Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 62, Issue 5 1845-1851, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of adrenergic agonists and antagonists on muscle O2 uptake and lactate metabolism

W. N. Stainsby, C. Sumners and P. D. Eitzman

To investigate adrenergic receptor-mediated responses in dog gastrocnemius-plantaris muscle, several catecholamine agonists, isoproterenol, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and phenylephrine, and two antagonists, propranolol and phenoxybenzamine, were given during repetitive, isotonic, tetanic contractions. The response variables that were measured were muscle blood flow, shortening during constant load contractions, and arterial and venous O2 and lactate concentrations. The calculated variables were O2 uptake (VO2), net lactic acid output (L), and power output. In the control experiments, the contractions increased VO2 to approximately 50 times rest by 2 min. Thereafter, shortening, work, and VO2 declined together by 17% at 30 min, indicating muscle fatigue. L increased rapidly to nearly 0.8 mumol X g-1 X min-1 by 2 min, declined to 0.3-0.4 mumol X g-1 X min-1 by 7 min, and was like rest at 15, 22.5, and 30 min. The arterial lactate concentration rose steadily from rest to 30 min of contractions. Epinephrine infusion stopped the decline of VO2 during the contractions, but this effect was not observed with the other agonists. Propranolol decreased VO2 compared with controls at 22.5 and 30 min of contractions. Phenoxybenzamine decreased VO2 compared with controls at all times during contraction, and the decline with time was present. Coinfusion of epinephrine with propranolol reduced the decline in VO2 observed with propranolol alone. Both epinephrine and isoproterenol increased L compared with controls. This epinephrine response was antagonized by propranolol but enhanced by phenoxybenzamine. Both isoproterenol and epinephrine infusions increased arterial lactate concentration.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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