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Modeling O₂ transport as an integrated system limiting (.)V(O₂MAX).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20483502     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Maximal endurance exercise capacity is determined by a variety of factors, including maximal ability to transport O₂ to the muscle mitochondria and to use this O₂ for ATP generation ((.)V(O₂MAX)). This analysis combines the individually well-known O₂ mass conservation equations for the four critical steps in the O₂ transport pathway (ventilation, alveolar/capillary diffusion, circulation and muscle diffusion) into an analytical, closed form, model showing how (.)V(O₂MAX) depends on all four steps. It further shows how changes in any one step affect the function of the others. This analytical approach however requires approximating the O₂Hb dissociation curve as linear. Removing this condition to allow for the real O₂Hb curve requires numerical analysis best explained graphically. Incorporating maximal mitochondrial metabolic capacity to use O₂ allows prediction of when (.)V(O₂MAX) is limited by transport or by metabolic capacity. This simple approach recapitulates in vivo behavior and clarifies the determinants of maximal exercise.
Authors:
Peter D Wagner
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-05-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  Computer methods and programs in biomedicine     Volume:  101     ISSN:  1872-7565     ISO Abbreviation:  Comput Methods Programs Biomed     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-22     Completed Date:  2011-06-02     Revised Date:  2012-02-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8506513     Medline TA:  Comput Methods Programs Biomed     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  109-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Division of Physiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, DEPT 0623A, La Jolla, CA 92093-0623A, USA. pdwagner@ucsd.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Humans
Oxygen / metabolism*
Physical Endurance
Respiratory Function Tests
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
P01 HL091830-01A18100/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7782-44-7/Oxygen

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