Effects of Ultratrail Running on Skeletal-Muscle Oxygenation Dynamics

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 496-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianluca Vernillo ◽  
Alfredo Brighenti ◽  
Eloisa Limonta ◽  
Pietro Trabucchi ◽  
Davide Malatesta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Oxygenation Index ◽  
Constant Load ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Muscle Oxygenation ◽  
Vastus Lateralis Muscle ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation ◽  
Power Outputs ◽  
And Function

Purpose:To quantify changes in skeletal-muscle oxygenation and pulmonary O2 uptake (V̇O2) after an extreme ultratrail running bout.Methods:Before (PRE) and after (POST) the race (330-km, 24000 D±), profiles of vastus lateralis muscle oxygenation (ie, oxyhemoglobin [O2Hb], deoxyhemoglobin [HHb], and tissue oxygenation index [TOI]) and V̇O2 were determined in 14 athletes (EXP) and 12 control adults (CON) during two 4-min constant-load cycling bouts at power outputs of 1 (p1) and 1.5 (p1.5) W/kg performed in randomized order.Results:At POST, normalized [HHb] values increased (p1, +38.0%; p1.5, +27.9%; P < .05), while normalized [O2Hb] (p1, –20.4%; p1.5, –14.4%; P < .05) and TOI (p1, –17.0%; p1.5, –17.7%; P < .05) decreased in EXP. V̇O2 values were similar (P > 0.05). An “overshoot“ in normalized [HHb]:V̇O2 was observed, although the increase was significant only during p1.5 (+58.7%, P = .003). No difference in the aforementioned variables was noted in CON (P > .05).Conclusions:The concentric and, particularly, the eccentric loads characterizing this extreme ultratrail-running bout may have led to variations in muscle structure and function, increasing the local muscle deoxygenation profile and the imbalance between O2 delivery to working muscles and muscle O2 consumption. This highlights the importance of incorporating graded training, particularly downhill bouts, to reduce the negative influence of concentric and severe eccentric loads to the microcirculatory function and to enhance the ability of runners to sustain such loading.

Single muscle fiber function with concurrent exercise or nutrition countermeasures during 60 days of bed rest in women

2007 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 1242-1250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Trappe ◽  
Andrew Creer ◽  
Dustin Slivka ◽  
Kiril Minchev ◽  
Todd Trappe
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Contractile Function ◽  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Bed Rest ◽  
Vastus Lateralis Muscle ◽  
Single Muscle ◽  
Mhc I ◽  
Lateralis Muscle ◽  
Concurrent Exercise ◽  
And Function

There is limited information on skeletal muscle properties in women with unloading and countermeasure programs to protect the unloading-induced atrophy. The current investigation tested the hypothesis that a concurrent aerobic and resistance exercise training program would preserve size and contractile function of slow- and fast-twitch muscle fibers. A secondary objective was to test the hypothesis that a leucine-enriched high-protein diet would partially attenuate single fiber characteristics. Vastus lateralis muscle biopsies were obtained before and on day 59 of bed rest from a control (BR; n = 8), nutrition (BRN; n = 8), or exercise (BRE; n = 8) group. Single muscle fibers were studied for diameter, peak force (Po), contractile velocity, and power. Those in the BR group had a decrease ( P < 0.05) in myosin heavy chain (MHC) I diameter (−14%), Po (−35%), and power (−42%) and MHC IIa diameter (−16%) and Po (−31%; P = 0.06) and an increase ( P < 0.05) in MHC hybrid fibers. Changes in size and function of MHC I (−19 to −44%) and IIa (−21% to −30%) fibers and MHC distribution in BRN individuals were similar to results in the BR group. In BRE conditions, MHC I and IIa size and contractile function were preserved during bed rest. These data show that the concurrent exercise program preserved the myocellular profile of the vastus lateralis muscle during 60-day bed rest. To combat muscle atrophy and function with long-term unloading, the exercise prescription program used in this study should be considered as a viable training program for the upper leg muscles, whereas the nutritional intervention used cannot be recommended as a countermeasure for skeletal muscle.

scholarly journals The Effect of Pedaling Cadence on Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation During Cycling at Moderate Exercise Intensity

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (05) ◽  
pp. 305-311
Author(s):  
Federico Formenti ◽  
Cameron Dockerill ◽  
Lasitha Kankanange ◽  
Luyu Zhang ◽  
Tetsuo Takaishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Exercise Intensity ◽  
Ventilatory Threshold ◽  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Saturation Index ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Production ◽  
Muscle Oxygenation ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation ◽  
High Cadence ◽  
Moderate Exercise Intensity

AbstractThe aim of this study was to assess the changes determined by increased cadence on skeletal muscle oxygenation during cycling at an exercise intensity equal to the ventilatory threshold (Tvent).Nine healthy, active individuals with different levels of cycling experience exercised at a power output equal to Tvent, pedaling at cadences of 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 rpm, each for 4 min. Cadences were tested in a randomized counterbalanced sequence. Cardiopulmonary and metabolic responses were studied using an ECG for heart rate, and gas calorimetry for pulmonary oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide production. NIRS was used to determine the tissue saturation index (TSI), a measure of vastus lateralis oxygenation.TSI decreased from rest to exercise; the magnitude of this TSI reduction was significantly greater when pedaling at 90 rpm (−14±4%), compared to pedaling at 40 (−12±3%) and 50 (−12±3%) rpm (P=0.027 and 0.017, respectively). Albeit small, the significant decrease in ΔTSI at increased cadence recorded in this study suggests that skeletal muscle oxygenation is relatively more affected by high cadence when exercise intensity is close to Tvent.

Muscle oxygenation and pulmonary gas exchange kinetics during cycling exercise on-transitions in humans

2003 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Grassi ◽  
Silvia Pogliaghi ◽  
Susanna Rampichini ◽  
Valentina Quaresima ◽  
Marco Ferrari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Ventilatory Threshold ◽  
Slow Component ◽  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Oxygenation Index ◽  
Constant Load ◽  
Cycle Ergometer ◽  
Primary Component ◽  
Muscle Oxygenation ◽  
Tight Coupling

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was utilized to gain insights into the kinetics of oxidative metabolism during exercise transitions. Ten untrained young men were tested on a cycle ergometer during transitions from unloaded pedaling to 5 min of constant-load exercise below (<VT) or above (>VT) the ventilatory threshold. Vastus lateralis oxygenation was determined by NIRS, and pulmonary O2 uptake ( V̇o2) was determined breath-by-breath. Changes in deoxygenated hemoglobin + myoglobin concentration {Δ[deoxy(Hb + Mb)]} were taken as a muscle oxygenation index. At the transition, Δ[deoxy(Hb + Mb)] was unmodified [time delay (TD)] for 8.9 ± 0.5 s at <VT or 6.4 ± 0.9 s at >VT (both significantly different from 0) and then increased, following a monoexponential function [time constant (τ) = 8.5 ± 0.9 s for <VT and 7.2 ± 0.7 s for >VT]. For >VT a slow component of Δ[deoxy(Hb + Mb)] on-kinetics was observed in 9 of 10 subjects after 75.0 ± 14.0 s of exercise. A significant correlation was described between the mean response time (MRT = TD + τ) of the primary component of Δ[deoxy(Hb + Mb)] on-kinetics and the τ of the primary component of the pulmonary V̇o2 on-kinetics. The constant muscle oxygenation during the initial phase of the on-transition indicates a tight coupling between increases in O2 delivery and O2 utilization. The lack of a drop in muscle oxygenation at the transition suggests adequacy of O2 availability in relation to needs.

scholarly journals Cardiac troponin and skeletal muscle oxygenation in severe post-partum haemorrhage

Critical Care ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (Suppl 5) ◽  
pp. S8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Heyer ◽  
Alexandre Mebazaa ◽  
Etienne Gayat ◽  
Matthieu Resche-Rigon ◽  
Christophe Rabuel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Cardiac Troponin ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Muscle Oxygenation ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation ◽  
Post Partum Haemorrhage

Oxygen delivery-utilization mismatch in contracting locomotor muscle in COPD: peripheral factors

2015 ◽  
Vol 308 (2) ◽  
pp. R105-R111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wladimir M. Medeiros ◽  
Mari C. T. Fernandes ◽  
Diogo P. Azevedo ◽  
Flavia F. M. de Freitas ◽  
Beatriz C. Amorim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Muscle Oxygenation ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Copd Patients ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation ◽  
Severe Copd

Central cardiorespiratory and gas exchange limitations imposed by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) impair ambulatory skeletal muscle oxygenation during whole body exercise. This investigation tested the hypothesis that peripheral factors per se contribute to impaired contracting lower limb muscle oxygenation in COPD patients. Submaximal neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES; 30, 40, and 50 mA at 50 Hz) of the quadriceps femoris was employed to evaluate contracting skeletal muscle oxygenation while minimizing the influence of COPD-related central cardiorespiratory constraints. Fractional O2 extraction was estimated by near-infrared spectroscopy (deoxyhemoglobin/myoglobin concentration; deoxy-[Hb/Mb]), and torque output was measured by isokinetic dynamometry in 15 nonhypoxemic patients with moderate-to-severe COPD (SpO2 = 94 ± 2%; FEV1 = 46.4 ± 10.1%; GOLD II and III) and in 10 age- and gender-matched sedentary controls. COPD patients had lower leg muscle mass than controls (LMM = 8.0 ± 0.7 kg vs. 8.9 ± 1.0 kg, respectively; P < 0.05) and produced relatively lower absolute and LMM-normalized torque across the range of NMES intensities ( P < 0.05 for all). Despite producing less torque, COPD patients had similar deoxy-[Hb/Mb] amplitudes at 30 and 40 mA ( P > 0.05 for both) and higher deoxy-[Hb/Mb] amplitude at 50 mA ( P < 0.05). Further analysis indicated that COPD patients required greater fractional O2 extraction to produce torque (i.e., ↑Δdeoxy-[Hb/Mb]/torque) relative to controls ( P < 0.05 for 40 and 50 mA) and as a function of NMES intensity ( P < 0.05 for all). The present data obtained during submaximal NMES of small muscle mass indicate that peripheral abnormalities contribute mechanistically to impaired contracting skeletal muscle oxygenation in nonhypoxemic, moderate-to-severe COPD patients.

Muscle glycogen availability and temperature regulation in humans

1989 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Martineau ◽  
I. Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Muscle Glycogen ◽  
Temperature Regulation ◽  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Water Immersion ◽  
Vastus Lateralis Muscle ◽  
Glycogen Concentration ◽  
Exercise Regimen ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Muscle Groups

The effects of intramuscular glycogen availability on human temperature regulation were studied in eight seminude subjects immersed in 18 degrees C water for 90 min or until rectal temperature (Tre) decreased to 35.5 degrees C. Each subject was immersed three times over a 3-wk period. Each immersion followed 2.5 days of a specific dietary and/or exercise regimen designed to elicit low (L), normal (N), or high (H) glycogen levels in large skeletal muscle groups. Muscle glycogen concentration was determined in biopsies taken from the vastus lateralis muscle before and after each immersion. Intramuscular glycogen concentration before the immersion was significantly different among the L, N, and H trials (P less than 0.01), averaging 247 +/- 15, 406 +/- 23, and 548 +/- 42 (SE) mmol glucose units.kg dry muscle-1, respectively. The calculated metabolic heat production during the first 30 min of immersion was significantly lower during L compared with N or H (P less than 0.05). The rate at which Tre decreased was more rapid during the L immersion than either N or H (P less than 0.05), and the time during the immersion at which Tre first began to decrease also appeared sooner during L than N or H. The results suggest that low skeletal muscle glycogen levels are associated with more rapid body cooling during water immersion in humans. Higher than normal muscle glycogen levels, however, do not increase cold tolerance.

Muscle blood flow during exercise in sedentary and trained hypothyroid rats

1995 ◽  
Vol 269 (6) ◽  
pp. H1949-H1954 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. McAllister ◽  
M. D. Delp ◽  
K. A. Thayer ◽  
M. H. Laughlin
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Blood Flow ◽  
Citrate Synthase ◽  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Muscle Blood Flow ◽  
Treadmill Running ◽  
Exercise Intolerance ◽  
Vastus Lateralis Muscle ◽  
Blood Flows ◽  
Vastus Intermedius

Hypothyroidism is characterized by exercise intolerance. We hypothesized that active muscle blood flow during in vivo exercise is inadequate in the hypothyroid state. Additionally, we hypothesized that endurance exercise training would restore normal blood flow during acute exercise. To test these hypotheses, rats were made hypothyroid (Hypo) over 3-4 mo with propylthiouracil. A subset of Hypo rats was trained (THypo) on a treadmill at 30 m/min (15% grade) for 60 min/day 5 days/wk over 10-15 wk. Hypothyroidism was evidenced by approximately 80% reductions in plasma triiodothyronine levels in Hypo and THypo and by 40-50% reductions in citrate synthase activities in high oxidative muscles in Hypo compared with euthyroid (Eut) rats. Training efficacy was indicated by increased (25-100%) citrate synthase activities in muscles of THypo vs. Hypo. Regional blood flows were determined by the radiolabeled microsphere method before exercise and at 1-2 min of treadmill running at 15 m/min (0% grade). Preexercise muscle blood flows were generally similar among groups. During exercise, however, flows were lower in Hypo than in Eut for high oxidative muscles such as the red section of vastus lateralis [277 +/- 24 and 153 +/- 13 (SE) ml.min-1.100 g-1 for Eut and Hypo, respectively; P < 0.01] and vastus intermedius (317 +/- 32 and 187 +/- 20 ml.min-1.100 g-1 for Eut and Hypo, respectively; P < 0.01) muscles. Training (THypo) did not normalize these flows (168 +/- 24 and 181 +/- 24 ml.min-1.100 g-1 for red section of vastus lateralis and vastus intermedius muscles, respectively). Blood flows to low oxidative muscle, such as the white section of vastus lateralis muscle, were similar among groups (21 +/- 5, 25 +/- 4, and 34 +/- 7 ml.min-1.100 g-1 for Eut, Hypo, and THypo, respectively; P = NS). These findings indicate that hypothyroidism is associated with reduced blood flow to skeletal muscle during exercise, suggesting that impaired delivery of nutrients to and/or removal of metabolites from skeletal muscle contributes to the poor exercise tolerance characteristic of hypothyroidism.

A single bout of exercise activates matrix metalloproteinase in human skeletal muscle

2007 ◽  
Vol 102 (6) ◽  
pp. 2346-2351 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Rullman ◽  
H. Rundqvist ◽  
D. Wågsäter ◽  
H. Fischer ◽  
P. Eriksson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Matrix Metalloproteinase ◽  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Tissue Expression ◽  
Tissue Inhibitor Of Metalloproteinase ◽  
Vastus Lateralis Muscle ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Single Bout ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Muscle Biopsies

The aims of this study were 1) to characterize changes in matrix metalloproteinase (MMP), endostatin, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A expression in skeletal muscle in response to a single bout of exercise in humans; and 2) to determine if any exchange of endostatin and VEGF-A between circulation and the exercising leg is associated with a change in the tissue expression or plasma concentration of these factors. Ten healthy males performed 65 min of cycle exercise, and muscle biopsies were obtained from the vastus lateralis muscle at rest and immediately and 120 min after exercise. In the muscle biopsies, measurements of mRNA expression levels of MMP-2, MMP-9, MMP-14, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase; VEGF and endostatin protein levels; and MMP activities were performed. Femoral arterial and venous concentrations of VEGF-A and endostatin were determined before, during, and 120 min after exercise. A single bout of exercise increased MMP-9 mRNA and activated MMP-9 protein in skeletal muscle. No measurable increase of endostatin was observed in the skeletal muscle or in plasma following exercise. A concurrent increase in skeletal muscle VEGF-A mRNA and protein levels was induced by exercise, with no signs of peripheral uptake from the circulation. However, a decrease in plasma VEGF-A concentration occurred following exercise. Thus 1) a single bout of exercise activated the MMP system without any resulting change in tissue endostatin protein levels, and 2) the increased VEGF-A protein levels are due to changes in the skeletal muscle tissue itself. Other mechanisms are responsible for the observed exercise-induced decrease in VEGF-A in plasma.

scholarly journals Cardiovascular and skeletal muscle health with lifelong exercise

2018 ◽  
Vol 125 (5) ◽  
pp. 1636-1645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin J. Gries ◽  
Ulrika Raue ◽  
Ryan K. Perkins ◽  
Kaleen M. Lavin ◽  
Brittany S. Overstreet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Aerobic Exercise ◽  
Muscle Biopsy ◽  
Citrate Synthase ◽  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Metabolic Phenotype ◽  
Vastus Lateralis Muscle ◽  
Metabolic Fitness ◽  
Lifelong Exercise

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of aerobic lifelong exercise (LLE) on maximum oxygen consumption (V̇o2max) and skeletal muscle metabolic fitness in trained women ( n = 7, 72 ± 2 yr) and men ( n = 21, 74 ± 1 yr) and compare them to old, healthy nonexercisers (OH; women: n = 10, 75 ± 1 yr; men: n = 10, 75 ± 1 yr) and young exercisers (YE; women: n = 10, 25 ± 1 yr; men: n = 10, 25 ± 1 yr). LLE men were further subdivided based on intensity of lifelong exercise and competitive status into performance (LLE-P, n = 14) and fitness (LLE-F, n = 7). On average, LLE exercised 5 day/wk for 7 h/wk over the past 52 ± 1 yr. Each subject performed a maximal cycle test to assess V̇o2maxand had a vastus lateralis muscle biopsy to examine capillarization and metabolic enzymes [citrate synthase, β-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (β-HAD), and glycogen phosphorylase]. V̇o2maxhad a hierarchical pattern (YE > LLE > OH, P < 0.05) for women (44 ± 2 > 26 ± 2 > 18 ± 1 ml·kg−1·min−1) and men (53 ± 3 > 34 ± 1 > 22 ± 1 ml·kg−1·min−1) and was greater ( P < 0.05) in LLE-P (38 ± 1 ml·kg−1·min−1) than LLE-F (27 ± 2 ml·kg−1·min−1). LLE men regardless of intensity and women had similar capillarization and aerobic enzyme activity (citrate synthase and β-HAD) as YE, which were 20%–90% greater ( P < 0.05) than OH. In summary, these data show a substantial V̇o2maxbenefit with LLE that tracked similarly between the sexes, with further enhancement in performance-trained men. For skeletal muscle, 50+ years of aerobic exercise fully preserved capillarization and aerobic enzymes, regardless of intensity. These data suggest that skeletal muscle metabolic fitness may be easier to maintain with lifelong aerobic exercise than more central aspects of the cardiovascular system.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Lifelong exercise (LLE) is a relatively new and evolving area of study with information especially limited in women and individuals with varying exercise intensity habits. These data show a substantial maximal oxygen consumption benefit with LLE that tracked similarly between the sexes. Our findings contribute to the very limited skeletal muscle biopsy data from LLE women (>70 yr), and similar to men, revealed a preserved metabolic phenotype comparable to young exercisers.

Phosphorylase a in human skeletal muscle during exercise and electrical stimulation

1978 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 852-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. D. Gollnick ◽  
J. Karlsson ◽  
K. Piehl ◽  
B. Saltin
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Human Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Muscular Activity ◽  
Voluntary Exercise ◽  
Vastus Lateralis Muscle ◽  
Minor Importance ◽  
Muscle Lactate ◽  
Needle Technique

Experiments were conducted to examine the conversions of phosphorylase b to phosphorylase a in human skeletal muscle during bicycle exercise or isometric contractions. Muscle biopsies were obtained from the vastus lateralis with the needle technique at rest and either during or immediately after activity and frozen in liquid nitrogen within 2--4 s. Total phosphorylase and phosphorylase a activities were differentiated by measurement in the presence and absence of AMP, respectively. At rest 8.5% of the total phosphorylase activity existed in the a form. Little or no change in the percent of phosphorylase in the a form occurred during voluntary dynamic or static muscular activity that produced muscle lactate concentrations in excess of 18 mmol.kg-1 wet muscle. Electrical stimulation of the vastus lateralis muscle also failed to produce an increase in the percentage of phosphorylase a. These data suggest that during exercise the conversion of phosphorylase to the a form is of minor importance. An increased activity of phosphorylase b due to changes in muscle concentrations of ATP, AMP, and inorganic phosphate may regulate glycogenolysis during voluntary exercise in man.

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