared with untrained individuals in two distinct muscles of the lower limb and provide novel evidence of higher oxidative capacity in VL compared with TA in young humans, irrespective of training status. The basis for this difference is not known at this time but likely reflects a difference in usage patterns between the muscles.
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- Ryan G Larsen
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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Costello PM, Rowlerson A, Astaman NA, Anthony FEW, Sayer AA, Cooper C, Hanson MA, Green LR. Peri-implantation and late gestation maternal undernutrition differentially affect fetal sheep skeletal muscle development. J Physiol 2008; 586:2371-9. [PMID: 18339691 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.150987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Poor prenatal nutrition is associated with a greater risk of adult glucose intolerance and insulin insensitivity in the offspring. Skeletal muscle is the primary tissue for glucose utilization, and insulin resistance in muscle is the earliest identifiable abnormality in the pre-diabetic patient. We investigated the effect of early and late gestation undernutrition on structure and markers of growth and glucose metabolism regulation in the fetal triceps brachii (TB, slow- and fast-twitch myofibres) and soleus (slow-twitch myofibres) muscles. Pregnant sheep were fed 100% nutrient requirements (C, n = 8) or a restricted diet peri-implantation (PI, n = 9; 40%, 1-31 days gestation (dGA) (term approximately 147)) or in late gestation (L, n = 6; 50%, 104-127 dGA). At 127 +/- 1 dGA we measured myofibre and capillary density in the fetal TB and soleus muscles, and mRNA levels in the TB of insulin receptor (InsR), glucose transporter-4 (GLUT-4) and type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R). Total myofibre and capillary densities were lower in the TB, but not the soleus, of PI and L fetuses. The predominant effect in the L group was on slow-twitch myofibres. In TB, InsR, GLUT-4 and IGF-1R mRNA levels were greater in L group fetuses. Our finding of reduced myofibre density is consistent with a redistribution of resources at the expense of specific peripheral tissues by early and late gestation undernutrition which may be mediated by a decrease in capillary density. The increase in key regulatory components of glucose uptake following late gestation undernutrition may constitute a short-term compensation to maintain glucose homeostasis in the face of fewer type I (insulin-sensitive) myofibres. However, together these adaptations may influence the risk of later metabolic disease and thus our findings have implications for future strategies aimed at improving maternal diet.
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- Paula M Costello
- Institute of Developmental Sciences, Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Division, MP 887, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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The soleus is the most commonly used muscle for H-reflex studies in humans, while limited comparable data have been produced from the gastrocnemii muscles. This article reviews the fundamental differences between the structure and function of the human soleus and gastrocnemii muscles, including recent data published about their complex innervation zones. Protocols for eliciting, recording, and assessing the H-reflex and M-wave magnitude in the human triceps surae are also discussed.
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- Kylie J Tucker
- Discipline of Physiology, School of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Tucker KJ, Türker KS. A new method to estimate signal cancellation in the human maximal M-wave. J Neurosci Methods 2005; 149:31-41. [PMID: 16024088 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2005.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2004] [Revised: 04/23/2005] [Accepted: 04/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A new method is introduced that estimates EMG signal cancellation in surface recorded investigations. Its usefulness is demonstrated when determining changes in the maximal motor response (M-wave) magnitude during rest and voluntary contraction. The accuracy of recording and analysis methods and the reliability of the maximal M-wave were assessed in the human gastrocnemius and soleus. The maximal M-wave was recorded by bipolar surface electrodes placed 2 cm, 3 cm and 4 cm apart, and by monopolar (one active and one indifferent reference) surface electrodes. Up to 85% of the maximal M-wave was lost due to signal cancellation during bipolar recording. The maximal M-wave magnitude decreased consistently and significantly during triceps surae contraction compared to rest when recorded by monopolar electrodes, but not when recorded by bipolar electrodes. Area and peak-to-peak (PTP) amplitude analysis methods provided similar results when determining the magnitude of the maximal M-wave. This provides evidence that monopolar recording is superior to bipolar recording as it removes the signal cancellation error and allows the genuine changes in maximal M-wave magnitude to be observed.
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- K J Tucker
- Discipline of Physiology, School of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Akasaka K, Onishi H, Ihashi K, Ichie M, Handa Y. Task dependent motor strategy of human triceps surae muscle. JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION 2004; 7:15-22. [PMID: 25792933 DOI: 10.1298/jjpta.7.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2002] [Accepted: 12/06/2003] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Even though many investigators have analyzed the functional difference of the three heads of triceps surae in human, none of them succeeded to clarify the distinctive functional difference of those three muscles. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the integrated EMGs (IEMGs) of the triceps surae muscle, gastrocnemius and soleus, were task dependent. IEMGs of the medial head of the gastrocnemius (GM), lateral head of the gastrocnemius (GL), and soleus (SO) were investigated at three different knee joint angles, at four different duration of ramp contraction, with the generation of a single ongoing force, from 0 to the maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). Three-way ANOVAs for repeated measures were used to estimate differences in IEMG values in each of the GM, GL, and SO, taken at four different durations of ramp contraction (5, 10, 15 and 20 s), at three different knee joint angles (0 deg, 30 deg and 90 deg), across ankle plantar flexion levels of force (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70% MVC). According to three-way ANOVAs for repeated measures, IEMG of the GM muscle showed a first-order interaction between force and knee joint angle. In addition, IEMG of the GL muscle showed first-order interactions between the level of force and knee joint angle, and between the level of force and duration of ramp contraction. Furthermore, IEMG of the SO showed a main effect only on level of force. These results suggest that the each head of the triceps surae may work task dependently.
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- Kiyokazu Akasaka
- Department of Physical Therapy, Saitama Medical School Junior College, Saitama 350-0495, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata 950-0932, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata 990-2212, Japan
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- Department of Restorative Neuromuscular Surgery and Rehabilitation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- New Industry Hatchery Creation Center, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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Kobayashi M, Ikegaya H, Takase I, Hatanaka K, Sakurada K, Iwase H. Development of rigor mortis is not affected by muscle volume. Forensic Sci Int 2001; 117:213-9. [PMID: 11248452 DOI: 10.1016/s0379-0738(00)00406-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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There is a hypothesis suggesting that rigor mortis progresses more rapidly in small muscles than in large muscles. We measured rigor mortis as tension determined isometrically in rat musculus erector spinae that had been cut into muscle bundles of various volumes. The muscle volume did not influence either the progress or the resolution of rigor mortis, which contradicts the hypothesis. Differences in pre-rigor load on the muscles influenced the onset and resolution of rigor mortis in a few pairs of samples, but did not influence the time taken for rigor mortis to reach its full extent after death. Moreover, the progress of rigor mortis in this muscle was biphasic; this may reflect the early rigor of red muscle fibres and the late rigor of white muscle fibres.
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- M Kobayashi
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-0033, Tokyo, Japan.
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Percutaneous biopsies were taken from the right vastus lateralis (VL), tibialis anterior (TA), soleus (Sol), and lateral gastrocnemius (LG) muscles of eight recreationally active adult males. Approximately 60 fibers in each sample were analyzed for their type (I, IIa, or IIx), cross-sectional area (CSA), and succinic dehydrogenase (SDH), alpha glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) and calcium-activated actomyosin adenosine triphosphatase (qATPase) activities. This was done to test the hypothesis that metabolic enzyme activities are more reflective of the functional diversity among human locomotor muscles than fiber type composition. The results showed that enzymatic characteristics differed more or less than expected between muscles of the same or different fiber type. For example, the relative CSA occupied by fast fibers was only about 50% greater in the mixed (LG and VL) than in the slow (Sol and TA) muscles (57 vs. 38%). At the same time, average fiber SDH activity and fiber type specific SDH:qATPase*%CSA, both used as estimates of fatigue resistance, were greater in Sol and LG than in TA and VL. As a result, the two slow muscles and the two mixed muscles had different values, and a mixed muscle (LG) had higher values than a slow muscle (TA). The findings suggest that differences in enzymatic profile, more than fiber type composition, afford human locomotor muscles the capacity to perform their purportedly divergent functional tasks.
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- C M Gregory
- Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, 115M Ramsey Center, 300 River Road, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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Houmard JA, Weidner ML, Koves TR, Hickner RC, Cortright RL. Association between muscle fiber composition and blood pressure levels during exercise in men. Am J Hypertens 2000; 13:586-92. [PMID: 10912739 DOI: 10.1016/s0895-7061(99)00259-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Normotensive individuals with a magnified blood pressure (BP) level during exercise have an increased risk for developing hypertension. The purpose of this study was to determine if skeletal muscle fiber type is related to the BP level during exercise. Peak BP was determined in 35 normotensive, middle-aged (mean +/- SE, 46.0 +/- 1.8 years) men during maximal treadmill exercise. Fiber distribution (I, IIa, IIb) was measured in muscle samples (percutaneous needle biopsy) from the vastus lateralis and lateral gastrocnemius. The systolic BP during exercise was significantly (P < .05) related to the percentage of type IIb fibers in both the vastus lateralis (r = 0.37) and gastrocnemius (r = 0.38). Mean arterial pressure BP was also related to the percentage of type IIb fibers in the gastrocnemius (r = 0.39, P < .05), with a similar trend evident in the vastus lateralis (r = 0.31, P = 0.08). The percentage of type IIb muscle fibers in both muscle groups was associated with (P < .05) body fat (vastus lateralis, r = 0.44; gastrocnemius, r = 0.43). There were no relationships between the relative percentage of type I or IIa fibers with any BP parameters. Maximal oxygen consumption was negatively related to BP, but only when expressed relative to body weight (mL x kg(-1) x min(-1)). These data suggest that muscle morphology is related to the blood pressure level during exercise and provides insight into factors that may predispose individuals toward the development of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
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- J A Houmard
- Department of Exercise and Sport Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA.
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Green H, MacDougall J, Tarnopolsky M, Melissa NL. Downregulation of Na+-K+-ATPase pumps in skeletal muscle with training in normobaric hypoxia. J Appl Physiol (1985) 1999; 86:1745-8. [PMID: 10233143 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.5.1745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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To investigate the effects of training in normoxia vs. training in normobaric hypoxia (fraction of inspired O2 = 20.9 vs. 13.5%, respectively) on the regulation of Na+-K+-ATPase pump concentration in skeletal muscle (vastus lateralis), 9 untrained men, ranging in age from 19 to 25 yr, underwent 8 wk of cycle training. The training consisted of both prolonged and intermittent single leg exercise for both normoxia (N) and hypoxia (H) during a single session (a similar work output for each leg) and was performed 3 times/wk. Na+-K+-ATPase concentration was 326 +/- 17 (SE) pmol/g wet wt before training (Control), increased by 14% with N (371 +/- 18 pmol/g wet wt; P < 0.05), and decreased by 14% with H (282 +/- 20 pmol/g wet wt; P < 0.05). The maximal activity of citrate synthase, selected as a measure of mitochondrial potential, showed greater increases (P < 0.05) with H (1.22 +/- 0.10 mmol x h-1 x g wet wt-1; 70%; P < 0.05) than with N (0.99 +/- 0.10 mmol x h-1 x g wet wt-1; 51%; P < 0.05) compared with pretraining (0.658 +/- 0.09 mmol x h-1 x g wet wt-1). These results demonstrate that normobaric hypoxia induced during exercise training represents a potent stimulus for the upregulation in mitochondrial potential while at the same time promoting a downregulation in Na+-K+-ATPase pump expression. In contrast, normoxic training stimulates increases in both mitochondrial potential and Na+-K+-ATPase concentration.
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- H Green
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
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Anatomical and electromyographic studies point to regional differences in function in the human temporalis muscle. During chewing and biting the anterior portions of the muscle are in general more intensively activated and they are capable of producing larger forces than the posterior portions. It was hypothetised that this heterogeneity in function is reflected in the fibre type composition of the muscle. The composition and surface area of different fibre types in various anteroposterior portions of the temporalis muscle were investigated in 7 cadavers employing immunohistochemistry with a panel of monoclonal antibodies against different isoforms of myosin heavy chain. Pure slow muscle fibres, type I, differed strongly in number across the muscle. In the most posterior portion of the muscle there were 24% type I fibres, in the intermediate portion 57%, and in the most anterior portion 46%. The mean fibre cross-sectional area (m-fcsa) of type I fibres was 1849 microm2, which did not differ significantly across the muscle. The proportion of pure fast muscle fibres, type IIA and IIX, remained more or less constant throughout the muscle at 13% and 11% respectively; their m-fcsa was 1309 microm2 and 1206 microm2, respectively, which did not differ significantly throughout the muscle. Pure type IIB fibres were not found. The relative proportion of hybrid fibres was 31% and did not differ significantly among the muscle portions. Fibre types I + IIA and cardiac alpha + I + IIA were the most abundant hybrid fibre types. In addition, 5% of the type I fibres had an additional myosin isoform which has only recently been described by means of electrophoresis and was named Ia. In the present study they were denoted as hybrid type I + Ia muscle fibres. It is concluded that intramuscular differences in type I fibre distribution are in accordance with regional differences in muscle function.
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- J A Korfage
- Department of Functional Anatomy, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands.
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Houmard JA, Weidner ML, Gavigan KE, Tyndall GL, Hickey MS, Alshami A. Fiber type and citrate synthase activity in the human gastrocnemius and vastus lateralis with aging. J Appl Physiol (1985) 1998; 85:1337-41. [PMID: 9760325 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.4.1337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether enzymatic and histochemical characteristics of human skeletal muscle are altered with aging. Tissues from the vastus lateralis (VL) and gastrocnemius were analyzed for citrate synthase (CS) activity and fiber type in 55 sedentary men (age range 18-80 yr). In this population, CS activity in the gastrocnemius was negatively related to age (r = -0. 32, P < 0.05); there was no relationship in the VL. Treadmill-determined maximal oxygen consumption was positively related (r = 0.40, P < 0.05) to CS in the gastrocnemius but not in the VL. CS activity in the gastrocnemius was 24% lower in the oldest (>/=60 yr, n = 10) vs. the youngest (</=30 yr; n = 12) men; there was no change in CS activity in the VL with aging. No changes in fiber type were evident with age in either muscle. These data suggest a reduction in oxidative enzyme activity in human skeletal muscle with the aging process; this relationship may be muscle-group specific.
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- J A Houmard
- Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA.
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Akasaka K, Onishi H, Momose K, Ihashi K, Yagi R, Handa Y, Hoshimiya N. EMG power spectrum and integrated EMG of ankle plantarflexors during stepwise and ramp contractions. TOHOKU J EXP MED 1997; 182:207-16. [PMID: 9362103 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.182.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate whether the median frequencies (MF) of the electromyogram (EMG) and the integrated EMG (IEMG) of histochemically differentiated ankle plantarflexors, the gastrocnemius and soleus, were force dependent. Bipolar intramuscular wire electrodes were used to measure EMG of the soleus (SO), medial head of gastrocnemius (GM), and lateral head of gastrocnemius (GL) during ramp (single ongoing contractions) with the force increasing linearly from 0 to 100% of maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) and stepwise (steady force levels) ankle plantarflexion at 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, and 80% MVC. EMG and force were measured simultaneously. Power spectral analysis of these signals was performed to calculate MF on 1024-point by fast Fourier transform (FFT) technique. IEMG value of each muscle was also obtained at the same levels of force. While IEMG of three heads of triceps surae in both stepwise and ramp contractions increased significantly with increasing force, MF values of GL during stepwise contraction increased significantly (20, 40, 60, 80% MVC). These results suggest that the sensitivity of EMG power spectrum might be influenced by the proportion of fast twitch muscle fibers, which histochemically corresponds to type II fibers.
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- K Akasaka
- Department of Restorative Neuromuscular Surgery and Rehabilitation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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Pernus F, Erzen I. Fibre size, atrophy, and hypertrophy factors in vastus lateralis muscle from 18- to 29-year-old men. J Neurol Sci 1994; 121:194-202. [PMID: 8158215 DOI: 10.1016/0022-510x(94)90352-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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In order to study the size of muscle fibres, cross-sections of autopsied vastus lateralis muscle from 8 healthy men, aged 18 to 29 years, who have died suddenly were prepared and analyzed. Data were obtained on cross-sectional area, on lesser diameter, and on atrophy and hypertrophy factors of type 1 and type 2 fibres, subdivided into 2a, 2b, and 2c fibres. The difference in mean fibre size between type 1 and 2 fibres was not significant, whereas the differences between type 1 and 2b, type 1 and 2a, and type 2a and 2b fibres were significant. In the whole material type 2a fibres were the largest and type 2b fibres the smallest. There were considerable differences between post-mortem subjects. Because of these differences and the variability of all fibre types in respect of size in a sample the normal ranges of fibre size were large. The normal ranges and a continuous scale of weights were used to determine the atrophy and hypertrophy factors in each sample, and the upper limits of these factors accepted as being normal. The estimates of the limits of normality of the area, diameter, atrophy and hypertrophy factors of type 1, 2, 2a and 2b fibres reflect the situation in the vastus lateralis muscle of healthy young men. These values might be useful in studying physiological and pathological conditions influencing the size of different fibre types.
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- F Pernus
- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Bilodeau M, Goulet C, Nadeau S, Arsenault AB, Gravel D. Comparison of the EMG power spectrum of the human soleus and gastrocnemius muscles. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY AND OCCUPATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY 1994; 68:395-401. [PMID: 8076618 DOI: 10.1007/bf00843735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to compare the behaviour of electromyographic (EMG) power spectrum statistics, mean power frequency (MPF) and median frequency (MF), across increasing force levels of the soleus (SO), gastrocnemius medialis (GM) and gastrocnemius lateralis (GL) muscles. Surface EMG signals of these three muscles were recorded in 12 men and 10 women during both (1) ramp (single ongoing contractions with the force increasing linearly from 0 to 100% of the maximum voluntary contraction (MVC); and (2) step (steady force levels: 10, 20, 30, 40, 60 and 80% MVC) static (isometric) plantar flexions. Power spectral analysis of these signals was performed on single 256-ms windows at all of the above-mentioned force levels, for both types of contraction. The MF and MPF were calculated from each of the obtained spectra. A less pronounced increase in the MF or MPF was expected for the SO because of its higher type I fibre content. The main results are as follows: (1) similar behaviours were found in the value of MPF and MF across increasing force for the SO and GL muscles, while the GM gave rise to a different behaviour; (2) no difference was found between ramp and step contractions in the behaviour of either MF or MPF across force levels; and (3) different behaviours were observed between the MF and MPF across increasing force levels, for both ramp and step contractions. Our initial expectations were thus not confirmed. It is concluded that the present results support the hypothesis that the EMG power spectrum may be more sensitive to the diameter of the fibres than to the fibre type proportion of the triceps surae muscles. Furthermore, the sensitivity of the power spectrum statistics of a given muscle to the low-pass filter effect of its skin layer was also emphasized.
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- M Bilodeau
- Ecole de réadaptation, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, QC, Canada
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A morphological and quantitative study of skeletal muscle fibres and of capillary supply was performed on needle and open biopsies of quadriceps femoris muscle from 40 patients with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) with partial deficiency of cytochrome c oxidase (COX). Muscle biopsies from 5 healthy adult subjects were used as control. The study was carried out by light and electron microscopy, using an Automatic Interactive Image Analysis System (IBAS I,II). A significant decrease in fibre diameters and preferential type I fibre atrophy was seen. Red ragged fibres and fibres with cytoarchitectural changes after enzyme-histochemical reactions for detection of oxidative activities were also observed. Seventy per cent of affected fibres showed an intense subsarcolemmal rim of oxidative activity corresponding to ultrastructural accumulation of enlarged, polymorphous mitochondria in subsarcolemmal areas. The study of the capillary distribution in muscle revealed a reduction of the number of capillaries per fibre and surrounding a fibre. The primary metabolic error of the disease with defects in the oxygen utilisation, the fibre atrophy and the muscle disuse are the possible variables influencing the capillary number in CPEO patients.
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- R Scelsi
- Department of Human Pathology, University of Pavia, Italy
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Leighton B, Foot EA, Cooper GG, King JM. Calcitonin gene-related peptide-1 (CGRP-1) is a potent regulator of glycogen metabolism in rat skeletal muscle. FEBS Lett 1989; 249:357-61. [PMID: 2544456 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(89)80658-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We investigated the effects of CGRP on glucose metabolism in intact rat skeletal muscle preparations that are largely composed of either type I (soleus) or II fibres (e.g. extensor digitorum longus (EDL) or epitrochlearis muscles). CGRP-1 inhibited insulin-stimulated glycogen synthesis in both soleus and EDL muscle preparations. Rat CGRP-1 was a potent stimulator of glycogenolysis only in muscles composed of type II fibres, which depend on high rates of glycogenolysis to produce high power outputs. These results may provide the basis for understanding how CGRP regulate glycogenolysis in type II fibres in vivo.
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- B Leighton
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, England
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Carry MR, Ringel SP, Starcevich JM. Distribution of capillaries in normal and diseased human skeletal muscle. Muscle Nerve 1986; 9:445-54. [PMID: 2941685 DOI: 10.1002/mus.880090510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The distribution of capillaries was studied in muscle biopsies in a large number of normal subjects and in patients with disuse atrophy, inflammatory myopathies, and other chronic myopathic and neurogenic disorders. The cryostat retrieval technique was used, along with capillary and muscle fiber morphometry, to quantitate capillary distribution around specific fiber types. In all diseased and normal muscle, the number of capillaries per fiber (C/F) and the number of capillaries surrounding a fiber (CAF) increased with fiber diameter. More capillaries typically surrounded type 1 than type 2 fibers within a given group. When all inflammatory myopathy patients (polymyositis, dermatomyositis, and polymyositis plus second connective tissue disease) were compared with normal adults, their muscle biopsies had fewer capillaries per fiber over the same diameter range. The numerous variables influencing capillary number in normal and diseased muscle are discussed.
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Jacobs I, Sjödin B. Relationship of ergometer-specific VO2 max and muscle enzymes to blood lactate during submaximal exercise. Br J Sports Med 1985; 19:77-80. [PMID: 3161575 PMCID: PMC1478531 DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.19.2.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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This study compared the relationship of maximum oxygen uptake and skeletal muscle enzyme activities to the submaximal exercise intensity eliciting 4 mM blood lactate (OBLA). Twelve subjects performed both cycle (Cy) and treadmill (Tr) submaximal exercise with step-wise increments each fourth minute. Blood lactate concentration and oxygen uptake (VO2) were determined during the final minute of each step. Peak VO2 during exhaustive exercise was also measured on each ergometer. Biopsies were taken from the gastrocnemius (gast) and vastus lateralis (vl) muscles as representatives of muscles recruited during Tr and Cy exercise, respectively. Citrate synthase (CS), phosphofructokinase (PFK), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities were assayed. Peak VO2 was 10% greater and the VO2 at OBLA was 16% greater during Tr compared to Cy exercise. The percent of peak VO2 at OBLA was 85% and 79% for Tr and Cy exercise, respectively. The absolute enzyme activities were not different in the two muscles, however the ratio LDH/CS was greater in the vl than in the gast. The results indicate that the absolute differences between Cy and Tr exercise in peak VO2 are not commensurate with the differences in the relative exercise intensity at which OBLA occurs.
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Uchida T, Nonaka I, Yokochi K, Kodama K. Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita: histochemical study of biopsied muscles. Pediatr Neurol 1985; 1:169-73. [PMID: 3880402 DOI: 10.1016/0887-8994(85)90059-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Morphometric analysis was performed after histochemical staining on 12 biopsied muscles of the affected limbs from 12 patients with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. Except for one muscle, samples demonstrated variation in fiber size associated with abnormal fiber type distribution suggesting abnormal innervation: large groups of atrophic fibers in one muscle, either type 1 or 2 fiber predominance with occasional fiber type grouping in five, a complete lack of type 2 fibers in one, type one fiber atrophy in one, both type 2A and 2B fiber atrophy in two, and increased number of type 2C fibers in four. In most patients with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a defect in neural influence on the developing muscles may be responsible for the absence or maldevelopment of some muscle groups. Underdeveloped muscles are then assumed to induce imbalance of agonists and antagonists resulting in permanent contractures.
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- T Uchida
- Division of Ultrastructural Research, National Center for Nervous, Mental and Muscular Disorders, Tokyo, Japan
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This study reports the histochemical fiber type composition of the human hamstring muscles. Muscle specimens from necropsy specimens were obtained from seven locations in the hamstring, four locations in the quadriceps, and one location in the adductor magnus. The hamstring muscles are shown to have a relatively high proportion of Type II fibers. Type II fibers are more involved with exercise of higher intensity and force production and it is postulated that the hamstrings are capable of high intrinsic force production. The hamstrings are two-joint muscles and are, therefore, subject to increased stretch and force production extrinsically by motion at the hip and knee. It is proposed that high levels of tension in the hamstrings produced by intrinsic force production and extrinsic stretch may make them prone to injury in periods of intense muscular activity. This proposal is also relevant to other frequent athletic muscle injuries.
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Mahon M, Toman A, Willan PL, Bagnall KM. Variability of histochemical and morphometric data from needle biopsy specimens of human quadriceps femoris muscle. J Neurol Sci 1984; 63:85-100. [PMID: 6230417 DOI: 10.1016/0022-510x(84)90111-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Duplicate needle biopsies from the lateral portion of quadriceps femoris muscle from 20 young, healthy males were investigated morphometrically and histochemically. Mean results showed both the size and occurrence of the three main fibre types present to be similar to values obtained from a survey of the literature. However, considerable variations in the proportions of fibre types (coefficients of variation 30-40%) and significant (P less than 0.001) differences in fibre size between individuals were common. Within individuals, comparisons of samples taken at a reference site in the right thigh with samples obtained from deeper, more proximal or contralateral sites also often showed significant differences in fibre size. These results suggest caution is necessary when interpreting apparent changes in such values derived from subsequent biopsies of individuals.
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Vandervoort AA, McComas AJ. A comparison of the contractile properties of the human gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY AND OCCUPATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY 1983; 51:435-40. [PMID: 6685041 DOI: 10.1007/bf00429079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Twitch speeds and potentiating capacities have been determined for human medial and lateral gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. The experiments involved and application of submaximal stimuli to the respective muscle bellies, with monitoring of the evoked compound action potentials (M-waves) during repetitive stimulation. Contrary to an earlier report, the lateral gastrocnemius was found to have a significantly shorter mean contraction time (100.0 +/- 10.8 ms) than the soleus (156.5 +/- 14.7 ms) and this value was also significantly different from that of the medial gastrocnemius (113.7 +/- 19.6 ms). The mean half-relaxation time for each muscle also differed significantly from those for the other two muscles. A further contrast between the muscles was that potentiation of the twitch, following a 3-s tetanus at 50 Hz, was significantly greater in the lateral gastrocnemius than in soleus (mean values 60.4 +/- 43.1% and 2.6 +/- 3.3% respectively.
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Langohr HD, Wiethölter H, Peiffer J. Muscle wasting in chronic alcoholics: comparative histochemical and biochemical studies. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1983; 46:248-54. [PMID: 6221080 PMCID: PMC1027332 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.46.3.248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The comparative electrophysiologic, histochemical, and biochemical investigation of the anterior tibial muscle of 13 alcoholics indicates that neuropathy could be the cause of the chronic muscle weakness and wasting. Myopathic alterations did not predominate in the findings. It was concluded that the proximal muscle atrophy could also be attributed to neurogenic damage. Histochemical reactions in muscle specimens showed a selective type 2 atrophy and a slight increase of the mean diameter of type 1 fibres. Biochemical investigations revealed that the activities of a number of enzymes representative of energy supplying pathways--the glycogenolysis and glycolysis--as well as acid phosphatase activity in the muscle were lowered. A relationship could be assumed between the lowered glycolytic activity and the decline of the mean diameter of type 2 fibres. Oxidative enzymes were of similar activity in the alcoholics and the control group. The glycolytic enzyme activities were particularly important, being the most sensitive indicators of the onset, intensity, and course of neurogenic damage. These activities probably normalise during reinnervation of a muscle earlier than do the morphologic alterations; however, they were markedly lower in alcoholics with impaired liver function and cachexia, probably because of the catabolic metabolic conditions present in these cases.
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