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Fiebig T, Cramer JT, Bethe A, Baruch P, Curth U, Führing JI, Buettner FFR, Vogel U, Schubert M, Fedorov R, Mühlenhoff M. Structural and mechanistic basis of capsule O-acetylation in Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4723. [PMID: 32948778 PMCID: PMC7501274 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18464-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
O-Acetylation of the capsular polysaccharide (CPS) of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (NmA) is critical for the induction of functional immune responses, making this modification mandatory for CPS-based anti-NmA vaccines. Using comprehensive NMR studies, we demonstrate that O-acetylation stabilizes the labile anomeric phosphodiester-linkages of the NmA-CPS and occurs in position C3 and C4 of the N-acetylmannosamine units due to enzymatic transfer and non-enzymatic ester migration, respectively. To shed light on the enzymatic transfer mechanism, we solved the crystal structure of the capsule O-acetyltransferase CsaC in its apo and acceptor-bound form and of the CsaC-H228A mutant as trapped acetyl-enzyme adduct in complex with CoA. Together with the results of a comprehensive mutagenesis study, the reported structures explain the strict regioselectivity of CsaC and provide insight into the catalytic mechanism, which relies on an unexpected Gln-extension of a classical Ser-His-Asp triad, embedded in an α/β-hydrolase fold.
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- Timm Fiebig
- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Fraunhofer International Consortium for Anti-Infective Research (iCAIR), Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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Sesterhenn F, Yang C, Bonet J, Cramer JT, Wen X, Wang Y, Chiang CI, Abriata LA, Kucharska I, Castoro G, Vollers SS, Galloux M, Dheilly E, Rosset S, Corthésy P, Georgeon S, Villard M, Richard CA, Descamps D, Delgado T, Oricchio E, Rameix-Welti MA, Más V, Ervin S, Eléouët JF, Riffault S, Bates JT, Julien JP, Li Y, Jardetzky T, Krey T, Correia BE. De novo protein design enables the precise induction of RSV-neutralizing antibodies. Science 2020; 368:eaay5051. [PMID: 32409444 PMCID: PMC7391827 DOI: 10.1126/science.aay5051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
De novo protein design has been successful in expanding the natural protein repertoire. However, most de novo proteins lack biological function, presenting a major methodological challenge. In vaccinology, the induction of precise antibody responses remains a cornerstone for next-generation vaccines. Here, we present a protein design algorithm called TopoBuilder, with which we engineered epitope-focused immunogens displaying complex structural motifs. In both mice and nonhuman primates, cocktails of three de novo-designed immunogens induced robust neutralizing responses against the respiratory syncytial virus. Furthermore, the immunogens refocused preexisting antibody responses toward defined neutralization epitopes. Overall, our design approach opens the possibility of targeting specific epitopes for the development of vaccines and therapeutic antibodies and, more generally, will be applicable to the design of de novo proteins displaying complex functional motifs.
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- Fabian Sesterhenn
- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada
- Departments of Biochemistry and Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, UVSQ, VIM, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, UVSQ, VIM, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Madrid, Spain
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- Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Madrid, Spain
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- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, UVSQ, VIM, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada
- Departments of Biochemistry and Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology & Center of Biomolecular Therapeutics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute of Biochemistry, Center of Structural and Cell Biology in Medicine, University of Luebeck, D-23538 Luebeck, Germany
- Excellence Cluster 2155 RESIST, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
- Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland.
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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Cramer JT, Führing JI, Baruch P, Brütting C, Knölker HJ, Gerardy-Schahn R, Fedorov R. Decoding Allosteric Networks in Biocatalysts: Rational Approach to Therapies and Biotechnologies. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b03714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Johannes T. Cramer
- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry/Research Division for Structural Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry/Research Division for Structural Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstrasse 66, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstrasse 66, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry/Research Division for Structural Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Smith CM, Housh TJ, Herda T, Zuniga JM, Camic CL, Bergstrom HC, Smith DB, Weir JP, Cramer JT, Hill EC, Cochrane KC, Jenkins NDM, Schmidt RJ, Johnson G. Electromyographic Responses from the Vastus Medialis during Isometric Muscle Actions. Int J Sports Med 2016; 37:647-52. [PMID: 27176892 DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1564174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
This study examined the electromyographic (EMG) responses from the vastus medialis (VM) for electrodes placed over and away from the innervation zone (IZ) during a maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) and sustained, submaximal isometric muscle action. A linear electrode array was placed on the VM to identify the IZ and muscle fiber pennation angle during an MVIC and sustained isometric muscle action at 50% MVIC. EMG amplitude and frequency parameters were determined from 7 bipolar channels of the electrode array, including over the IZ, as well as 10 mm, 20 mm and 30 mm proximal and distal to the IZ. There were no differences between the channels for the patterns of responses for EMG amplitude or mean power frequency during the sustained, submaximal isometric muscle action; however, there were differences between channels during the MVIC. The results of the present study supported the need to standardize the placement of electrodes on the VM for the assessment of EMG amplitude and mean power frequency. Based on the current findings, it is recommended that electrode placements be distal to the IZ and aligned with the muscle fiber pennation angle during MVICs, as well as sustained, submaximal isometric muscle actions.
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- C M Smith
- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Health, Sport and Exercise Science, University of Kansas, Lawrence, United States
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- Exercise Science, Creighton University, Omaha, United States
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- Exercise & Sport Science, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, La Crosse, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Health and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, United States
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- Health, Sport and Exercise Science, University of Kansas, Lawrence, United States
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- Department of Nutrition & Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, Ethan Hill, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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Cochrane KC, Housh TJ, Bergstrom HC, Jenkins NDM, Johnson G, Schmidt RJ, Cramer JT. Physiological Responses during Cycle Ergometry at a Constant Perception of Effort. Int J Sports Med 2015; 36:466-73. [PMID: 25700102 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1396826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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13 subjects performed an incremental test to exhaustion, 4, 8-min submaximal rides, and a 1-h ride at the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) that corresponded to the physical working capacity at the OMNI threshold (PWC(OMNI)) to examine: 1) the oxygen consumption (V̇O2), heart rate (HR), minute ventilation (+V̇(E)), respiratory frequency (FR), and power output responses during 1-h work bouts at a constant RPE that corresponded to the PWC(OMNI); and 2) the ability of current models to explain the responses for physiological and perceptual parameters during the 1-h work bouts. The RPE that corresponded to the PWC(OMNI) represented a sustainable exercise intensity (56±5% (V̇O(2Peak)) within the moderate-intensity domain. The mean, normalized slope coefficients for the V̇O2, +V̇(E), and power output vs. time relationships during the 1-h rides were significantly less than zero. The mean, normalized slope coefficient for the FR vs. time relationship during the 1-h rides, however, was not significantly different from zero. Thus, RPE most clearly tracked FR responses during the 1-h rides. It was hypothesized that afferent feedback from respiratory muscles may have mediated the perception of effort during cycle ergometry at a constant RPE in the moderate-intensity domain.
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- K C Cochrane
- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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Jenkins NDM, Housh TJ, Traylor DA, Cochrane KC, Bergstrom HC, Lewis RW, Schmidt RJ, Johnson GO, Cramer JT. The rate of torque development: a unique, non-invasive indicator of eccentric-induced muscle damage? Int J Sports Med 2014; 35:1190-5. [PMID: 25259592 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1375696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
This study examined the time courses of recovery for isometric peak torque and rate of torque development (RTD) after eccentric-induced muscle damage. 18 men completed 6 sets of 10 maximal eccentric isokinetic muscle actions at 30° · s(-1). Peak torque, peak RTD and RTD at 10 (RTD10), 50 (RTD50), 100 (RTD100) and 200 ms (RTD200), serum creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase were measured before (PRE), immediately after (POST), 24, 48 and 72 h after eccentric exercise. Creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase increased from 139 to 6 457 and from 116 to 199 IU · L(-1) from PRE to 72 h, respectively. Peak torque and all RTDs decreased at POST. Peak torque and RTD200 remained lower than PRE through 72 h. Peak RTD remained lower than PRE through 48 h, but was not different from PRE at 72 h. RTD10 and RTD100 were lower than PRE through 24 h, but were not different from PRE at 48 and 72 h. RTD50 decreased at POST, but was not different from PRE at 24 h. Early phase RTDs recovered more quickly than PT and RTD200. Early phase RTDs may reflect neural mechanisms underlying eccentric-induced force decrements, while late RTDs may describe the same physiological mechanisms as PT.
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- N D M Jenkins
- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, United States
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Führing J, Cramer JT, Routier FH, Lamerz AC, Baruch P, Gerardy-Schahn R, Fedorov R. Catalytic Mechanism and Allosteric Regulation of UDP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase from Leishmania major. ACS Catal 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/cs4007777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Jana Führing
- Institute
for Cellular Chemistry, OE4330, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse
1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute
for Cellular Chemistry, OE4330, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse
1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute
for Cellular Chemistry, OE4330, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse
1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute
for Cellular Chemistry, OE4330, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse
1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Research
Division for Structural Analysis, OE8830, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute
for Cellular Chemistry, OE4330, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse
1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Research
Division for Structural Analysis, OE8830, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
- Institute
for Biophysical Chemistry, OE4350, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse
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Moon JR, Stout JR, Smith-Ryan AE, Kendall KL, Fukuda DH, Cramer JT, Moon SE. Tracking fat-free mass changes in elderly men and women using single-frequency bioimpedance and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: a four-compartment model comparison. Eur J Clin Nutr 2013; 67 Suppl 1:S40-6. [DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Herda TJ, Costa PB, Walter AA, Ryan ED, Cramer JT. The time course of the effects of constant-angle and constant-torque stretching on the muscle-tendon unit. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2012; 24:62-7. [PMID: 22738303 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01492.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to examine the time course of passive range of motion (PROM), passive torque (PASTQ), and musculo-tendinous stiffness (MTS) responses during constant-angle (CA) and constant-torque (CT) stretching of the leg flexors. Eleven healthy men [mean ± standard deviation (SD): age = 21.5 ± 2.3 years] performed 16 30-s bouts of CA and CT stretching of the leg flexors. PROM, PASTQ , and MTS were measured during stretches 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16. For PROM and PASTQ , there were no differences between CA and CT stretching treatments (P > 0.05); however, there were stretch-related differences (P < 0.001). PROM increased following one 30-s bout of stretching (collapsed across CA and CT stretching) with additional increases up to 8 min of stretching. PASTQ decreased following one 30-s bout of stretching (collapsed across CA and CT stretching) and continued to decrease up to 4 min of stretching. In contrast, only the CT stretching treatment resulted in changes to MTS (P < 0.001). MTS decreased after one 30-s bout of CT stretching, with subsequent decreases in MTS up to 6 min of stretching. These results suggested that CT stretching may be more appropriate than a stretch held at a constant muscle length for decreasing MTS.
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- T J Herda
- Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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This study evaluated the effects of creatine (Cr) loading and sex differences on aerobic running performance. 27 men (mean±SD; age: 22.2±3.1 years, ht: 179.5±8.7 cm, wt: 78.0±9.8 kg) and 28 women (age: 21.2±2.1 years, ht: 166.0±5.8 cm, wt: 63.4±8.9 kg) were randomly assigned to either creatine (Cr, di-creatine citrate; n=27) or a placebo (PL; n=28) group, ingesting 1 packet 4 times daily (total of 20 g/day) for 5 days. Aerobic power (maximal oxygen consumption: VO2max) was assessed before and after supplementation using open circuit spirometry (Parvo-Medics) during graded exercise tests on a treadmill. 4 high-speed runs to exhaustion were conducted at 110, 105, 100, and 90% of peak velocity to determine critical velocity (CV). Distances achieved were plotted over times-to-exhaustion and linear regression was used to determine the slopes (critical velocity, CV) assessing aerobic performance. The results indicated that Cr loading did not positively or negatively influence VO2max, CV, time to exhaustion or body mass (p>0.05). These results suggest Cr supplementation may be used in aerobic running activities without detriments to performance.
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- A E Smith
- University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Exercise and Sport Science, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Costa PB, Ryan ED, Herda TJ, Walter AA, Defreitas JM, Stout JR, Cramer JT. Acute effects of static stretching on peak torque and the hamstrings-to-quadriceps conventional and functional ratios. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2011; 23:38-45. [PMID: 21672027 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01348.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Recent evidence has shown acute static stretching may decrease hamstring-to-quadriceps (H:Q) ratios. However, the effects of static stretching on the functional H:Q ratio, which uses eccentric hamstrings muscle actions, have not been investigated. This study examined the acute effects of hamstrings and quadriceps static stretching on leg extensor and flexor concentric peak torque (PT), leg flexor eccentric PT, and the conventional and functional H:Q ratios. Twenty-two women (mean ± SD age=20.6 ± 1.9 years; body mass=64.6 ± 9.1 kg; height=164.5 ± 6.4 cm) performed three maximal voluntary unilateral isokinetic leg extension, flexion, and eccentric hamstring muscle actions at the angular velocities of 60 and 180°/s before and after a bout of hamstrings, quadriceps, and combined hamstrings and quadriceps static stretching, and a control condition. Two-way repeated measures ANOVAs (time × condition) were used to analyze the leg extension, flexion, and eccentric PT as well as the conventional and functional H:Q ratios. Results indicated that when collapsed across velocity, hamstrings-only stretching decreased the conventional ratios (P<0.05). Quadriceps-only and hamstrings and quadriceps stretching decreased the functional ratios (P<0.05). These findings suggested that stretching may adversely affect the conventional and functional H:Q ratios.
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- P B Costa
- Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, California State University - San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA
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Ryan ED, Thompson BJ, Herda TJ, Sobolewski EJ, Costa PB, Walter AA, Cramer JT. The relationship between passive stiffness and evoked twitch properties: the influence of muscle CSA normalization. Physiol Meas 2011; 32:677-86. [DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/32/6/005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Kendall KL, Dwyer TR, Smith AE, Fukuda DH, Cramer JT, Stout JR. The Relationship Between Selected Performance Variables and 2,000-Meter Rowing Performance in NCAA D1 Female Collegiate Rowers. J Strength Cond Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1097/01.jsc.0000395616.62337.af] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The present study examined the viscoelastic creep responses in vivo during repeated constant-torque stretches in human skeletal muscle. Twelve healthy participants completed four consecutive 30-s constant-torque passive stretches of the right plantar flexor muscles. Position and surface electromyographic (EMG) amplitude values were quantified at every 5-s period and the percent change in position was quantified for each 5-s epoch relative to the total increase in ankle joint position for each stretch. In addition, the absolute changes in position were plotted on a logarithmic time scale and fit with a linear regression line to examine both the rate of increase (slope) and the overall increase in position over the entire stretch (y-intercept). The percent change and slope were similar (P>0.05) over all four stretches, with the majority of increases in position occurring within the initial 15-20 s of each stretch (84%). Absolute ankle joint position and the y-intercept increased (P<0.05) following both the first and second stretch but plateaued (P>0.05) after the third stretch. In addition, EMG amplitude values did not change (P>0.05) during or between each 30-s stretch. These data indicate that the amount and rate of viscoelastic creep were similar during practical durations of constant-torque stretching despite no change in ankle joint position following three 30-s stretches.
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- E D Ryan
- Applied Musculoskeletal and Human Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
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Herda TJ, Ryan ED, Costa PB, Walter AA, Hoge KM, Uribe BP, McLagan JR, Stout JR, Cramer JT. Acute effects of passive stretching and vibration on the electromechanical delay and musculotendinous stiffness of the plantar flexors. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 2010; 50:277-288. [PMID: 21061774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The purpose of the present study was to examine the acute effects of passives stretching versus prolonged vibration on the active and passive properties of voluntary and evoked muscle actions of the plantar flexors. Eleven healthy men performed the isometric maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs) and passive range of motion (PROM) assessments before and after 20 min of passive stretching (PS), vibration (VIB), and control (CON) conditions. In addition, percent voluntary activation was calculated from superimposed and potentiated doublets during the MVCs. Voluntary peak torque (PT) decreased by 11% and 4%, while surface electromyographic (EMG) amplitude decreased by 8% and 16% for the PS and VIB, respectively, with no changes during the CON The electromechanical delay (EMD) decreased and PROM increased following the PS, but was unchanged during the VIB and CON conditions. Musculotendinous stiffness (MTS) decreased at all joint angles following the PS, but decreased only at the furthest joint angle following the VIB. There were no changes in peak twitch torque (PTT), M-wave amplitude, and EMG amplitude during the PROM assessments for all conditions. Both PS and VIB elicited similar decreases in muscle activation, which may be the same centrally-mediated mechanism (i.e., y loop impairment). Changes in the EMD were inversely proportional to the changes in MTS, which occurred only following PS. The present findings indicated that the stretching- and vibration-induced force deficits may have resulted in part from similar centrally-mediated neural deficits, while an elongation of the series elastic component may also have affected the stretching-induced force deficit.
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- T J Herda
- Biophysics Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019-6081, USA
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Costa PB, Ryan ED, Herda TJ, Defreitas JM, Beck TW, Cramer JT. Effects of static stretching on the hamstrings-to-quadriceps ratio and electromyographic amplitude in men. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2009; 49:401-409. [PMID: 20087300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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AIM The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of posterior thigh and leg stretching on leg flexion peak torque (PT), leg extension PT, the hamstrings-to-quadriceps (H:Q) ratio, and electromyographic (EMG) amplitude of the hamstrings and quadriceps in recreationally-active men. METHODS Fifteen men (mean age + or - SD = 22.0 + or - 4.4 years; body mass = 82.7 + or - 16.1 kg; height = 173.1 + or - 6.8 cm) performed three maximal voluntary concentric isokinetic leg extension and flexion muscle actions at three randomly ordered angular velocities (60, 180, and 300 degrees x s(-1)) before and after hamstring and calf static stretching. The stretching protocol consisted of 1 unassisted and 3 assisted static stretching exercises designed to stretch the posterior muscles of the thigh and leg. Four repetitions of each stretch were held for 30 s with 20-s rest between repetitions. RESULTS These findings indicated no significant (P>0.05) stretching-induced changes in leg flexion PT, leg extension PT, or EMG amplitude at 60, 180, or 300 degrees .s-1. However, the non-significant (P>0.05) 2-4% increases in leg extension PT combined with the non-significant (P>0.05) 1-2% decreases in leg flexion PT resulted in the significant (P < or = 0.05) 2-9% decreases in the H:Q ratio from pre- to post-stretching for all three velocities. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggested that static stretching of the hamstrings and calf muscles may decrease the H:Q ratio. These results may be useful for athletic trainers, physical therapists, and other allied health professionals who may use the H:Q ratio as a clinical assessment.
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- P B Costa
- Biophysics Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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Beck TW, Housh TJ, Fry AC, Cramer JT, Weir JP, Schilling BK, Falvo MJ, Moore CA. Wavelet-based analysis of surface mechanomyographic signals from subjects with differences in myosin heavy chain isoform content. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 2009; 49:167-175. [PMID: 19534295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to use a wavelet analysis designed specifically for surface mechanomyographic (MMG) signals to determine if the % myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform content affected the shape of the MMG frequency spectrum during isometric muscle actions. Five resistance-trained (mean +/- SD age = 23.2 +/-3.7 yrs), five aerobically-trained (mean +/- SD age = 32.6 +/- 5.2 yrs), and five sedentary (mean +/- SD age = 23.4 +/- 4.1 yrs) men performed isometric muscle actions of the dominant leg extensors at 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100% of the maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). Surface MMG signals were detected from the vastus lateralis during each muscle action and processed with the MMG wavelet analysis. In addition, muscle biopsies were taken from the vastus lateralis and analyzed for % MHC isoform content. The results showed that there were distinct differences among the three groups of subjects for % MHC isoform content. These differences were not manifested, however, in the isometric force-related changes in the total intensity of the MMG signal in each wavelet band. It is possible that factors such as the thicknesses of the subcutaneous adipose tissue and/or iliotibial band reduced the potential influence of differences in % MHC isoform content on the MMG signal.
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- T W Beck
- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Biophysics Laboratory, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019-6081, USA.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate fiber type-related differences in the patterns of responses for mechanomyographic-electromyographic (MMG-EMG) cross spectrum mean power frequency (MPF) in resistance-trained and aerobically-trained subjects during a fatiguing muscle action. Five resistance-trained and five aerobically-trained men performed a 45-s isometric muscle action of the dominant leg extensors at 50% MVC while MMG and EMG signals were recorded simultaneously from the vastus lateralis muscle. In addition, a biopsy was taken to determine the myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform content of the vastus lateralis. The resistance-trained and aerobically-trained subjects demonstrated similar patterns of responses for MMG-EMG cross spectrum MPF during the sustained muscle action. The vastus lateralis of the resistance-trained subjects demonstrated primarily Type II MHC isoform expression, indicative of fast-twitch muscle fibers, while that of the aerobically-trained subjects was composed mostly of Type I MHC isoform expression, indicative of slow-twitch fibers. Thus, the differences in fiber type characteristics were not manifested in the patterns of responses for MMG-EMG cross spectrum MPF.
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- T W Beck
- Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Huston Huffman Center, Norman, OK 73019-6081, United States.
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Herda TJ, Ryan ED, Smith AE, Walter AA, Bemben MG, Stout JR, Cramer JT. Acute effects of passive stretching vs vibration on the neuromuscular function of the plantar flexors. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2008; 19:703-13. [PMID: 18627561 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00787.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study examined the acute effects of passive stretching (PS) vs prolonged vibration (VIB) on voluntary peak torque (PT), percent voluntary activation (%VA), peak twitch torque (PTT), passive range of motion (PROM), musculotendinous stiffness (MTS), and surface electromyographic (EMG) and mechanomyographic (MMG) amplitude of the medial gastrocnemius (MG) and soleus (SOL) muscles during isometric maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs) of the plantar flexors. Fifteen healthy men performed the isometric MVCs and PROM assessments before and after 20 min of PS, VIB, and a control (CON) conditions. There were 10% and 5% decreases in voluntary PT, non-significant 3% and 2% decreases in %VA, 9-23% decreases in EMG amplitude of the MG and SOL after the PS and VIB, respectively, with no changes after the CON. PROM increased by 19% and MTS decreased by 38% after the PS, but neither changed after the VIB or CON conditions. Both PS and VIB elicited similar neural deficits (i.e., gamma loop impairment) that may have been responsible for the strength losses. However, mechanical factors related to PROM and MTS cannot be ruled out as contributors to the stretching-induced force deficit.
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- T J Herda
- Biophysics Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019-6081, USA
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Hendrix CR, Bull AJ, Housh TJ, Rana SR, Cramer JT, Beck TW, Weir JP, Malek MH, Mielke M. The effect of pedaling cadence and power output on mechanomyographic amplitude and mean power frequency during submaximal cycle ergometry. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 2008; 48:195-201. [PMID: 18754528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of power output and pedaling cadence on the amplitude and mean power frequency (MPF) of the mechanomyographic (MMG) signal during submaximal cycle ergometry. Nine adults (mean age +/- SD = 22.7 +/- 2.1 yrs) performed an incremental (25 W increase every min) test to exhaustion on an electronically braked cycle ergometer to determine VO2Peak and Wpeak. The subjects also performed three, 8 min continuous, constant power output rides (randomly ordered) at 35%, 50%, and 65% Wpeak. The continuous 8 min workbouts were divided into 4 min epochs. The subjects pedaled at either 50 or 70 rev x min(-1) (randomized) during the first 4 min epoch, then changed to the alternate cadence during the second 4 min epoch. The MMG signal was recorded from the vastus lateralis during the final 10 s of each minute. Two separate two-way [cadence (50 and 70 rev x min(-1)) x %Wpeak (35, 50, and 65)] repeated measures ANOVAs indicated that MMG amplitude followed power output, but not pedaling cadence, whereas MMG MPF was not consistently affected by power output or pedaling cadence. Furthermore, these findings suggested that power output was modulated by motor unit recruitment and not rate coding.
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- C R Hendrix
- Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Human Performance Laboratory, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0806, USA.
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Stout JR, Sue Graves B, Cramer JT, Goldstein ER, Costa PB, Smith AE, Walter AA. Effects of creatine supplementation on the onset of neuromuscular fatigue threshold and muscle strength in elderly men and women (64 - 86 years). J Nutr Health Aging 2007; 11:459-464. [PMID: 17985060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study examined the effects of 14 days of creatine supplementation on the physical working capacity at fatigue threshold (PWCFT), maximal isometric grip strength (GRIP), sit-to-stand (STS), and body weight (BW) in elderly men and women. DESIGN Using a double blind cross-over design, fifteen men (n = 7) and women (n = 8) (age +/- SD = 74.5 +/- 6.4 yrs) were randomly assigned to either the creatine (CR) (20g.d-1 during week 1 decreasing to 10g.d-1 at week 2) or Placebo (PL) group. After a 4 to 6 week washout period, the subjects were assigned the other treatment. Before (pre) and after (post) the supplementation period, participants performed a discontinuous, cycle ergometry test to determine the PWCFT. In addition, subjects performed STS, GRIP, BW test prior to and post treatment. SETTING Southeastern part of the United States. RESULTS Significant increases in GRIP (6.7%) and PWCFT (15.6%) from pre- to post-supplementation were found for the CR (p < 0.05) treatment, but no change for the PL treatment was observed. However, no significant change (p superior 0.05) was noted for STS or BW for either treatment. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that 14 days of CR supplementation may increase upper body grip strength and increase physical working capacity by delaying neuromuscular fatigue in the elderly men and women in this study. While more research is needed, CR supplementation may improve upper body grip strength and lower body muscle endurance which may be important for maintaining health and independent living in elderly men and women.
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- J R Stout
- Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, 115 Huston Huffman Center, 1401 Asp Ave., Norman, OK 73019, USA.
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Beck TW, Housh TJ, Fry AC, Cramer JT, Weir JP, Schilling BK, Falvo MJ, Moore CA. The influence of muscle fiber type composition on the patterns of responses for electromyographic and mechanomyographic amplitude and mean power frequency during a fatiguing submaximal isometric muscle action. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 2007; 47:221-32. [PMID: 17711040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The purpose of this investigation was to examine the influence of muscle fiber type composition on the patterns of responses for electromyographic (EMG) and mechanomyographic (MMG) amplitude and mean power frequency (MPF) during a fatiguing submaximal isometric muscle action. Five resistance-trained (mean +/- SD age = 23.2 +/- 3.7 yrs) and five aerobically-trained (mean +/- SD age = 32.6 +/- 5.2 yrs) men volunteered to perform a fatiguing, 30-sec submaximal isometric muscle action of the leg extensors at 50% of the maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). Muscle biopsies from the vastus lateralis revealed that the myosin heavy chain (MHC) composition for the resistance-trained subjects was 59.0 +/- 4.2% Type IIa, 0.1 +/- 0.1% Type IIx, and 40.9 +/- 4.3% Type I. The aerobically-trained subjects had 27.4 +/- 7.8% Type IIa, 0.0 +/- 0.0% Type IIx, and 72.6 +/- 7.8% Type I MHC. The patterns of responses and mean values for absolute and normalized EMG amplitude and MPF during the fatiguing muscle action were similar for the resistance-trained and aerobically-trained subjects. The resistance-trained subjects demonstrated relatively stable levels for absolute and normalized MMG amplitude and MPF across time, but the aerobically-trained subjects showed increases in MMG amplitude and decreases in MMG MPE The absolute MMG amplitude and MPF values for the resistance-trained subjects were also greater than those for the aerobi-cally-trained subjects. These findings suggested that unlike surface EMG, MMG may be a useful noninvasive technique for examining fatigue-related differences in muscle fiber type composition.
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- T W Beck
- Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Human Performance Laboratory University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0806, USA.
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Ryan ED, Cramer JT, Housh TJ, Beck TW, Herda TJ, Hartman MJ, Stout JR. Inter-individual variability among the mechanomyographic and electromyographic amplitude and mean power frequency responses during isometric ramp muscle actions. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 2007; 47:161-73. [PMID: 17557649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to examine the inter-individual variability in the patterns of responses for mechanomyographic (MMG) and electromyographic (EMG) amplitude and mean power frequency (MPF) of the vastus lateralis (VL) and rectusfemoris (RF) muscles during isometric ramp muscle actions of the leg extensors. Fifteen participants (mean +/- SD age = 24 +/- 4 years) performed two or three 6-s isometric ramp muscle actions with linear increases in torque from 15% to 90% of the highest maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) torque. Surface MMG and EMG signals were simultaneously recorded from the VL and RF muscles. The composite (averaged across subjects) and individual patterns of responses for the normalized MMG and EMG amplitude and MPF vs. isometric torque relationships were analyzed. The composite patterns for MMG amplitude for the VL and RF muscles were fit with cubic models, although, only 87% of the individual patterns (13 of 15 subjects) exhibited the same cubic pattern as the composite. For MMG MPF, the composite relationships were also cubic, but only 27% (4 subjects) and 40% (6 subjects) of the individuals exhibited the same patterns for the VL and RF respectively. 60% (8 subjects) of the individual EMG amplitude patterns of responses matched the same curvilinear composite patterns for the VL and RE, while only 7% (1 subject) and 27% (4 subjects) of the EMG MPF responses were similar to the composite models for the VL and RF muscles, respectively. Therefore, since the individual patterns did not always match the composite relationships (i.e., inter-individual variability), these findings suggested that the MMG and EMG amplitude and MPF vs. isometric torque relationships should be examined on a subject-by-subject and muscle-by-muscle basis during isometric ramp muscle actions.
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- E D Ryan
- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Biophysics Laboratory, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA.
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Stout JR, Cramer JT, Zoeller RF, Torok D, Costa P, Hoffman JR, Harris RC, O'Kroy J. Effects of β-alanine supplementation on the onset of neuromuscular fatigue and ventilatory threshold in women. Amino Acids 2006; 32:381-6. [PMID: 17136505 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-006-0474-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2006] [Accepted: 10/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study examined the effects of 28 days of beta-alanine supplementation on the physical working capacity at fatigue threshold (PWCFT), ventilatory threshold (VT), maximal oxygen consumption (VO2-MAX), and time-to-exhaustion (TTE) in women. Twenty-two women (age+/-SD 27.4+/-6.1 yrs) participated and were randomly assigned to either the beta-alanine (CarnoSyn) or Placebo (PL) group. Before (pre) and after (post) the supplementation period, participants performed a continuous, incremental cycle ergometry test to exhaustion to determine the PWCFT, VT, VO2-MAX, and TTE. There was a 13.9, 12.6 and 2.5% increase (p<0.05) in VT, PWCFT, and TTE, respectively, for the beta-alanine group, with no changes in the PL (p>0.05). There were no changes for VO2-MAX (p>0.05) in either group. Results of this study indicate that beta-alanine supplementation delays the onset of neuromuscular fatigue (PWCFT) and the ventilatory threshold (VT) at submaximal workloads, and increase in TTE during maximal cycle ergometry performance. However, beta-alanine supplementation did not affect maximal aerobic power (VO2-MAX). In conclusion, beta-alanine supplementation appears to improve submaximal cycle ergometry performance and TTE in young women, perhaps as a result of an increased buffering capacity due to elevated muscle carnosine concentrations.
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- J R Stout
- Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019-6081, USA.
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Weir JP, Beck TW, Cramer JT, Housh TJ. Is fatigue all in your head? A critical review of the central governor model. Br J Sports Med 2006; 40:573-86; discussion 586. [PMID: 16799110 PMCID: PMC2564297 DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.023028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The central governor model has recently been proposed as a general model to explain the phenomenon of fatigue. It proposes that the subconscious brain regulates power output (pacing strategy) by modulating motor unit recruitment to preserve whole body homoeostasis and prevent catastrophic physiological failure such as rigor. In this model, the word fatigue is redefined from a term that describes an exercise decline in the ability to produce force and power to one of sensation or emotion. The underpinnings of the central governor model are the refutation of what is described variously as peripheral fatigue, limitations models, and the cardiovascular/anaerobic/catastrophe model. This argument centres on the inability of lactic acid models of fatigue to adequately explain fatigue. In this review, it is argued that a variety of peripheral factors other than lactic acid are known to compromise muscle force and power and that these effects may protect against "catastrophe". Further, it is shown that a variety of studies indicate that fatigue induced decreases in performance cannot be adequately explained by the central governor model. Instead, it is suggested that the concept of task dependency, in which the mechanisms of fatigue vary depending on the specific exercise stressor, is a more comprehensive and defensible model of fatigue. This model includes aspects of both central and peripheral contributions to fatigue, and the relative importance of each probably varies with the type of exercise.
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- J P Weir
- Osteopathic Medical Center, Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA 50312, USA.
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Beck TW, Housh TJ, Johnson GO, Weir JP, Cramer JT, Coburn JW, Malek MH. Comparison of Fourier and wavelet transform procedures for examining mechanomyographic and electromyographic frequency versus isokinetic torque relationships. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 2005; 45:93-103. [PMID: 15861859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to compare the isokinetic torque-related patterns for mechanomyographic (MMG) and electromyographic (EMG) center frequency [wavelet center frequency (CF), mean power frequency (MPF), and median frequency (MDF)] determined by the fast Fourier transform (FFT) and discrete wavelet transform (DWT). Ten adults [mean +/- SD age = 22.0 +/- 3.4 yrs] performed submaximal to maximal, isokinetic muscle actions of the biceps brachii on a Cybex II dynamometer. For both MMG and EMG, the CF, MPF, and MDF values were intercorrelated at (r = 0.91-0.98). Quadratic models provided the best fit for the absolute and normalized CF, MPF, and MDF versus isokinetic torque relationships for MMG (R2 = 0.67-0.83) and EMG (R2 = 0.72-0.90). The similarities among the CF, MPF, and MDF patterns suggested that Fourier or wavelet transform procedures can be used to examine the patterns of MMG and EMG responses during dynamic muscle actions.
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- T W Beck
- Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Human Performance Laboratory, Center for Youth Fitness and Sports Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0229, USA.
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Cramer JT, Housh TJ, Weir JP, Johnson GO, Coburn JW, Beck TW. The acute effects of static stretching on peak torque, mean power output, electromyography, and mechanomyography. Eur J Appl Physiol 2004; 93:530-9. [PMID: 15599756 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1199-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/18/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to examine the acute effects of static stretching on peak torque (PT), the joint angle at PT, mean power output (MP), electromyographic (EMG) amplitude, and mechanomyographic (MMG) amplitude of the vastus lateralis (VL) and rectus femoris (RF) muscles during maximal, voluntary concentric isokinetic leg extensions at 60 and 240 degrees x s(-1) of the stretched and unstretched limbs. Twenty-one volunteers [mean age (SD) 21.5 (1.3) years] performed maximal, voluntary concentric isokinetic leg extensions for the dominant and non-dominant limbs at 60 and 240 degrees x s(-1). Surface EMG (muVrms) and MMG (mVrms) signals were recorded from the VL and RF muscles during the isokinetic tests. PT (Nm), the joint angle at PT, and MP (W) were calculated by a dynamometer. Following the initial isokinetic tests, the dominant leg extensors were stretched using four static stretching exercises. After the stretching, the isokinetic tests were repeated. PT decreased (P< or =0.05) from pre- to post-stretching for the stretched limb at 60 and 240 degrees x s(-1) and for the unstretched limb at 60 degrees x s(-1). EMG amplitude of the VL and RF also decreased (P< or =0.05) from pre- to post-stretching for the stretched and unstretched limbs. There were no stretching-induced changes (P>0.05) for the joint angle at PT, MP, or MMG amplitude. These findings indicated stretching-induced decreases in force production and muscle activation. The decreases in PT and EMG amplitude for the unstretched limb suggested that the stretching-induced decreases may be due to a central nervous system inhibitory mechanism.
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- J T Cramer
- Department of Kinesiology, Exercise Science Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0259, USA.
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Beck TW, Housh TJ, Johnson GO, Weir JP, Cramer JT, Coburn JW, Malek MH. Mechanomyographic and electromyographic amplitude and frequency responses during fatiguing isokinetic muscle actions of the biceps brachii. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 2004; 44:431-41. [PMID: 15559078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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The purpose of this investigation was to examine the mechanomyographic (MMG) and electromyographic (EMG) amplitude and mean power frequency (MPF) patterns during fatiguing isokinetic muscle actions of the biceps brachii. Ten adults [three women (mean +/- SD age = 20 +/- 2 yrs) and seven men (mean +/- SD age = 23 +/- 3 yrs) ] volunteered to perform 50 consecutive maximal, concentric isokinetic muscle actions of the biceps brachii at 180 degrees x s(-1). The percent decline (mean +/- SD) in isokinetic peak torque (PT) was 70 +/- 17% and polynomial regression analyses indicated a cubic relationship (R2 = 0.994) between PT and repetition number. Both MMG amplitude and MMG MPF decreased linearly (r2 = 0. 774 and 0.238, respectively) across repetitions. The results for EMG amplitude demonstrated a cubic (R2 = 0.707) pattern across repetitions, where EMG amplitude increased during repetitions 1-20, remained stable during repetitions 20-40, and increased during repetitions 40-50. There was a quadratic (R2 = 0. 939) reduction in EMG MPF throughout the test. The decreases in MMG amplitude and MMG MPF may have been due to de-recruitment of fast fatiguing motor units, a reduction in muscular compliance, or the effects of "muscle wisdom." The results for EMG amplitude may have reflected nonmaximal efforts by the subjects and/or peripheral fatigue. The factor(s) determining the decrease in EMG MPF are unclear, although a reduction in muscle fiber action potential conduction velocity may have been partially responsible.
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- T W Beck
- Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Human Performance Laboratory, Center for Youth Fitness and Sports Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0229, USA.
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Coburn JW, Housh TJ, Cramer JT, Weir JP, Miller JM, Beck TW, Malek MH, Johnson GO. Mechanomyographic time and frequency domain responses of the vastus medialis muscle during submaximal to maximal isometric and isokinetic muscle actions. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 2004; 44:247-55. [PMID: 15224821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to examine the patterns for the mechanomyographic (MMG) amplitude and mean power frequency (MPF) versus torque relationships during isometric and isokinetic muscle actions. Ten adults (mean age +/- SD = 22 +/- 1 y) volunteered to perform isometric and isokinetic leg extension muscle actions at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100% of peak torque on a Cybex II dynamometer. A piezoelectric crystal contact sensor was placed on the vastus medialis to detect the MMG signal. Regression analyses indicated that for the isometric muscle actions, the relationships for MMG amplitude (R2 = 0.998) and MPF (R2 = 0.987) versus torque were cubic. For the isokinetic muscle actions, the relationships for MMG amplitude (r2 = 0.927) and MPF (r2 = 0.769) versus torque were linear. The different patterns for MMG amplitude and frequency may reflect differences in the motor control strategies that modulate torque production for isometric versus dynamic muscle actions.
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- J W Coburn
- Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0806, USA.
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Cramer JT, Housh TJ, Weir JP, Ebersole KT, Perry-Rana SR, Bull AJ, Johnson GO. Cross-correlation analyses of mechanomyographic signals from the superficial quadriceps femoris muscles during concentric and eccentric isokinetic muscle actions. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 2003; 43:293-300. [PMID: 12964257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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The purpose of this investigation was to examine the cross-correlation coefficients of mechanomyographic (MMG) signals recorded from the vastus lateralis (VL), rectus femoris (RF), and vastus medialis (VM) muscles during maximal, concentric and eccentric isokinetic muscle actions. Eleven females (mean +/- SD age = 21 +/- 1 yr) performed such muscle actions of the leg extensors at 60 degrees.s-1 on a Cybex 6000 dynamometer. MMG signals were sampled simultaneously from the VL, RF, and VM at 1000 Hz by piezoelectric crystal contact sensors. Peak composite cross-correlation coefficients (rxy) and common variances (rxy2) were determined for each between-muscle comparison (VL vs. RF, VL vs. VM, and RF vs. VM). The results indicated peak cross-correlation coefficients ranging from rxy = 0.38 to 0.52, while common variances (rxy2) between signals ranged from 14% to 27% across all time lags (tau = -50...). In conjunction with other studies, these results suggested that despite the potential for some cross-talk, MMG measurements can be used to examine differences between the patterns of MMG amplitude and frequency responses of the superficial quadriceps femoris muscles.
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- J T Cramer
- Department of Health and Human Performance, Center for Youth Fitness and Sports Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0229, USA.
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Cramer JT, Housh TJ, Weir JP, Johnson GO, Berning JM, Perry SR, Bull AJ. Mechanomyographic and electromyographic amplitude and frequency responses from the superficial quadriceps femoris muscles during maximal, eccentric isokinetic muscle actions. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 2002; 42:337-46. [PMID: 12224471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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The purposes of this study were to examine the effects of gender and muscle (vastus lateralis = VL, rectus femoris = RF, and vastus medialis = VM) on the velocity-related patterns for peak torque (PT), mean power output (MP), mechanomyographic (MMG) amplitude, electromyographic (EMG) amplitude, MMG mean power frequency (MPF), and EMG MPF during maximal, eccentric isokinetic muscle actions. Thirteen females (mean +/- SD age = 21 +/- 1 years) and eleven males (mean +/- SD age = 21 +/- 2 years) volunteered for this investigation. PT and MP were measured on a calibrated Cybex 6000 dynamometer at randomly ordered velocities of 60, 120, and 180 degrees.s-1, while MMG and EMG signals were recorded simultaneously from the VL, RF, and VM muscles. The results indicated no gender-related differences for the patterns of PT, MP, MMG amplitude, EMG amplitude, MMG MPF, or EMG MPF. Furthermore, no muscle-related differences were found for the patterns of MMG amplitude, EMG amplitude, or MMG MPF. The normalized values for MP and MMG amplitude increased from 60 to 180 degrees.s-1 (60 degrees.s-1 < 120 degrees.s-1 < 180 degrees.s-1). PT and EMG MPF remained unchanged across velocity, while EMG amplitude remained unchanged from 60 to 120 degrees.s-1, but decreased (approximately 10%) from 120 to 180 degrees.s-1. The findings indicated a close association between the patterns for MP and MMG amplitude, and a similarity between the patterns for PT, EMG amplitude, and EMG MPF across velocity. Therefore, the present findings suggested that motor unit recruitment (EMG amplitude), firing rate (MMG MPF), and muscle fiber action potential conduction velocity (EMG MPF) exhibited velocity-related patterns that were similar to PT production, while MMG amplitude was more closely associated with MP.
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- J T Cramer
- Department of Health and Human Performance, Center for Youth Fitness and Sports Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0229, USA.
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The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effects of mathematical modeling on critical velocity (CV) estimates and the oxygen consumption (VO2), heart rate (HR), and plasma lactate values that corresponded to the five CV estimates. Ten male subjects performed a maximal, incremental treadmill test to determine maximal VO2, and four randomly ordered treadmill runs for the estimation of CV. Two linear, two nonlinear, and one exponential mathematical models were used to estimate CV. Regression analyses were used to determine the VO2, HR, and plasma lactate values that corresponded to the five CV estimates from the relationships for VO2, HR, and plasma lactate versus running velocity from the maximal, incremental test. The nonlinear, three-component model (Nonlinear-3) resulted in a mean CV that was significantly (P < 0.05) less than the mean values derived from the other four models, and was the lowest CV estimate for each subject. The percent of maximal VO2, HR, and plasma lactate values that corresponded to the Nonlinear-3 model were 89%, 93%, and 63%, respectively. These findings indicate that CV estimates differ by as much as 20% depending upon the model used to determine the characteristics of the velocity/time relationship. Future studies are needed to determine which model provides the most valid estimate of the demarcation point between heavy and severe exercise.
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- T J Housh
- Department of Health and Human Performance, MABL 143, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0229, USA.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the velocity-related patterns for mechanomyographic (MMG) amplitude, electromyographic (EMG) amplitude, mean power output (MP), and peak torque (PT) of the superficial muscles of the quadriceps femoris (vastus lateralis [VL], rectus femoris [RF], and vastus medialis [VM]) during maximal, concentric, isokinetic leg extensions. Twelve adult women (mean +/- SD: 22 +/- 3 years of age) performed such leg extensions at velocities of 60 degrees, 120 degrees, 180 degrees, 240 degrees, and 300 degrees /s on a Cybex 6000 dynamometer. PT decreased (P < 0.05) across velocity to 240 degrees /s. MP and MMG amplitude for each muscle (VL, RF, and VM) increased (P < 0.05) with velocity to 240 degrees /s and then plateaued. EMG amplitude increased (P < 0.05) to 240°/s for the VL, remained unchanged across velocity (P > 0.05) for the RF, and increased (P < 0.05) to 300 degrees /s for the VM. The results indicated close similarities between the velocity-related patterns for MMG amplitude and MP, but dissociations among EMG amplitude, MMG amplitude, and PT. These findings support the recent hypothesis that MMG amplitude is more closely related to MP than PT during maximal, concentric, isokinetic muscle actions and, therefore, may be useful for monitoring training-induced changes in muscle power.
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- J T Cramer
- Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0229, USA.
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