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Query: EC:2.3.3.1 (citrate synthase)
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Nine bodybuilders performed heavy-resistance exercise activating the quadriceps femoris muscle. Intermittent 30-s exhaustive exercise bouts comprising 6-12 repetitions were interspersed with 60-s periods for 30 min. Venous blood samples were taken repeatedly during and after exercise for analyses of plasma free fatty acid (FFA) and glycerol concentration. Muscle biopsies were obtained from the vastus lateralis muscle before and after exercise and assayed for glycogen, glycerol-3-phosphate, lactate and triglyceride (TG) content. The activities of citrate synthase (CS), lactate dehydrogenase, hexokinase (HK), myokinase, creatine kinase and 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (HAD), were analysed. Histochemical staining procedures were used to assess fibre type composition, fibre area and capillary density. TG content before and after exercise averaged (SD) 23.9 (13.3) and 16.7 (6.4) mmol kg-1 dry wt. The basal triglyceride content varied sixfold among individuals and the higher the levels the greater was the change during exercise. The glycogen content decreased (P less than 0.001) from 690 (82) to 495 (95) mmol kg-1 dry wt. and lactate and glycerol-3-phosphate increased (P less than 0.001) to 79.5 (5.5) and 14.5 (7.3) mmol kg-1 dry wt., respectively, after exercise. The HK and HAD/CS content respectively correlated with glycogen or TG content at rest and with changes in these metabolites during exercise. FFA and glycerol concentrations increased slightly (P less than 0.001) during exercise. Lipolysis may, therefore, provide energy during heavy-resistance exercise of relatively short duration. Also, storage and utilization of intramuscular substrates appear to be influenced by the metabolic profile of muscle.
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PMID:Glycogen and triglyceride utilization in relation to muscle metabolic characteristics in men performing heavy-resistance exercise. 228 98

The histochemical, biochemical, and electrophysiological properties of selected muscles were evaluated in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and compared with their normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) counterparts. As early as 4 wk of age, slow muscles (soleus) of SHR displayed a significant alteration in fiber type distribution with a decrease of slow-twitch fibers (from 64 to 53%) and a simultaneous increase of type IIA-fibers (from 19 to 39%). In addition, soleus from young SHR had a significant enhancement of both oxidative (citrate synthase, 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase) and glycolytic [lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)] capacities, which could be partly related to a capillary rarefaction. During development (from the 4th to the 12-14th wk), in the soleus muscle the histochemical differences between SHR and WKY were amplified, whereas most of the enzymatic differences between strains were abolished, except for a significantly higher LDH activity. These histochemical changes had only marginal repercussions on soleus electrophysiological properties. SHR animals had a significantly higher basal metabolic rate, which could not be accounted for by elevation of thyroid hormones. The origin of the slow-to-fast fiber type transition in slow muscle remains unclear but could be related to the increased level of plasma catecholamines in SHR. Indeed, chronic treatment of rats with a beta 2-receptor agonist has been reported to cause slow-to-fast muscle fiber transition [R. J. Zeman, R. Ludemann, T. G. Easton, and J. D. Etlinger. Am. J. Physiol. 254 (Endocrinol. Metab. 17): E726-E732, 1988].
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PMID:Evidence of a slow-to-fast fiber type transition in skeletal muscle from spontaneously hypertensive rats. 230 28

The purpose of this study was to investigate metabolic changes in equine muscle from birth to 1 yr of age. Duplicate biopsies from the middle portion of the gluteus medius were obtained from a depth of 2 cm beneath the superficial fascia at 1 day, 7 days, 1 mo, 3 mo, 6 mo, and 1 yr of age in 11 quarter horses and at 1 day, 3 mo, 6 mo, and 1 yr of age in 5 Standardbreds. Muscle enzyme activities determined were citrate synthase, 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, phosphorylase, and lactate dehydrogenase. Percent fast-twitch, fast-twitch high oxidative, and slow-twitch oxidative fiber types were determined using succinate dehydrogenase and myosin adenosinetriphosphatase (pH 9.4) histochemical stains. Histochemically determined muscle fiber-type percents did not change dramatically with increasing age. However, lactate dehydrogenase activity increased threefold in quarter horses and twofold in Standardbreds, and phosphorylase activity increased sixfold in quarter horses and sevenfold in Standardbreds from 1 day to 6 mo of age. Citrate synthase and 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase activities decreased during the first 3 mo of age in quarter horses.
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PMID:Changes in the metabolic profile of equine muscle from birth through 1 yr of age. 234 82

To study the metabolic and functional changes that occur during training with inspiratory flow resistive loads, a chronically instrumented unanesthetized sheep preparation was used. Sheep were exposed to resistances ranging from 50 to 100 cmH2O.l-1.s, for 2-4 h/day, 5-6 days/wk, for a total of 3 wk. Load intensity was adjusted to maintain arterial Po2 (PaO2) above 60 Torr and arterial PCO2 (PaCO2) below 45 Torr. Training produced significant (P less than 0.05) increases in citrate synthase, 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, and cytochrome oxidase in the costal and crural diaphragm of the trained sheep (n = 9) compared with control sheep (n = 7). Phosphofructokinase did not increase. In the quadriceps, citrate synthase, 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, and phosphofructokinase did not change with training but cytochrome oxidase increased significantly (P less than 0.01). Function of the diaphragm was assessed in a subset of five sheep exposed to the same severe load 1 wk before and 2 days after the final training session. After training, sheep had a lower PaCO2 (10-40%), generated a higher transdiaphragmatic pressure (20-40%), and could sustain this level of transdiaphragmatic pressure for 0.5-2 h longer. The respiratory duty cycle was 10-15% lower, whereas minute ventilation and tidal volume were 20-30% higher in the posttraining test. We conclude that 1) training with inspiratory flow resistive loads improves the performance of the respiratory neuromuscular system and 2) the shift in enzyme profile of the diaphragm is at least in part responsible for this improvement.
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PMID:Metabolic and functional adaptation of the diaphragm to training with resistive loads. 254 Jan 38

1. The activities of phosphofructokinase (PFK), citrate synthetase (CS), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (ACDH) and cytochrome-c oxidase(Cyt-ox) in the calf muscle tissue were compared in subjects with intermittent claudication (n = 38) and controls (n = 20). The activities of CS, ACDH and Cyt-ox were increased and the activity of Cytox was positively correlated to the maximal walking distance (MWD) in the patients. 2. Thirty-three patients with intermittent claudication were randomized to three treatment groups: (1) operative surgery, (2) operative surgery supplemented with physical training and (3) physical training alone. Before and after 6-12 months of treatment, symptom-free walking distance (SFWD), MWD, ankle-brachial blood pressure quotient (ankle index), maximal plethysmographic calf blood flow (MPBF) and the activities of PFK, CS, LDH, ACDH and Cyt-ox were measured. 3. SFWD and MWD increased in all three groups. Ankle index and MPBF increased in groups 1 and 2, but were unchanged in group 3. The activities of Cyt-ox and CS decreased with operation, but the activity of Cyt-ox was further augmented with training in group 3. Overall, the change in ankle index explained 80-90% of the variability in walking performance. In a separate analysis, the increased activity of Cyt-ox in group 3 was positively correlated to, and explained 31% of the variability in, the improvement in SFWD. 4. These findings indicate that both physical activity and a reduced calf blood flow are necessary conditions for the enzymatic adaptation to take place. A causal relationship between metabolic adaptation in the muscle tissue and walking performance is suggested.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Muscle enzyme adaptation in patients with peripheral arterial insufficiency: spontaneous adaptation, effect of different treatments and consequences on walking performance. 255 5

The purpose of this investigation was to determine how models of weightlessness, hindlimb suspension (HS), and hindlimb immobilization (HI) affect the metabolic enzyme profile in the slow oxidative (SO), fast oxidative glycolytic (FOG), and fast glycolytic (FG) fibers of rat hindlimb. After 1, 2, or 4 wk of HS or HI, single fibers were isolated from freeze-dried soleus and gastrocnemius muscles; a small section of each fiber was run on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis gels to identify fiber type, and the remaining piece was assayed for either lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and citrate synthase (CS) or phosphofructokinase (PFK) and beta-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (beta-OH-acyl-CoA). Two weeks of HS induced an almost twofold increase in the activity of CS (2.13 +/- 0.13 vs. 3.60 +/- 0.26 mol.kg dry wt-1.h-1) in the SO fiber of the soleus, and the activity stayed high at 4 wk. Although the FOG fiber had significantly higher CS activity (3.85 +/- 0.29) than either the SO or FG (1.59 +/- 0.16 mol.kg dry wt-1.h-1) fiber, neither fast fiber type was altered by HS. The glycolytic enzymes LDH and PFK were both elevated in the SO fiber after HS. The increase in LDH occurred by 1 wk (14.80 +/- 1.51 vs. 8.83 +/- 0.78), whereas the activity of PFK was not significantly changed until 4 wk (1.16 +/- 0.13 vs. 0.68 +/- 0.05 mol.kg dry wt-1.h-1). The control FG fiber had the highest LDH (44.30 +/- 2.29) and PFK (2.40 +/- 0.16) activities, followed by the FOG fiber (LDH, 34.10 +/- 2.83; PFK, 1.62 +/- 0.17 mol.kg dry wt-1.h-1); however, the activities of these glycolytic enzymes in the fast fiber types were unaltered by HS. The activity of beta-OH-acyl-CoA was not affected by HS in either the slow or fast fiber types. HI showed qualitatively similar changes to those observed with HS; however, the enzyme shifts developed with a slower time course. In conclusion, both HS and HI shifted the SO fiber enzyme pattern toward that of the control FOG fiber; however, a complete conversion from the SO to FOG fiber did not occur within the 4-wk treatment period.
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PMID:Single muscle fiber enzyme shifts with hindlimb suspension and immobilization. 271 97

Selected biochemical parameters of the ventricular myocardium were compared among several orders of adult mammals with established differences in resting heart rate (cattle, 51 beats/min; swine, 68; canine, 107; rabbit, 256; guinea-pig, 273; rat, 355; mouse, 475). It was hypothesized that the biochemical character of mammalian myocardia is associated with the chronic functional demand on the muscle. Therefore, differences observed in the myocardial biochemical potential among the species could reflect differences in resting heart rate. Myocardia from smaller mammals with higher resting heart rate had significantly (P less than 0.05) higher maximal activities of citrate synthase, 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, lactate dehydrogenase (muscle/total), hexokinase and oxidation rates of glucose and palmitate than did larger mammals with lower resting heart rate. Maximal activities of phosphorylase and phosphofructokinase were more uniform across the animals. Correlation coefficients determined among average values of measured biochemical parameters and resting heart rate indicated that resting heart rate was closely associated with: citrate synthase (r = 0.86), 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (r = 0.93), ratio muscle/total lactate dehydrogenase (r = 0.89), hexokinase (r = 0.89), glucose oxidation (r = 0.88), and palmitate oxidation (r = 0.93). Significant correlations were observed among all of these parameters with the exception of citrate synthase vs. 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, and glucose oxidation vs. muscle/total lactate dehydrogenase. It was concluded that the oxidative capacity of mammalian myocardia was closely associated with resting heart rate, whereas the glycolytic potential of the myocardia was more uniform among the species.
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PMID:Biochemical characteristics of mammalian myocardia. 274 58

Percutaneous needle biopsy samples were obtained from the vastus lateralis and soleus muscles before and after 30 d of 6 degree head-down bedrest to determine the influence of this model of simulated microgravity on human skeletal muscle. Fiber atrophy was evident in both muscles with both fast-twitch and slow-twitch fiber cross-sectional areas decreasing. Predominant atrophy of slow-twitch fibers was not evident. The soleus had a greater proportion of slow-twitch fibers than the vastus lateralis before bedrest. Neither muscle showed a change in fiber type percentage with bedrest. Phosphofructokinase and lactate dehydrogenase activities in the soleus and vastus lateralis muscles were similar before and after bedrest. The activities of beta-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase and citrate synthase, however, were reduced during bedrest with these responses being somewhat greater in the soleus. While the ultrastructure of most of the fibers of the soleus and vastus lateralis appeared normal after bedrest, evidence of remodeling was present in both muscles. The proliferation of core/targetoid lesions, honeycomb networks, regenerating satellite cells, necrotic foci and myofibrillar disorganization after bedrest indicates that force development is an important factor in determining the organization of the fine structure of muscle. The results indicate that short-duration exposure to simulated microgravity decreases fiber size and the capacity for aerobic energy supply of human skeletal muscle. Moreover, disorganization of the contractile machinery occurs. Thus, it appears that bedrest alters the "normal" load-time constraints imposed on skeletal muscle sufficiently to change its inherent structural and metabolic characteristics.
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PMID:Structural and metabolic characteristics of human skeletal muscle following 30 days of simulated microgravity. 276 50

1. The effect of hypocaloric feeding (25% of normal food intake for 21 days) of rats on the enzymic and metabolic adaptations in the gastrocnemius, plantaris and soleus muscles was studied. 2. In control and hypocaloric rats the muscle relaxation rates at 100 Hz were 35.76 and 11.38% force loss/10 ms respectively. Control rats exhibited enhanced force of muscle contraction as the frequency of stimulation increased from 10 to 100 Hz, with maximum force being at 100 Hz. Hypocaloric rats exhibited a decrease in the increment of force being exerted at high frequencies, with maintenance of force at lower stimulatory frequencies. 3. In muscles of hypocaloric rats, there were significant decreases in the maximal activities of hexokinase (17.6-37.0%), 6-phosphofructokinase (22.7-34.2%), pyruvate kinase (21.2-36.0%), citrate synthase (34.1-41.5%), oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (29.4-52.4%) and 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (26.7-32.1%), whereas the activities of glycogen phosphorylase increased (23.8-43.4%) compared with control values. 4. In soleus-muscle strip preparations of hypocaloric rats, there were significant decreases in the rates of lactate production (28.1%) and glucose oxidation (32.6%) compared with control preparations. 5. Mitochondrial preparations from muscles of hypocaloric rats incubated with various substrates exhibited decreased rates of oxygen uptake compared with control preparations. 6. In muscles of hypocaloric rats (gastrocnemius and soleus), there were significant decreases in the concentrations of glycogen (P less than 0.001) and phosphocreatine (P less than 0.001) and increases in those of pyruvate (P less than 0.001), lactate (P less than 0.001) and ADP (P less than 0.001), whereas those of ATP and AMP remained unchanged. 7. Calculated [lactate]/[pyruvate] and [ATP]/[ADP] ratios exhibited significant increases (P less than 0.05) and decreases (P less than 0.05) in muscles of hypocaloric rats respectively. 8. The results are discussed in relation to the genesis of muscle dysfunction caused by malnutrition.
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PMID:Enzymic and metabolic adaptations in the gastrocnemius, plantaris and soleus muscles of hypocaloric rats. 277 8

Chronic stimulation of rat fast-twitch muscle increased the content of both fatty acid-binding protein (FABP) and myoglobin. The increases in FABP, which reached values close to that of cardiac muscle, exceeded those in myoglobin and those in citrate synthase and 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase activities.
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PMID:Electrostimulation-induced increases in fatty acid-binding protein and myoglobin in rat fast-twitch muscle and comparison with tissue levels in heart. 292 22


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