Metabolic changes in single human muscle fibres during brief maximal exercise

A. de Haan, W. van Mechelen, A.J. Sargeant, C. Karatzaferi

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    Abstract

    Changes in high-energy phosphate levels in single human skeletal muscle fibres after 10 s of maximal (all-out) dynamic exercise were investigated. Muscle biopsies from vastus lateralis of two volunteers were collected at rest and immediately post exercise. Single muscle fibres were dissected from dry muscle and were assigned into one of four groups according to their myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoform content: that is type I, IIA, IIAx and IIXa (the latter two groups containing either less or more than 50% IIX MyHC). Fragments of characterised fibres were analysed by HPLC for ATP, inosine-monophosphate (IMP), phosphocreatine (PCr) and creatine levels. After 10 s of exercise, PCr content ([PCr]) declined by approximately 46, 53, 62 and 59% in type I, IIA, IIAx and IIXa fibres, respectively (P < 0.01 from rest). [ATP] declined only in type II fibres, especially in IIAx and IIXa fibres in which [IMP] reached mean values of 16 ± 1 and 18 ± 4 mmol (kg dry mass)
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)411-415
    JournalExperimental Physiology
    Volume86
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

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