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J Appl Physiol 72: 1149-1155, 1992;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 72, Issue 3 1149-1155, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Effect of dichloroacetate on mechanical performance and metabolism of compromised diaphragm muscle

B. P. deBoisblanc, K. Meszaros, A. Burns, G. J. Bagby, S. Nelson and W. R. Summer
Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112.

We investigated the effect of dichloroacetate (DCA) on tension generation and carbohydrate metabolism of the rat diaphragm in vitro. Isolated diaphragms were placed in individual organ chambers and were hooked to force-displacement transducers. Net lactate production and glucose and lactate oxidation were measured in vitro. Diaphragmatic fatigue was precipitated by in vivo endotoxemic shock, by in vitro hypoxia, or by in vitro repetitive tetanic stimulation. In diaphragms isolated from endotoxemic rats, DCA increased tension generation by 30 and 20% at stimulation frequencies of 20 and 100 Hz, respectively. Associated with changes in mechanical performance, DCA reduced net lactate production by 53% after 60 min of incubation and increased glucose oxidation 54% but had no effect on lactate oxidation. During in vitro hypoxia, DCA reduced net diaphragmatic lactate production by 30% and increased glucose oxidation by 45% but did not attenuate hypoxic fatigue. DCA had no effect on tension generation during repetitive tetanic stimulation. We conclude that DCA improves in vitro diaphragmatic fatigue due to endotoxicosis but not due to hypoxia or repetitive stimulation.




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