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Effects of feeding and hypoxia on cardiac performance and gastrointestinal blood flow during critical speed swimming in the sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19559805     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Previous studies have shown that if European sea bass are exercised after feeding, they can achieve a significantly higher maximum metabolic rate (MMR) than when fasted. They can meet combined metabolic demands of digestion (specific dynamic action, SDA) and maximal aerobic exercise, with no decline in swimming performance. If, however, exposed to mild hypoxia (50% saturation), bass no longer achieve higher MMR after feeding but they swim as well fed as fasted, due to an apparent ability to defer the SDA response. This study explored patterns of cardiac output (Q(A)) and blood flow to the gastrointestinal tract (Q(GI)) associated with the higher MMR after feeding, and with the ability to prioritise swimming in hypoxia. Sea bass (mean mass approximately 325 g, forklength approximately 27 cm) were instrumented with flow probes to measure Q(A) and Q(GI) during an incremental critical swimming speed (U(crit)) protocol in a tunnel respirometer, to compare each animal either fasted or 6h after a meal of fish fillet equal to 3% body mass. Feeding raised oxygen uptake (M(O2)) prior to exercise, an SDA response associated with increased Q(A) (+30%) and Q(GI) (+100%) compared to fasted values. As expected, when exercised the fed bass maintained the SDA load throughout the protocol and achieved 14% higher MMR than when fasted, and the same U(crit) (approximately 100 cm s(-1)). Both fed and fasted bass showed pronounced increases in Q(A) and decreases in Q(GI) during exercise and the higher MMR of fed bass was not associated with higher maximum Q(A) relative to when fasted, or to any differences in Q(GI) at maximum Q(A). In hypoxia prior to exercise, metabolic and cardiac responses to feeding were similar compared to normoxia. Hypoxia caused an almost 60% reduction to MMR and 30% reduction to U(crit), but neither of these traits differed between fed or fasted bass. Despite hypoxic limitations to MMR and U(crit), maximum Q(A) and patterns of Q(GI) during exercise in fasted and fed bass were similar to normoxia. Estimating GI oxygen supply from Q(GI) indicated that the ability of bass to prioritise aerobic exercise over SDA when metabolically limited by hypoxia was linked to an ability to defer elements of the SDA response occurring outside the GI tract.
Authors:
A Dupont-Prinet; G Claireaux; D J McKenzie
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-06-25
Journal Detail:
Title:  Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology     Volume:  154     ISSN:  1531-4332     ISO Abbreviation:  Comp. Biochem. Physiol., Part A Mol. Integr. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2009 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-07-28     Completed Date:  2009-08-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9806096     Medline TA:  Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  233-40     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Université Montpellier 2, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. aurelie.prinet@laposte.net
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Bass / physiology*
Cardiac Output / physiology
Dietary Proteins / administration & dosage
Digestion / physiology
Eating / physiology
Energy Metabolism / physiology*
Female
Food Deprivation / physiology
Gastrointestinal Tract / blood supply*
Heart Rate / physiology
Hemodynamics / physiology*
Male
Oxygen / physiology*
Oxygen Consumption / physiology
Physical Exertion / physiology*
Regional Blood Flow
Stroke Volume / physiology
Swimming / physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dietary Proteins; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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