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JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON
Volume 538, Issue 1, Pages 195-207Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2001.012984
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- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES [R01AR040155, R01AR040342, R29AR040155] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NIAMS NIH HHS [1R01AR-40342, R01 AR040155, AR-40155] Funding Source: Medline
- Telethon [1161C] Funding Source: Medline
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The aim of the present study was to determine whether the activation of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) by dichloroacetate (DCA) is associated with faster O-2 uptake ((V)over dot O-2) on-kinetics was determined in isolated canine gastrocnemius muscles in situ (n = 6) during the transition from rest to 4 min of electrically stimulated isometric tetanic contractions, corresponding to similar to60-70% of peak (V)over dot O-2. Two conditions were compared: (1) control (saline infusion, C); and (2) DCA infusion (300 mg (kg body mass)(-1), 45 min before contraction). Muscle blood flow (Q) was measured continuously in the popliteal vein; arterial and popliteal vein O-2 contents were measured at rest and at 5-7 s intervals during the transition. Muscle (V)over dot O-2 was calculated as (Q)over dot multiplied by the arteriovenous O-2 content difference. Muscle biopsies were taken before and at the end of contraction for determination of muscle metabolite concentrations. DCA activated PDC at rest, as shown by the 9-fold higher acetylcarnitine concentration in DCA (vs. C; P < 0.0001). Phosphocreatine degradation and muscle lactate accumulation were not significantly different between C and DCA. DCA was associated with significantly less muscle fatigue. Resting and steady-state (V)over dot O-2 values during contraction were not significantly different between C and D CA. The time to reach 63% of the (V)over dot O-2 difference between the resting baseline and the steady-state lot values during contraction was 22.3 +/- 0.5 s in C and 24.5 +/- 1.4 s in DCA (n.s.). In this experimental model, activation of PDC by DCA resulted in a stockpiling of acetyl groups at rest and less muscle fatigue, but it did not affect 'anaerobic' energy provision and (V)over dot O-2 on-kinetics.
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