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J Appl Physiol 65: 173-178, 1988;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 65, Issue 1 173-178, Copyright © 1988 by American Physiological Society

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Effect of the exercise-induced increase in glucocorticoids on endurance in the rat

T. L. Sellers, A. W. Jaussi, H. T. Yang, R. W. Heninger and W. W. Winder
Department of Zoology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602.

To investigate the effect of the increase in glucocorticoids during exercise on endurance, rats were either sham operated (SO) or adrenalectomized. All adrenalectomized rats were given a subcutaneously implanted corticosterone pellet at the time of adrenalectomy. Adrenalectomized rats were injected with corticosterone (ADX Cort) or corn oil (ADX) 5 min before exercise. Rats were killed at rest or after running on a treadmill (21 m/min, 15% grade) until exhaustion. SO rats ran 138 +/- 6 min compared with 114 +/- 9 min for ADX Cort and 89 +/- 8 min for ADX. All differences in run times were significant (P less than 0.05). Corticosterone levels were similar in exhausted SO and ADX Cort groups. ADX exhausted rats had corticosterone levels similar to resting values in SO and ADX rats. Inhibition of the rise in glucocorticoids during exercise had no effect on liver glycogen, liver adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate, plasma insulin, blood glucose, lactate, glycerol, or 3-hydroxybutyrate, plasma norepinephrine, or red quadriceps and soleus glycogen. Plasma free fatty acids were significantly depressed at exhaustion in ADX rats compared with SO. These data show that glucocorticoids exert effects within the time frame of a prolonged exercise bout and play a role in increasing endurance.


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