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J Appl Physiol 72: 1304-1310, 1992;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 72, Issue 4 1304-1310, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Effect of hindlimb unweighting on anaerobic metabolism in rat skeletal muscle

D. R. Marsh, C. B. Campbell and L. L. Spriet
School of Human Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Female Sprague-Dawley rats (250 g) were hindlimb suspended for 14 days, and the effects of hindlimb unweighting (HU) on skeletal muscle anaerobic metabolism were investigated and compared with nonsuspended controls (C). Soleus (SOL), plantaris (PL), and red and white portions of the gastrocnemius (RG, WG) were sampled from resting and stimulated limbs. Muscle atrophy after HU was 46% in SOL, 22% in PL, and 24% in the gastrocnemius compared with nonsuspended C animals. The muscles innervated by the sciatic nerve were stimulated to contract with an occluded circulation for 60 s with trains of supramaximal impulses (100 ms, 80 Hz) at a train rate of 1.0 Hz. Peak tension development by the gastrocnemius-PL-SOL muscle group was similar in HU and C animals (13.0 +/- 1.2, 12.2 +/- 0.8 N/g wet muscle). Occlusion of the circulation before stimulation created a predominantly anaerobic environment, and in situ glycogenolysis and glycolysis were estimated from accumulations of glycolytic intermediates. Total glycogenolysis and glycolysis were higher in the RG muscle of HU animals (74.6 +/- 3.3, 58.1 +/- 1.1) relative to C (57.1 +/- 4.6, 46.1 +/- 2.9 mumol glucosyl units/g dry muscle). Consequently, total anaerobic ATP production was also increased (HU, 251.3 +/- 1.1; C, 204.6 +/- 8.9 mumol ATP/g dry muscle). Total ATP production, glycogenolysis, and glycolysis were unaffected by HU in SOL, PL, and WG muscles. The enhanced glycolytic activity in RG after HU may be attributed to a shift in the metabolic profile from oxidative to glycolytic in the fast oxidative-glycolytic fiber population.


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