Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 71, Issue 5 1822-1829, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Low-intensity training produces muscle adaptations in rats with femoral artery stenosis

H. T. Yang, R. W. Ogilvie and R. L. Terjung
Department of Physiology, State University of New York, Syracuse 13210.

The effectiveness of a mild-intensity exercise program to induce adaptations within skeletal muscle of animals with peripheral arterial insufficiency was evaluated using an isolated perfused hindlimb preparation at a muscle blood flow similar to the peak found in vivo. Adult rats were subjected to bilateral femoral artery stenosis sufficient to limit peak blood flow during exercise but not alter resting blood flow. Stenosed-trained (Sten-Trained) rats walked on a treadmill at an easily achieved speed (20 m/min with a 15% grade) 5 days wk. Exercise tolerance improved from 10 min initially to 2 h/day. Non-stenosed-sedentary (Non-Sten-Sed) and stenosed-sedentary (Sten-Sed) animals were limited to cage activity. Oxygen delivery to the contracting muscles was similar among groups (7.0 +/- 0.4, 7.3 +/- 0.6, and 6.6 +/- 0.6 mumol.min-1.g-1 in Non-Sten-Sed, Sten-Sed, and Sten-Trained, respectively; n = 13 each). Force development was better maintained by Sten-Trained muscle (P less than 0.001) during a sequence of tetanic contraction conditions. Peak oxygen consumption was greater (P less than 0.05) in the Sten-Trained (5.23 +/- 0.34 mumol.min-1.g-1) than in Non-Sten-Sed (4.08 +/- 0.35) and Sten-Sed (4.34 +/- 0.37) rats. The increased peak oxygen extraction (P less than 0.05) by the muscle of the Sten-Trained rats (82.5 +/- 7.1% of oxygen inflow vs. 58.7 +/- 4.7 and 57.4 +/- 5.0%, respectively) was probably related to the increased muscle capillarity and mitochondrial enzyme activity.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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