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The effect of higher ATP cost of contraction on the metabolic response to graded exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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PMID:  22174392     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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To better understand the metabolic implications of a higher ATP cost of contraction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), we used (31)P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((31)P-MRS) to examine muscle energetic and pH in response to graded exercise. Specifically, in 6 patients and 6 well-matched healthy controls, we determined the intracellular threshold for pH (T(pH)) and inorganic phosphate to phosphocreatine ratio (T(Pi/PCr)) during progressive dynamic plantar flexion exercise with work rate expressed as both absolute and relative intensity. Patients with COPD displayed a lower peak power output (WRmax) compared to controls (controls: 25±4, COPD: 15±5 W, P=0.01) while end-exercise pH (controls: 6.79±0.15, COPD: 6.76±0.21, P=0.87) and PCr consumption (controls: 82 ± 10%, COPD: 70±18%, P=0.26) were similar between groups. Both T(pH) and T(Pi/PCr) occurred at a significantly lower absolute work rate in patients with COPD compared to controls (controls: 14.7±2.4 W for T(pH) and 15.3±2.4 W for T(Pi/PCr); COPD: 9.7±4.5 W for T(pH) and 10.0±4.6 W for T(Pi/PCr), P<0.05), but these thresholds occurred at the same percentage of WRmax (controls: 63 ± 11% WRmax for T(pH) and 67 ± 18% WRmax for T(Pi/PCr); COPD: 59 ± 9% WRmax for T(pH) and 61 ± 12% WRmax for T(Pi/PCr), P > 0.05). Indices of mitochondrial function, the PCr recovery time constant (controls: 42 ± 7s, COPD: 45 ± 11s, P = 0.66) and the PCr resynthesis rate (controls: 105 ± 21%.min(-1), COPD: 91 ± 31%.min(-1), P = 0.43) were similar between groups. In combination, these results reveal that when energy demand is normalized to WRmax, as a consequence of higher ATP cost of contraction, patients with COPD display the same metabolic pattern as healthy subjects, suggesting that skeletal muscle energy production is well preserved in these patients.
Authors:
Gwenael Layec; Luke J Haseler; Russell S Richardson
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-12-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1522-1601     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
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Created Date:  2011-12-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8502536     Medline TA:  J Appl Physiol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
1University of Utah.
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