Noninvasive estimation of myosin heavy chain composition in human skeletal muscle. 2011

Boštjan Simunič, and Hans Degens, and Jörn Rittweger, and Marco Narici, and Igor B Mekjavić, and Rado Pišot
Institute for Kinesiology Research, Science and Research Centre Koper, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia. Bostjan.simunic@zrs.upr.si

OBJECTIVE Information on muscle fiber type composition is of great importance in muscle physiology and athletic performance. Because there are only a few techniques available that noninvasively and accurately provide an estimate of muscle fiber type composition, the development of additional and alternative approaches is required. METHODS Twenty-seven participants (21 men, 6 women) with an average age of 43 ± 18 yr, height of 175 ± 7 cm, and mass of 74 ± 12 kg participated in the study. Delay, contraction, and half relaxation times were calculated from tensiomyographic radial twitch responses of the vastus lateralis muscle. Univariate and multiple linear regression analyses were used to correlate the proportion of myosin heavy chain I (%MHC-I) in a biopsy obtained from the same muscle with a single and all three radial twitch parameters. RESULTS Delay, contraction, and half relaxation times all correlated with %MHC-I (r = 0.612, 0.878, and 0.669, respectively, at P ≤ 0.001). When all three parameters were included in a multiple linear regression, the correlation with the %MHC-I was even better (R = 0.933, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that time parameters of the skeletal muscle mechanical radial twitch response, measured with a contact linear displacement sensor, can be used as an accurate noninvasive predictor of the %MHC-I in a muscle.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009119 Muscle Contraction A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments. Inotropism,Muscular Contraction,Contraction, Muscle,Contraction, Muscular,Contractions, Muscle,Contractions, Muscular,Inotropisms,Muscle Contractions,Muscular Contractions
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D018482 Muscle, Skeletal A subtype of striated muscle, attached by TENDONS to the SKELETON. Skeletal muscles are innervated and their movement can be consciously controlled. They are also called voluntary muscles. Anterior Tibial Muscle,Gastrocnemius Muscle,Muscle, Voluntary,Plantaris Muscle,Skeletal Muscle,Soleus Muscle,Muscle, Anterior Tibial,Muscle, Gastrocnemius,Muscle, Plantaris,Muscle, Soleus,Muscles, Skeletal,Muscles, Voluntary,Skeletal Muscles,Tibial Muscle, Anterior,Voluntary Muscle,Voluntary Muscles
D018995 Myosin Heavy Chains The larger subunits of MYOSINS. The heavy chains have a molecular weight of about 230 kDa and each heavy chain is usually associated with a dissimilar pair of MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS. The heavy chains possess actin-binding and ATPase activity. Myosin Heavy Chain,Heavy Chain, Myosin,Heavy Chains, Myosin

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