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1 Department of Biochemistry, August Krogh Institute, University of Copenhagen; 2 Copenhagen Muscle Research Center, Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen; 3 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen; and 4 Copenhagen Muscle Research Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen DK-2100, Denmark
The aim of the present
study was to examine whether parameters of isolated mitochondria could
account for the in vivo maximum oxygen uptake
(
O2 max) of human skeletal muscle.
O2 max and work performance of the
quadriceps muscle of six volunteers were measured in the knee extensor
model (range 10-18 mmol
O2 · min
1 · kg
1
at work rates of 22-32 W/kg). Mitochondria were isolated from the
same muscle at rest. Strong correlations were obtained between
O2 max and a number of mitochondrial
parameters (mitochondrial protein, cytochrome
aa3, citrate synthase, and respiratory
activities). The activities of citrate synthase, succinate
dehydrogenase, and pyruvate dehydrogenase, measured in isolated
mitochondria, corresponded to, respectively, 15, 3, and 1.1 times the
rates calculated from
O2 max. The
respiratory chain activity also appeared sufficient. Fully coupled in
vitro respiration, which is limited by the rate of ATP synthesis, could
account for, at most, 60% of the
O2 max. This might be due to systematic
errors or to loose coupling of the mitochondrial respiration under
intense exercise.
skeletal muscles; maximal oxygen uptake; work rate; respiration; adenosine triphosphate synthesis
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