{"title":"Increase of free Mg2+ in the skeletal muscle of chronic fatigue syndrome patients.","authors":"Kevin K McCully, Emil Malucelli, Stefano Iotti","doi":"10.1186/1476-5918-5-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/1476-5918-5-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In a previous study we evaluated muscle blood flow and muscle metabolism in patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). To better understand muscle metabolism in CFS, we re-evaluated our data to calculate free Magnesium levels in skeletal muscle. Magnesium is an essential cofactor in a number of cell processes. A total of 20 CFS patients and 11 controls were evaluated. Phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy from the medial gastrocnemius muscle was used to calculate free Mg2+ from the concentrations and chemical shifts of Pi, PCr, and beta ATP peaks. CFS patients had higher magnesium levels in their muscles relative to controls (0.47 + 0.07 vs 0.36 + 0.06 mM, P < 0.01), although there was no difference in the rate of phosphocreatine recovery in these subjects, as reported earlier. This finding was not associated with abnormal oxidative metabolism as measured by the rate of recovery of phosphocreatine after exercise. In summary, calculation of free Mg2+ levels from previous data showed CFS patients had higher resting free Mg2+ levels compared to sedentary controls.</p>","PeriodicalId":84611,"journal":{"name":"Dynamic medicine : DM","volume":"5 ","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1360067/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25794829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Time course of exercise induced alterations in daily activity in chronic fatigue syndrome.","authors":"Christopher D Black, Kevin K McCully","doi":"10.1186/1476-5918-4-10","DOIUrl":"10.1186/1476-5918-4-10","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In a previous study we demonstrated that while people with CFS had lower daily activity levels than control subjects, they were able to increase daily activity via a daily walking program. We reanalyzed our data to determine the time course of activity changes during the walking program. Daily activity assessed via an accelometer worn at the hip was divided into sleep, active, and walking periods. Over the first 4-10 days of walking the subjects with CFS were able to reach the prescribed activity goals each day. After this time, walking and total activity counts decreased. Sedentary controls subjects were able to maintain their daily walking and total activity goals throughout the 4 weeks. Unlike our previous interpretation of the data, we feel this new analysis suggests that CFS patients may develop exercise intolerance as demonstrated by reduced total activity after 4-10 days. The inability to sustain target activity levels, associated with pronounced worsening of symptomology, suggests the subjects with CFS had reached their activity limit.</p>","PeriodicalId":84611,"journal":{"name":"Dynamic medicine : DM","volume":"4 ","pages":"10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1280928/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25662187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Changes in infant segment inertias during the first three months of independent walking.","authors":"Victoria L Chester, Robert K Jensen","doi":"10.1186/1476-5918-4-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-5918-4-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>During infancy, rapid changes in physical growth affect the size and shape of the body segments. To understand the effects of growth on movement, it is first necessary to quantify rates of development during the acquisition of important motor milestones. The goal of this longitudinal study was to quantify the physical growth of infant body segments during the initial stages of independent walking.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Ten infants (N = 10) aged between 28 and 55 weeks at the beginning of the study were tested biweekly (every two weeks) for three months. A 13-segment mathematical model of the human body was used to estimate the inertial parameters of the infant body segments at each session. An analysis of variance was used to test for significant differences in segment masses between biweekly measures. Polynomial contrasts were used to test for linear trends in the growth data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant differences between biweekly measures of segment mass were found only for the head/neck (F(5,45) = 3.42, p < 0.05), upper trunk (F(5,45) = 4.04, p < 0.01), and lower trunk (F(5,45) = 3.49, p < 0.01). The lower trunk demonstrated a linear increase in mass (F(1,9) = 4.56, p < 0.05). However, the upper trunk demonstrated a quadratic trend in growth (F(1,9) = 9.13, p < 0.01), while the head/neck segment showed a cubic trend in growth (F(1,9) = 3.80, p < 0.05). Significant differences in axial segment masses were also found between subjects (F(9,45) = 5.92, p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Given that postural control proceeds in a cephalocaudal manner, the lower trunk segment would be brought under control last, in terms of the axial segments. Increases in the mass of this segment could constrain the system, thereby acting as a control parameter for the onset and development of motor patterns.</p>","PeriodicalId":84611,"journal":{"name":"Dynamic medicine : DM","volume":"4 ","pages":"9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/1476-5918-4-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25662183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of short schemes on body composition measurements using air-displacement plethysmography.","authors":"Holly R Hull, David A Fields","doi":"10.1186/1476-5918-4-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-5918-4-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Air-displacement plethysmography (ADP) is becoming a popular method to assess body composition. Several studies have shown certain types of clothing can affect measurements of body density, however no study has specifically investigated the effect of cotton gym shorts and spandex bicycle shorts on body density.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty-seven males (23.0 +/- 3.2 yr., 177.3 +/- 5.4 cm., 74.8 +/- 7.5 kg.) and thirty-eight females (23.7 +/- 5.3 yr., 163.6 +/- 8.4 cm., 57.1 +/- 7.0 kg.) had their body density measured by ADP in three clothing schemes: 1) a tight fitting Speedo swim suit (criterion measure), 2) cotton gym shorts, and 3) spandex bicycle shorts. The clothing was provided by the University of Oklahoma Body Composition Laboratory and the testing schemes were performed in random order.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The regression of body density by the criterion measure against body density while wearing cotton gym shorts for the entire group (y = 0.001 + 0.991x, SEE = 0.003 g/cm3) and the females (y = 0.059 + 0.934x, SEE = 0.003 g/cm3) did not significantly deviate from the line of identity. However in males the regression significantly deviated from the line of identity (y = 0.052 + 0.944x, SEE = 0.002 g/cm3). Body density by the criterion measure and body density while wearing spandex bicycle shorts did not significantly differ from the line of identity for the entire group (y = -0.018 + 1.013x SEE = 0.003 g/cm3), in males (y = -0.002 + 1.001x, SEE = 0.003 g/cm3), or females (y = 0.073 + 0.925x, SEE = 0.003 g/cm3). Residual plot analysis revealed no group or gender bias in either the cotton gym shorts or in the spandex bicycle shorts.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It would appear bicycle spandex shorts are an acceptable alternative to a Speedo like swim suit, however we advise that subjects adhere to the strict clothing protocol that is recommended by the manufacturer.</p>","PeriodicalId":84611,"journal":{"name":"Dynamic medicine : DM","volume":"4 ","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/1476-5918-4-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24922439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emil Malucelli, Raffaele Lodi, Andrea Martinuzzi, Caterina Tonon, Bruno Barbiroli, Stefano Iotti
{"title":"Free Mg2+ concentration in the calf muscle of glycogen phosphorylase and phosphofructokinase deficiency patients assessed in different metabolic conditions by 31P MRS.","authors":"Emil Malucelli, Raffaele Lodi, Andrea Martinuzzi, Caterina Tonon, Bruno Barbiroli, Stefano Iotti","doi":"10.1186/1476-5918-4-7","DOIUrl":"10.1186/1476-5918-4-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The increase in cytosolic free Mg2+ occurring during exercise and initial recovery in human skeletal muscle is matched by a decrease in cytosolic pH as shown by in vivo phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31P MRS). To investigate in vivo to what extent the homeostasis of intracellular free Mg2+ is linked to pH in human skeletal muscle, we studied patients with metabolic myopathies due to different disorders of glycogen metabolism that share a lack of intracellular acidification during muscle exercise.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We assessed by 31P MRS the cytosolic pH and free magnesium concentration ([Mg2+]) in calf muscle during exercise and post-exercise recovery in two patients with McArdle's disease with muscle glycogen phosphorylase deficiency (McArdle), and two brothers both affected by Tarui's disease with muscle phosphofructokinase deficiency (PFK).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All patients displayed a lack of intracellular acidosis during muscle exercise. At rest only one PFK patient showed a [Mg2+] higher than the value found in control subjects. During exercise and recovery the McArdle patients did not show any significant change in free [Mg2+], while both PFK patients showed decreased free [Mg2+] and a remarkable accumulation of phosphomonoesters (PME). During initial recovery both McArdle patients showed a small increase in free [Mg2+] while in PFK patients the pattern of free [Mg2+] was related to the rate of PME recovery.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>i) homeostasis of free [Mg2+] in human skeletal muscle is strongly linked to pH as shown by patients' [Mg2+] pattern during exercise; ii) the pattern of [Mg2+] during exercise and post-exercise recovery in both PFK patients suggests that [Mg2+] is influenced by the accumulation of the phosphorylated monosaccharide intermediates of glycogenolysis, as shown by the increased PME peak signal. iii) 31P MRS is a suitable tool for the in vivo assessment of free cytosolic [Mg2+] in human skeletal muscle in different metabolic conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":84611,"journal":{"name":"Dynamic medicine : DM","volume":" ","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1166570/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40950388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gregory J Lehman, Trish Gordon, Jo Langley, Patricia Pemrose, Sara Tregaskis
{"title":"Replacing a Swiss ball for an exercise bench causes variable changes in trunk muscle activity during upper limb strength exercises.","authors":"Gregory J Lehman, Trish Gordon, Jo Langley, Patricia Pemrose, Sara Tregaskis","doi":"10.1186/1476-5918-4-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-5918-4-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The addition of Swiss balls to conventional exercise programs has recently been adopted. Swiss balls are an unstable surface which may result in an increased need for force output from trunk muscles to provide adequate spinal stability or balance. The aim of the study was to determine whether the addition of a Swiss ball to upper body strength exercises results in consistent increases in trunk muscle activation levels.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The myoelectric activity of four trunk muscles was quantified during the performance of upper body resistance exercises while seated on both a stable (exercise bench) and labile (swiss ball) surface. Participants performed the supine chest press, shoulder press, lateral raise, biceps curl and overhead triceps extension. A repeated measures ANOVA with post-hoc Tukey test was used to determine the influence of seated surface type on muscle activity for each muscle.</p><p><strong>Results & discussion: </strong>There was no statistically significant (p < .05) difference in muscle activity between surface conditions. However, there was large degree of variability across subjects suggesting that some individuals respond differently to surface stability. These findings suggest that the incorporation of swiss balls instead of an exercise bench into upper body strength training regimes may not be justified based only on the belief that an increase spinal stabilizing musculature activity is inherent. Biomechanically justified ground based exercises have been researched and should form the basis for spinal stability training as preventative and therapeutic exercise training regimes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Selected trunk muscle activity during certain upper limb strength training exercises is not consistently influenced by the replacement of an exercise bench with a swiss ball.</p>","PeriodicalId":84611,"journal":{"name":"Dynamic medicine : DM","volume":" ","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/1476-5918-4-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40946926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Akitoshi Seiyama, Junji Seki, Mari Iwamoto, Toshio Yanagida
{"title":"Paramagnetic artifact and safety criteria for human brain mapping.","authors":"Akitoshi Seiyama, Junji Seki, Mari Iwamoto, Toshio Yanagida","doi":"10.1186/1476-5918-4-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-5918-4-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biological effects of magnetic field and their safety criteria, especially effects of gradient magnetic field on the cerebral and pulmonary circulation during functional brain mapping are still unclear. Here we estimated that magnetically induced artifacts for the blood oxygenation level- and flow- based functional magnetic resonance imaging are less than 0.1%, and disturbance in the pulmonary circulation is less than 1.3% even if the field strength of magnetic resonance system is risen up to 10 tesla. These paramagnetic effects are considered to be small and harmless during human brain mapping.</p>","PeriodicalId":84611,"journal":{"name":"Dynamic medicine : DM","volume":"4 1","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/1476-5918-4-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25095744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J Patrick Neary, Donald C McKenzie, Yagesh N Bhambhani
{"title":"Muscle oxygenation trends after tapering in trained cyclists.","authors":"J Patrick Neary, Donald C McKenzie, Yagesh N Bhambhani","doi":"10.1186/1476-5918-4-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/1476-5918-4-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BACKGROUND: This study examined muscle deoxygenation trends before and after a 7-day taper using non-invasive near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). METHODS: Eleven cyclists performed an incremental cycle ergometer test to determine maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max = 4.68 +/- 0.57 L.min-1) prior to the study, and then completed two or three high intensity (85-90% VO2max) taper protocols after being randomly assigned to a taper group: T30 (n = 5), T50 (n = 5), or T80 (n = 5) [30%, 50%, 80% reduction in training volume, respectively]. Physiological measurements were recorded during a simulated 20 km time trials (20TT) performed on a set of wind-loaded rollers. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The results showed that the physiological variables of oxygen consumption (VO2), carbon dioxide (VCO2) and heart rate (HR) were not significantly different after tapering, except for a decreased ventilatory equivalent for oxygen (VE/VO2) in T50 (p </= 0.05). However, during the 20TT muscle deoxygenation measured continuously in the vastus medialis was significantly lower (-749 +/- 324 vs. -1140 +/- 465 mV) in T50 after tapering, which was concomitant with a 4.53% improvement (p = 0.057) in 20TT performance time, and a 0.18 L.min-1 (4.5%) increase in VO2. Furthermore, when changes in performance time and tissue deoxygenation (post- minus pre-taper) were plotted (n = 11), a moderately high correlation was found (r = 0.82). CONCLUSION: It was concluded that changes in simulated 20TT performance appeared to be related, in part, to changes in muscle deoxygenation following tapering, and that NIRS can be used effectively to monitor muscle deoxygenation during a taper period.</p>","PeriodicalId":84611,"journal":{"name":"Dynamic medicine : DM","volume":"4 1","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1079910/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25194981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher D Black, Patrick J O'connor, Kevin K McCully
{"title":"Increased daily physical activity and fatigue symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome.","authors":"Christopher D Black, Patrick J O'connor, Kevin K McCully","doi":"10.1186/1476-5918-4-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/1476-5918-4-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been shown to have reduced activity levels associated with heightened feelings of fatigue. Previous research has demonstrated that exercise training has beneficial effects on fatigue-related symptoms in individuals with CFS. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to sustain an increase in daily physical activity in CFS patients for 4 weeks and assess the effects on fatigue, muscle pain and overall mood. METHODS: Six CFS and seven sedentary controls were studied. Daily activity was assessed by a CSA accelerometer. Following a two week baseline period, CFS subjects were asked to increase their daily physical activity by 30% over baseline by walking a prescribed amount each day for a period of four weeks. Fatigue, muscle pain and overall mood were reported daily using a 0 to 100 visual analog scale and weekly using the Profile of Mood States (Bipolar) questionnaire. RESULTS: CFS patients had significantly lower daily activity counts than controls (162.5 +/- 51.7 x 103 counts/day vs. 267.2 +/- 79.5 x 103 counts/day) during a 2-week baseline period. At baseline, the CFS patients reported significantly (P < 0.01) higher fatigue and muscle pain intensity compared to controls but the groups did not differ in overall mood. CFS subjects increased their daily activity by 28 +/- 19.7% over a 4 week period. Overall mood and muscle pain worsened in the CFS patients with increased activity. CONCLUSION: CFS patients were able to increase their daily physical activity for a period of four weeks. In contrast to previous studies fatigue, muscle pain, and overall mood did not improve with increased activity. Increased activity was not presented as a treatment which may account for the differential findings between this and previous studies. The results suggest that a daily \"activity limit\" may exist in this population. Future studies on the impact of physical activity on the symptoms of CFS patients are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":84611,"journal":{"name":"Dynamic medicine : DM","volume":"4 1","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC555551/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24986351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Muscle oxidative metabolism accelerates with mild acidosis during incremental intermittent isometric plantar flexion exercise.","authors":"Toshiyuki Homma, Takafumi Hamaoka, Takayuki Sako, Motohide Murakami, Kazuki Esaki, Ryotaro Kime, Toshihito Katsumura","doi":"10.1186/1476-5918-4-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-5918-4-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BACKGROUND: It has been thought that intramuscular ADP and phosphocreatine (PCr) concentrations are important regulators of mitochondorial respiration. There is a threshold work rate or metabolic rate for cellular acidosis, and the decrease in muscle PCr is accelerated with drop in pH during incremental exercise. We tested the hypothesis that increase in muscle oxygen consumption (o2mus) is accelerated with rapid decrease in PCr (concomitant increase in ADP) in muscles with drop in pH occurs during incremental plantar flexion exercise. METHODS: Five male subjects performed a repetitive intermittent isometric plantar flexion exercise (6-s contraction/4-s relaxation). Exercise intensity was raised every 1 min by 10% maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), starting at 10% MVC until exhaustion. The measurement site was at the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle. Changes in muscle PCr, inorganic phosphate (Pi), ADP, and pH were measured by 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy. o2mus was determined from the rate of decrease in oxygenated hemoglobin and/or myoglobin using near-infrared continuous wave spectroscopy under transient arterial occlusion. Electromyogram (EMG) was also recorded. Pulmonary oxygen uptake (o2pul ) was measured by the breath-by-breath gas analysis. RESULTS: EMG amplitude increased as exercise intensity progressed. In contrast, muscle PCr, ADP, o2mus, and o2pul did not change appreciably below 40% MVC, whereas above 40% MVC muscle PCr decreased, and ADP, o2mus, and o2pul increased as exercise intensity progressed, and above 70% MVC, changes in muscle PCr, ADP, o2mus, and o2pul accelerated with the decrease in muscle pH (~6.78). The kinetics of muscle PCr, ADP, o2mus, and o2pul were similar, and there was a close correlation between each pair of parameters (r = 0.969~0.983, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: With decrease in pH muscle oxidative metabolism accelerated and changes in intramuscular PCr and ADP accelerated during incremental intermittent isometric plantar flexion exercise. These results suggest that rapid changes in muscle PCr and/or ADP with mild acidosis stimulate accelerative muscle oxidative metabolism.</p>","PeriodicalId":84611,"journal":{"name":"Dynamic medicine : DM","volume":"4 1","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/1476-5918-4-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"24966725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}