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Jeon S, Ye X, Miller WM, Song JS. Effect of repeated eccentric exercise on muscle damage markers and motor unit control strategies in arm and hand muscle. SPORTS MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCE 2021; 4:44-53. [PMID: 35782782 PMCID: PMC9219313 DOI: 10.1016/j.smhs.2021.12.002] [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] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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To examine the contralateral repeated bout effect (CL-RBE) on muscle damage markers and motor unit (MU) control strategies, seventeen healthy adults performed two bouts of 60 eccentric contractions with elbow flexor (EF group; n = 9) or index finger abductor (IA group; n = 8) muscles, separated by 1 week. All participants randomly performed eccentric exercise on either the right or left arm or hand muscles, and muscle damage markers and submaximal trapezoid contraction tests were conducted pre, post, 1- and 2-day post eccentric protocol. One week after the first bout, the same exercise protocol and measurements were performed on the contralateral muscles. Surface electromyographic (EMG) signals were collected from biceps brachii (BB) or first dorsal interosseous (FDI) during maximal and submaximal tests. The linear regression analyses were used to examine MU recruitment threshold versus mean firing rate and recruitment threshold versus derecruitment threshold relationships. EMG amplitude from BB (bout 1 vs. bout 2 = 65.71% ± 22.92% vs. 43.05% ± 18.97%, p = 0.015, d = 1.077) and the y-intercept (group merged) from the MU recruitment threshold versus derecruitment threshold relationship (bout 1 vs. bout 2 = −7.10 ± 14.20 vs. 0.73 ± 16.24, p = 0.029, d = 0.513) at 50% MVIC were significantly different between two bouts. However, other muscle damage markers did not show any CL-RBE in both muscle groups. Therefore, despite changes in muscle excitation and MU firing behavior, our results do not support the existence of CL-RBE on BB and FDI muscles.
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Faster intrinsic rate of torque development in elbow flexors than knee extensors: Effect of muscle architecture? J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2021; 59:102570. [PMID: 34175795 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2021.102570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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We studied the effect of pennate vs. fusiform muscle architecture on the rate of torque development (RTD) by examining the predominately fusiform elbow flexors (EF) and highly-pennate knee extensors (KE). Seventeen male volunteers (28.4 ± 6.2 years) performed explosive isometric EF and KE contractions (MVCs). Biceps brachii and vastus lateralis fascicle angles were measured to confirm their architecture, and both the rate of voluntary muscle activation (root-mean-square EMG in the 50 ms before contraction onset; EMG-50) and electromechanical delay (EMD; depicting muscle-tendon series elasticity) were assessed as control variables to account for their influence on RTD. MVC torque, early (RTD50) and late (RTD200) RTDs were calculated and expressed as absolute and normalized values. Absolute MVC torque (+412%), RTD50 (+215%), and RTD200 (+427%) were significantly (p < 0.001) higher in KE than EF. However, EF RTD50 was faster (+178%) than KE after normalization (p = 0.02). EMG-50 and EMD did not differ between muscle groups. The results suggest that the faster absolute RTD in KE is largely associated with its higher maximal torque capacity, however in the absence of differences in rates of muscle activation, fiber type, and EMD the fusiform architecture of EF may be considered a factor allowing its faster early RTD relative to strength capacity.
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Philippou A, Tryfonos A, Theos A, Nezos A, Halapas A, Maridaki M, Koutsilieris M. Expression of tissue remodelling, inflammation- and angiogenesis-related factors after eccentric exercise in humans. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:4047-4054. [PMID: 34028651 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06412-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Eccentric exercise has been extensively used as a model to study the contraction-induced muscle damage and its consequent processes. This study aimed at examining molecular responses associated with tissue remodelling, inflammation and angiogenesis in skeletal muscle during the recovery period after eccentric exercise in humans. Ten healthy men performed 50 maximal eccentric muscle actions with the knee extensors and muscle biopsies were collected from the vastus lateralis before and 6 h, 48 h and 120 h post eccentric exercise. Real Time-PCR was utilized to investigate alterations in gene expression of various tissue remodelling-, inflammation- and angiogenesis-related factors: uPA, uPA-R, TGF-β1, MMP-9, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8, VEGF, VEGFR-2, HIF-1a, Ang-1, Ang-2 and Tie-2. The uPA/uPA-R system exhibited a similar time-expression pattern increasing 6 h post exercise (p < 0.05), while the other tissue remodelling factors TGF-β1 and MMP-9 did not change significantly over time. Transcriptional responses of inflammatory factors TNF-α and IL-8 increased significantly and peaked 6 h post eccentric exercise (p < 0.05), while IL-6 exhibited a similar, though not statistically significant, expression profile (p > 0.05). Similarly, the expression of angiopoietin receptor Tie-2 showed an early increase only at 6 h after the completion of exercise (p < 0.05), while the other angiogenic factors failed to reach statistical significance due a high interindividual variability in the gene expression responses. The early transcriptional upregulation of tissue remodelling, inflammation- and angiogenesis-related factors post eccentric exercise may indicate the acute intramuscular activation of these processes functionally related to muscle damage-induced adaptation.
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- Anastassios Philippou
- Department of Physiology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Micras Asias, 115 27, Goudi-Athens, Greece
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- Department of Physiology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Micras Asias, 115 27, Goudi-Athens, Greece.,Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Micras Asias, 115 27, Goudi-Athens, Greece.,Sports Medicine Unit, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umea University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Micras Asias, 115 27, Goudi-Athens, Greece
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- Department of Physiology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Micras Asias, 115 27, Goudi-Athens, Greece.,Transcatheter Heart Valves Department, HYGEIA Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Faculty of Physical Education & Sport Science, Department of Sports Medicine & Biology of Physical Activity, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Physiology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Micras Asias, 115 27, Goudi-Athens, Greece.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Heart failure (HF) is a structural or functional cardiac abnormality which leads to failure of the heart to deliver oxygen commensurately with the requirements of the tissues and it may progress to a generalized wasting of skeletal muscle, fat tissue, and bone tissue (cardiac cachexia). Clinically, dyspnea, fatigue, and exercise intolerance are some typical signs and symptoms that characterize HF patients. This review focused on the phenotypic characteristics of HF-induced skeletal myopathy as well as the mechanisms of muscle wasting due to HF and highlighted possible therapeutic strategies for skeletal muscle wasting in HF. RECENT FINDINGS The impaired exercise capacity of those patients is not attributed to the reduced blood flow in the exercising muscles, but rather to abnormal metabolic responses, myocyte apoptosis and atrophy of skeletal muscle. Specifically, the development of skeletal muscle wasting in chronic HF is characterized by structural, metabolic, and functional abnormalities in skeletal muscle and may be a result not only of reduced physical activity, but also of metabolic or hormonal derangements that favour catabolism over anabolism. In particular, abnormal energy metabolism, mitochondrial dysfunction, transition of myofibers from type I to type II, muscle atrophy, and reduction in muscular strength are included in skeletal muscle abnormalities which play a central role in the decreased exercise capacity of HF patients. Skeletal muscle alterations and exercise intolerance observed in HF are reversible by exercise training, since it is the only demonstrated intervention able to improve skeletal muscle metabolism, growth factor activity, and functional capacity and to reverse peripheral abnormalities.
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Follmer B, Dellagrana RA, de Lima LAP, Herzog W, Diefenthaeler F. Analysis of elbow muscle strength parameters in Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners. J Sports Sci 2016; 35:2373-2379. [DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2016.1267388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Bruno Follmer
- Biomechanics Laboratory, Centre of Sports, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Biomechanics Laboratory, Centre of Sports, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Biomechanics Laboratory, Centre of Sports, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
- Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Carvalho HM. Multilevel Models for the Analysis of Angle-Specific Torque Curves with Application to Master Athletes. J Hum Kinet 2015; 49:25-35. [PMID: 26839603 PMCID: PMC4723175 DOI: 10.1515/hukin-2015-0105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The aim of this paper was to outline a multilevel modeling approach to fit individual angle-specific torque curves describing concentric knee extension and flexion isokinetic muscular actions in Master athletes. The potential of the analytical approach to examine between individual differences across the angle-specific torque curves was illustrated including between-individuals variation due to gender differences at a higher level. Torques in concentric muscular actions of knee extension and knee extension at 60º·s−1 were considered within a range of motion between 5º and 85º (only torques “truly” isokinetic). Multilevel time series models with autoregressive covariance structures with standard multilevel models were superior fits compared with standard multilevel models for repeated measures to fit angle-specific torque curves. Third and fourth order polynomial models were the best fits to describe angle-specific torque curves of isokinetic knee flexion and extension concentric actions, respectively. The fixed exponents allow interpretations for initial acceleration, the angle at peak torque and the decrement of torque after peak torque. Also, the multilevel models were flexible to illustrate the influence of gender differences on the shape of torque throughout the range of motion and in the shape of the curves. The presented multilevel regression models may afford a general framework to examine angle-specific moment curves by isokinetic dynamometry, and add to the understanding mechanisms of strength development, particularly the force-length relationship, both related to performance and injury prevention.
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- Humberto M Carvalho
- School of Physical Education, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil; Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Peñailillo L, Blazevich A, Numazawa H, Nosaka K. Rate of force development as a measure of muscle damage. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2014; 25:417-27. [PMID: 24798498 DOI: 10.1111/sms.12241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study tested the hypothesis that rate of force development (RFD) would be a more sensitive indirect marker of muscle damage than maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVC) peak torque. Ten men performed one concentric cycling and two eccentric cycling (ECC1, ECC2) bouts for 30 min at 60% of maximal concentric power output with 2 weeks between bouts. MVC peak torque, RFD, and vastus lateralis electromyogram amplitude and mean frequency were measured during a knee extensor MVC before, immediately after and 1-2 days after each bout. The magnitude of decrease in MVC peak torque after exercise was greater (P < 0.05) for ECC1 (11-25%) than concentric cycling (2-12%) and ECC2 (0-16%). Peak RFD and RFD from 0-30 ms, 0-50 ms, 0-100 ms, to 0-200 ms decreased (P < 0.05) immediately after all cycling bouts without significant differences between bouts, but RFD at 100-200 ms interval (RFD(100-200)) decreased (P < 0.05) at all time points after ECC1 (24-32%) and immediately after ECC2 (23%), but did not change after CONC. The magnitude of decrease in RFD(100-200) was 7-19% greater than that of MVC peak torque after ECC1 (P < 0.05). It is concluded that RFD(100-200) is a more specific and sensitive indirect marker of eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage than MVC peak torque.
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- L Peñailillo
- Center for Exercise and Science Research (CESSR), School of Exercise and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia.,Exercise Science Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile
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- Center for Exercise and Science Research (CESSR), School of Exercise and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia
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- Department of Sports and Wellness, Rikkyo University, Saitama, Japan
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- Center for Exercise and Science Research (CESSR), School of Exercise and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia
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Karatzaferi C, Sakkas GK. Editorial on special issue "lifestyle and ageing in muscle disease". J Muscle Res Cell Motil 2013; 33:153-4. [PMID: 22837014 DOI: 10.1007/s10974-012-9311-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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