Effects of prolonged space flight on human skeletal muscle enzyme and substrate profiles. 2013

R H Fitts, and P A Colloton, and S W Trappe, and D L Costill, and J L W Bain, and D A Riley
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;

Our primary goal was to determine the effects of 6-mo flight on the International Space Station (ISS) on selected anaerobic and aerobic enzymes, and the content of glycogen and lipids in slow and fast fibers of the soleus and gastrocnemius. Following local anesthesia, biopsies were obtained from nine ISS crew members ∼45 days preflight and on landing day (R+0) postflight. We subdivided the crew into those who ran 200 min/wk or more (high treadmill, HT) in-flight from those who ran <100 min/wk (low treadmill, LT). In the LT group, there was a loss of lipid in soleus type I fibers, and muscle glycogen significantly increased in soleus fiber types postflight. Soleus cytochrome oxidase (CO) activity was significantly depressed postflight in the type I fiber. This was attributed to the LT group where CO activity was reduced 59%. Otherwise, there was no change in the crew mean for type I or IIa fiber glycolytic or mitochondrial enzyme activities pre- vs. postflight in either muscle. However, two of the three HT subjects (Subjects E and H) showed significant increases in both β-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase and citrate synthase in the soleus type I fibers, and Subject E, exhibiting the largest increase in soleus oxidative enzymes, was the only subject to show a significant decrease in glycolytic enzyme activity. It is apparent that crew members performing adequate treadmill running can maintain calf muscle enzymes, which suggests that increased fatigue with weightlessness cannot be directly caused by a decline in muscle enzyme capacity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008055 Lipids A generic term for fats and lipoids, the alcohol-ether-soluble constituents of protoplasm, which are insoluble in water. They comprise the fats, fatty oils, essential oils, waxes, phospholipids, glycolipids, sulfolipids, aminolipids, chromolipids (lipochromes), and fatty acids. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) Lipid
D002950 Citrate (si)-Synthase Enzyme that catalyzes the first step of the tricarboxylic acid cycle (CITRIC ACID CYCLE). It catalyzes the reaction of oxaloacetate and acetyl CoA to form citrate and coenzyme A. This enzyme was formerly listed as EC 4.1.3.7. Citrate Synthase,Synthase, Citrate
D005080 Exercise Test Controlled physical activity which is performed in order to allow assessment of physiological functions, particularly cardiovascular and pulmonary, but also aerobic capacity. Maximal (most intense) exercise is usually required but submaximal exercise is also used. Arm Ergometry Test,Bicycle Ergometry Test,Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing,Exercise Testing,Step Test,Stress Test,Treadmill Test,Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test,EuroFit Tests,Eurofit Test Battery,European Fitness Testing Battery,Fitness Testing,Physical Fitness Testing,Arm Ergometry Tests,Bicycle Ergometry Tests,Cardiopulmonary Exercise Tests,Ergometry Test, Arm,Ergometry Test, Bicycle,Ergometry Tests, Arm,Ergometry Tests, Bicycle,EuroFit Test,Eurofit Test Batteries,Exercise Test, Cardiopulmonary,Exercise Testing, Cardiopulmonary,Exercise Tests,Exercise Tests, Cardiopulmonary,Fitness Testing, Physical,Fitness Testings,Step Tests,Stress Tests,Test Battery, Eurofit,Test, Arm Ergometry,Test, Bicycle Ergometry,Test, Cardiopulmonary Exercise,Test, EuroFit,Test, Exercise,Test, Step,Test, Stress,Test, Treadmill,Testing, Cardiopulmonary Exercise,Testing, Exercise,Testing, Fitness,Testing, Physical Fitness,Tests, Arm Ergometry,Tests, Bicycle Ergometry,Tests, Cardiopulmonary Exercise,Tests, EuroFit,Tests, Exercise,Tests, Step,Tests, Stress,Tests, Treadmill,Treadmill Tests
D006003 Glycogen
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013026 Space Flight Travel beyond the earth's atmosphere. Space Exploration,Space Travel,Spaceflight,Exploration, Space,Explorations, Space,Flight, Space,Flights, Space,Space Explorations,Space Flights,Space Travels,Spaceflights,Travel, Space,Travels, Space
D014893 Weightlessness Condition in which no acceleration, whether due to gravity or any other force, can be detected by an observer within a system. It also means the absence of weight or the absence of the force of gravity acting on a body. Microgravity, gravitational force between 0 and 10 -6 g, is included here. (From NASA Thesaurus, 1988) Microgravity,Zero Gravity,Gravity, Zero
D015094 3-Hydroxyacyl CoA Dehydrogenases Enzymes that reversibly catalyze the oxidation of a 3-hydroxyacyl CoA to 3-ketoacyl CoA in the presence of NAD. They are key enzymes in the oxidation of fatty acids and in mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis. beta-Hydroxyacyl Dehydrogenases,3 Hydroxyacyl CoA Dehydrogenases,CoA Dehydrogenases, 3-Hydroxyacyl,Dehydrogenases, 3-Hydroxyacyl CoA,Dehydrogenases, beta-Hydroxyacyl,beta Hydroxyacyl Dehydrogenases
D015444 Exercise Physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining PHYSICAL FITNESS or HEALTH. Contrast with PHYSICAL EXERTION which is concerned largely with the physiologic and metabolic response to energy expenditure. Aerobic Exercise,Exercise, Aerobic,Exercise, Isometric,Exercise, Physical,Isometric Exercise,Physical Activity,Acute Exercise,Exercise Training,Activities, Physical,Activity, Physical,Acute Exercises,Aerobic Exercises,Exercise Trainings,Exercise, Acute,Exercises,Exercises, Acute,Exercises, Aerobic,Exercises, Isometric,Exercises, Physical,Isometric Exercises,Physical Activities,Physical Exercise,Physical Exercises,Training, Exercise,Trainings, Exercise
D018656 Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch Skeletal muscle fibers characterized by their expression of the Type II MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN isoforms which have high ATPase activity and effect several other functional properties - shortening velocity, power output, rate of tension redevelopment. Several fast types have been identified. Muscle Fibers, Intermediate,Muscle Fibers, Type II,Muscle Fibers, White,Fast-Twitch Muscle Fiber,Fast-Twitch Muscle Fibers,Fiber, Fast-Twitch Muscle,Fiber, Intermediate Muscle,Fiber, White Muscle,Fibers, Fast-Twitch Muscle,Fibers, Intermediate Muscle,Fibers, White Muscle,Intermediate Muscle Fiber,Intermediate Muscle Fibers,Muscle Fiber, Fast-Twitch,Muscle Fiber, Intermediate,Muscle Fiber, White,Muscle Fibers, Fast Twitch,White Muscle Fiber,White Muscle Fibers

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