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Effects of sodium bicarbonate on VO2 kinetics during heavy exercise.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15514504     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: Sodium bicarbonate was used to investigate the effect of blood pH on VO2 kinetics during heavy exercise. METHODS: On separate days, 10 active subjects performed two 6-min cycling bouts (208 +/- 12 W) at 25 W above their ventilatory threshold. Each subject ingested 0.3 g x kg(-1) of sodium bicarbonate with approximately 1 L of water or water alone 1 h before exercise. VO2 kinetics were examined by means of a three-component mono-exponential model. RESULTS: Bicarbonate ingestion caused a significant increase in the preexercise blood pH (7.512 +/- 0.009 vs 7.425 +/- 0.007; P < 0.001). In the bicarbonate trial, the time constant for the rapid component (27.9 +/- 3.5 s) was slower than the control trial (20.8 +/- 2.4 s; P = 0.017). The higher blood pH after bicarbonate ingestion would have diminished local blood flow and caused a leftward shift of the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve both of which would slow oxygen delivery to working muscle. In addition, bicarbonate ingestion diminished the amplitude of the slow component 29% (463 +/- 43 vs 649 +/- 53 mL x min(-1); P = 0.040). The primary cause of the slow component during heavy exercise is fatigue of working fibers and an accompanying increase of motor unit recruitment. Elevated plasma bicarbonate concentration is reported to stimulate the efflux of H from muscle fibers and to increase intramuscular pH. CONCLUSIONS: The slower time constant during the rapid component suggested that oxygen delivery is a limiting factor of VO2 kinetics during the onset of heavy exercise. Also, these results imply that bicarbonate ingestion diminished fatigue in working fibers during the slow component.
Authors:
Fred W Kolkhorst; Robert S Rezende; Susan S Levy; Michael J Buono
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medicine and science in sports and exercise     Volume:  36     ISSN:  0195-9131     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Sci Sports Exerc     Publication Date:  2004 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-10-29     Completed Date:  2005-03-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8005433     Medline TA:  Med Sci Sports Exerc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1895-9     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-7251, USA. fred.kolkhorst@sdsu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acid-Base Imbalance / blood
Adult
Exercise / physiology*
Female
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration / drug effects
Kinetics
Male
Oxygen Consumption / drug effects*
Regression Analysis
Sodium Bicarbonate / pharmacology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
144-55-8/Sodium Bicarbonate

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