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Vigh-Larsen JF, Ørtenblad N, Nielsen J, Emil Andersen O, Overgaard K, Mohr M. The Role of Muscle Glycogen Content and Localization in High-Intensity Exercise Performance: A Placebo-Controlled Trial. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2022; 54:2073-2086. [PMID: 35868015 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE We investigated the coupling between muscle glycogen content and localization and high-intensity exercise performance using a randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group design with emphasis on single-fiber subcellular glycogen concentrations and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca 2+ kinetics. METHODS Eighteen well-trained participants performed high-intensity intermittent glycogen-depleting exercise, followed by randomization to a high- (CHO; ~1 g CHO·kg -1 ·h -1 ; n = 9) or low-carbohydrate placebo diet (PLA, <0.1 g CHO·kg -1 ·h -1 ; n = 9) for a 5-h recovery period. At baseline, after exercise, and after the carbohydrate manipulation assessments of repeated sprint ability (5 × 6-s maximal cycling sprints with 24 s of rest), neuromuscular function and ratings of perceived exertion during standardized high-intensity cycling (~90% Wmax ) were performed, while muscle and blood samples were collected. RESULTS The exercise and carbohydrate manipulations led to distinct muscle glycogen concentrations in CHO and PLA at the whole-muscle (291 ± 78 vs 175 ± 100 mmol·kg -1 dry weight (dw), P = 0.020) and subcellular level in each of three local regions ( P = 0.001-0.046). This was coupled with near-depleted glycogen concentrations in single fibers of both main fiber types in PLA, especially in the intramyofibrillar region (within the myofibrils). Furthermore, increased ratings of perceived exertion and impaired repeated sprint ability (~8% loss, P < 0.001) were present in PLA, with the latter correlating moderately to very strongly ( r = 0.47-0.71, P = 0.001-0.049) with whole-muscle glycogen and subcellular glycogen fractions. Finally, sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca 2+ uptake, but not release, was superior in CHO, whereas neuromuscular function, including prolonged low-frequency force depression, was unaffected by dietary manipulation. CONCLUSIONS Together, these results support an important role of muscle glycogen availability for high-intensity exercise performance, which may be mediated by reductions in single-fiber levels, particularly in distinct subcellular regions, despite only moderately lowered whole-muscle glycogen concentrations.
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DENMARK
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DENMARK
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Ørtenblad N, Nielsen J, Saltin B, Holmberg HC. Role of glycogen availability in sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ kinetics in human skeletal muscle. J Physiol 2010; 589:711-25. [PMID: 21135051 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.195982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Glucose is stored as glycogen in skeletal muscle. The importance of glycogen as a fuel during exercise has been recognized since the 1960s; however, little is known about the precise mechanism that relates skeletal muscle glycogen to muscle fatigue. We show that low muscle glycogen is associated with an impairment of muscle ability to release Ca(2+), which is an important signal in the muscle activation. Thus, depletion of glycogen during prolonged, exhausting exercise may contribute to muscle fatigue by causing decreased Ca(2+) release inside the muscle. These data provide indications of a signal that links energy utilization, i.e. muscle contraction, with the energy content in the muscle, thereby inhibiting a detrimental depletion of the muscle energy store.
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- Niels Ørtenblad
- Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark.
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MINAMI Y, YAMANO S, KAWAI M, HIRAGA A, MIYATA H. Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase Activity and Glycogen Content in Various Fiber Types after Intensive Exercise in Thoroughbred Horses. J Equine Sci 2009; 20:33-40. [PMID: 24833967 PMCID: PMC4013961 DOI: 10.1294/jes.20.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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To find a new parameter indicating muscle fitness in Thoroughbred horses, we examined
time-dependent recovery of glycogen content and sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)
Ca2+-ATPase activity of skeletal muscle after intensive treadmill running.
Two repeated 50-sec running sessions (13 m/sec) were performed on a flat treadmill
(approximately 90%VO2max). Muscle samples of the middle gluteal muscle were
taken before exercise (pre) and 1 min, 20 min, 60 min, and 24 hr after exercise. Muscle
fiber type composition was determined in the pre muscle samples by immunohistochemical
staining with monoclonal antibody to myosin heavy chain. SR Ca2+-ATPase
activity of the muscle and glycogen content of each muscle fiber type were determined with
biochemical analysis and quantitative histochemical staining, respectively. As compared to
the pre value, the glycogen content of each muscle fiber type was reduced by 15–27% at 1
min, 20 min, and 60 min after the exercise and recovered to the pre value at 24 hr after
exercise test. These results indicate that 24 hr is enough time to recover glycogen
content after short-term intensive exercise. The mean value of the SR
Ca2+-ATPase activity showed a slight decrease (not significant) immediately
after exercise, and complete recovery at 60 min after exercise. There were no significant
relationship between the changes in glycogen content of each muscle fiber type and SR
Ca2+-ATPase. Although further studies are needed, SR Ca2+-ATPase
is not a useful parameter to detect muscle fitness, at least in Thoroughbred horses.
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- Yoshio MINAMI
- Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University
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- Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University
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- Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University
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Holloway GP, Green HJ, Tupling AR. Differential effects of repetitive activity on sarcoplasmic reticulum responses in rat muscles of different oxidative potential. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2005; 290:R393-404. [PMID: 16179493 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00006.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We investigated the hypothesis that muscles of different oxidative potential would display differences in sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ handling responses to repetitive contractile activity and recovery. Repetitive activity was induced in two muscles of high oxidative potential, namely, soleus (SOL) and red gastrocnemius (RG), and in white gastrocnemius (WG), a muscle of low oxidative potential, by stimulation in adult male rats. Measurements of SR properties, performed in crude homogenates, were made on control and stimulated muscles at the start of recovery (R0) and at 25 min of recovery (R25). Maximal Ca2+-ATPase activity (Vmax, micromol x g protein(-1) x min(-1)) at R0 was lower in stimulated SOL (105 +/- 9 vs. 135 +/- 7) and RG (269 +/- 22 vs. 317 +/- 26) and higher (P < 0.05) in WG (795 +/- 32 vs. 708 +/- 34). At R25, Vmax remained lower (P < 0.05) in SOL and RG but recovered in WG. Ca2+ uptake, measured at 2,000 nM, was depressed (P < 0.05) in SOL and RG by 34 and 13%, respectively, in stimulated muscles at R0 and remained depressed (P < 0.05) at R25. In contrast, Ca2+ uptake was elevated (P < 0.05) in stimulated WG at R0 by 9% and remained elevated (P < 0.05) at R25. Ca2+ release, unaltered in SOL and RG at both R0 and R25, was increased (P < 0.05) in stimulated WG at both R0 and R25. We conclude that SR Ca2+-handling responses to repetitive contractile activity and recovery are related to the oxidative potential of muscle.
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- G P Holloway
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Tupling AR. The Sarcoplasmic Reticulum in Muscle Fatigue and Disease: Role of the Sarco(endo)plasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 29:308-29. [PMID: 15199229 DOI: 10.1139/h04-021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Skeletal muscles induced to contract repeatedly respond with a progressive loss in their ability to generate a target force or power. This condition is known simply as fatigue. Commonly, fatigue may persist for prolonged periods of time, particularly at low activation frequencies, which is called low-frequency fatigue. Failure to activate the contractile apparatus with the appropriate intracellular free calcium ([Ca2+]f) signal contributes to fatigue but the precise mechanisms involved are unknown. The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is the major organelle in muscle that is responsible for the regulation of [Ca2+]f, and numerous studies have shown that SR function, both Ca2+ release and Ca2+ uptake, is impaired following fatiguing contractile activity. The major aim of this review is to provide insight into the various cellular mechanisms underlying the alterations in SR Ca2+ cycling and cytosolic [Ca2+]f that are associated both with the development of fatigue during repeated muscle contraction and with low-frequency or long-lasting fatigue. The primary focus will be on the role of the sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) in normal muscle function, fatigue, and disease. Key words: calcium release, calcium uptake, muscle relaxation, low-frequency fatigue, Brody disease
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- A Russell Tupling
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
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Tupling AR, Green HJ, Roy BD, Grant S, Ouyang J. Paradoxical effects of prior activity on human sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase response to exercise. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2003; 95:138-44. [PMID: 12794093 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00483.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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To investigate the effects of intermittent heavy exercise (HE) on sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) maximal Ca2+-ATPase activity (Vmax) and Ca2+ uptake, a continuous two-stage standardized cycling test was performed before and after HE by untrained men [peak aerobic power (Vo -->Vo2 peak) = 42.9 +/- 2.7 ml. kg-1 x min-1]. The HE consisted of 16 bouts of cycling performed for 6 min each hour at 90% Vo2 peak. Tissue was obtained from the vastus lateralis by needle biopsy before and during each cycle test. Before HE, reductions (P < 0.05 micromol. g protein-1x min-1) of 16 and 31% were observed in Vmax and Ca2+ uptake, respectively, after 40 min of the standardized test. Resting Vmax and Ca2+ uptake were depressed (P < 0.05) by 19 and 30%, respectively, when measured 36-48 h after HE. During the standardized test, after HE, Vmax increased (P < 0.05) by 20%, whereas no change was observed in Ca2+ uptake. The HE protocol resulted in small increases (P < 0.05) and decreases (P < 0.05) in sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) 2a and SERCA1 expression, respectively, as determined by Western blotting techniques. These results indicate that SR Ca2+-sequestering function in response to a prolonged exercise test depends on prior activity status, such that rested muscles exhibit a decrease and prior exercised muscles, an increase in Ca2+-ATPase activity. Moreover, it appears that changes in SERCA content can occur in response to a sustained session of intermittent exercise.
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- A R Tupling
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
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Schertzer JD, Green HJ, Tupling AR. Thermal instability of rat muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase function. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2002; 283:E722-8. [PMID: 12217889 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00204.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To examine the thermal instability and the role of sulfhydryl (SH) oxidation on sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+)-ATPase function, crude homogenates were prepared from the white portion of the gastrocnemius (WG) adult rat muscles (n = 9) and incubated in vitro for < or =60 min either at a normal resting body temperature (37 degrees C) or at a temperature indicative of exercise-induced hyperthermia (41 degrees C) with DTT and without DTT (CON). In general, treatment with DTT resulted in higher Ca(2+)-ATPase and Ca(2+) uptake values (nmol. mg protein(-1). min(-1), P < 0.05), an effect that was not specific to time of incubation. Incubations at 41 degrees C resulted in lower (P < 0.05) Ca(2+) uptake rates (156 +/- 18 and 35.9 +/- 3.3) compared with 37 degrees C (570 +/- 54 and 364 +/- 26) at 30 and 60 min, respectively. At 37 degrees C, ryanodine (300 microM), which was used to block Ca(2+) release from the calcium release channel, prevented the time-dependent decrease in Ca(2+) uptake. A general inactivation (P < 0.05) of maximal Ca(2+)-ATPase activity (V(max)) in CON was observed with incubation time (0 > 30 > 60 min), with the effect being more pronounced (P < 0.05) at 41 degrees C compared with 37 degrees C. The Hill slope, a measure of co-operativity, and the pCa(50), the cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration required for half-maximal activation of Ca(2+)-ATPase activity, decreased (P < 0.05) at 41 degrees C only. Treatment with DTT attenuated the alterations in enzyme kinetics. The increase in V(max) with the Ca(2+) ionophore A-23187 was less pronounced at 41 degrees C compared with 37 degrees C. It is concluded that exposure of homogenates to a temperature typically experienced in exercise results in a reduction in the coupling ratio, which is mediated primarily by lower Ca(2+) uptake and occurs as a result of increases in membrane permeability to Ca(2+). Moreover, the decreases in Ca(2+)-ATPase kinetics in WG with sustained heat stress result from SH oxidation.
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- J D Schertzer
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
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Ortenblad N, Sjøgaard G, Madsen K. Impaired sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) release rate after fatiguing stimulation in rat skeletal muscle. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2000; 89:210-7. [PMID: 10904054 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2000.89.1.210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The purpose of the study was to characterize the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) function and contractile properties before and during recovery from fatigue in the rat extensor digitorum longus muscle. Fatiguing contractions (60 Hz, 150 ms/s for 4 min) induced a reduction of the SR Ca(2+) release rate to 66% that persisted for 1 h, followed by a gradual recovery to 87% of prefatigue release rate at 3 h recovery. Tetanic force and rate of force development (+dF/dt) and relaxation (-dF/dt) were depressed by approximately 80% after stimulation. Recovery occurred in two phases: an initial phase, in which during the first 0.5-1 h the metabolic state recovered to resting levels, and a slow phase from 1-3 h characterized by a rather slow recovery of the mechanical properties. The recovery of SR Ca(2+) release rate was closely correlated to +dF/dt during the slow phase of recovery (r(2) = 0.51; P < 0.05). Despite a slowing of the relaxation rate, we did not find any significant alterations in the SR Ca(2+) uptake function. These data demonstrate that the Ca(2+) release mechanism of SR is sensitive to repetitive in vitro muscle contraction. Moreover, the results indicate that +dF/dt to some extent depends on the rate of Ca(2+) release during the slow phase of recovery.
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- N Ortenblad
- Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense University, Denmark.
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Green HJ. Cation pumps in skeletal muscle: potential role in muscle fatigue. ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA 1998; 162:201-13. [PMID: 9578366 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201x.1998.0300f.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Two membrane bound pumps in skeletal muscle, the sarcolemma Na+-K+ adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) and the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase, provide for the maintenance of transmembrane ionic gradients necessary for excitation and activation of the myofibrillar apparatus. The rate at which the pumps are capable of establishing ionic homeostasis depends on the maximal activity of the enzyme and the potential of the metabolic pathways for supplying adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The activity of the Ca2+-ATPase appears to be expressed in a fibre type specific manner with both the amount of the enzyme and the isoform type related to the speed of contraction. In contrast, only minimal differences exist between slow-twitch and fast-twitch fibres in Na+-K+ ATPase activity. Evidence is accumulating that both active transport of Na+ and K+ across the sarcolemma and Ca2+-uptake by the sarcoplasmic reticulum may be impaired in vivo in a task specific manner resulting in loss of contractile function. In contrast to the Ca2+-ATPase, the Na+-K+ ATPase can be rapidly upregulated soon after the onset of a sustained pattern of activity. Similar programmes of activity result in a downregulation of Ca2+-ATPase but at a much later time point. The manner in which the metabolic pathways reorganize following chronic activity to meet the changes in ATP demand by the cation pumps and the degree to which these adaptations are compartmentalized is uncertain.
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- H J Green
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, ON., Canada
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Green HJ, McKee NH, Carvalho AJ, Dossett-Mercer JC. Ischemia-induced alterations in sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase activity in rat soleus and EDL muscles. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1996; 271:C1942-8. [PMID: 8997196 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.271.6.c1942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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To investigate the time-dependent effects of ischemia, as modified by muscle fiber type composition, on sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) function, Ca(2+)-ATPase activity (total minus basal) was measured in homogenates prepared from samples obtained from rat soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle of ischemic and contralateral controls. Ischemia was induced by occlusion of blood flow to one hindlimb for periods of 1, 2, and 3 h (n = 10 per group). In EDL, maximal Ca(2+)-ATPase activity (expressed in mumol.g wet wt-1.min-1) was higher (P < 0.05) in ischemic than in control at 1 h (80 +/- 10 vs. 56.5 +/- 5.3) and increased progressively with ischemia at both 2 h (88 +/- 4.6 vs. 53.1 +/- 2.8) and 3 h (116 +/- 3.8 vs. 67.8 +/- 3.2). In contrast, in soleus, increases (P < 0.05) in Ca(2+)-ATPase activity with ischemia were observed at 2 h (19.2 +/- 0.86 vs. 14.0 +/- 0.56) and 3 h (19.9 +/- 1.4 vs. 12.4 +/- 0.62) but not at 1 h (10.7 +/- 1.5 vs. 10.0 +/- 0.83). In both EDL and soleus, basal Mg(2+)-ATPase was unchanged with ischemia. On the basis of these findings, it can be concluded that ischemia results in an increase in the maximal SR Ca(2+)-ATPase activity but that the time course of the change is dependent on the fiber type composition of the muscle.
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- H J Green
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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