Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 80, Issue 1 332-340, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Differential effects of anesthetics on in vivo skeletal muscle contractile function in the mouse

C. P. Ingalls, G. L. Warren, D. A. Lowe, D. B. Boorstein and R. B. Armstrong
Muscle Biology Laboratory, Texas A & M University, College Station 77843-4243, USA.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of four anesthetic regimens on in vivo contractile function of mouse ankle dorsiflexor muscles. The torque-frequency and torque-velocity relationships were determined for the following anesthetics: fentanyl-droperidol and diazepam (F-d/d); ketamine and xylazine (K/x); pentobarbital sodium (Ps); and methoxyflurane (Mf). Mf, Ps, and F-d/d regimens resulted in comparable contractile responses at low doses, whereas K/x produced a relative depression in isometric contractile function as shown by a decrease in the torque-time integral at the 300-Hz stimulation frequency (-13.9%; P < 0.05). Moreover, K/x caused a shift to the left in the torque-frequency curve as indicated by increases in torque-time integrals at 25 and 50 Hz. Both Ps and F-d/d regimens exhibited dose-dependent effects during the isovelocity contractions. Ps significantly reduced work (-28.7%) and average power (-28.9%) at 800 degrees/s at the high dose. In contrast, F-d/d anesthesia resulted in increases in peak torque (16-20%) and work (15-18%) output at all eccentric contraction velocities at the high dose, whereas average power was increased only at -800 (17%) and -1,000 degrees/s (17%). In conclusion, commonly used anesthetic regimens can affect the contractile response in vivo; K/x and Ps yield smaller torque outputs, whereas Mf and F-d/d consistently produce larger contractile responses. Mf and F-d/d are recommended for use in studying skeletal muscle function in mice in vivo.

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