Prolonged loss of force and power following fatiguing contractions in rat soleus muscles. Is low-frequency fatigue an issue during dynamic contractions? 2022

Jon Herskind, and Anders Meldgaard Kristensen, and Niels Ørtenblad, and Frank de Paoli, and Kristian Vissing, and Kristian Overgaard
Department of Public Health, Exercise Biology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

Low-frequency fatigue (LFF) is defined by a relatively larger deficit in isometric force elicited by low-frequency electrical stimulation compared with high-frequency stimulation. However, the effects of LFF on power during dynamic contractions elicited at low and high frequencies have not been thoroughly characterized. In the current study, rat soleus muscles underwent fatiguing either concentric, eccentric, or isometric contractions. Before and 1 h after the fatiguing contractions, a series of brief isometric and dynamic contractions elicited at 20 and 80 Hz stimulation to establish force-velocity relationships. Maximal force (Fmax), velocity (Vmax), and power (Pmax) were assessed for each frequency. Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ release and reuptake rates were assessed pre- and postfatigue. Prolonged fatigue was observed as a loss of Fmax and Pmax in muscles fatigued by concentric or eccentric, but not by isometric contractions. When quantified as a decrease in the ratio between 20 Hz and 80 Hz contractile output, LFF was more pronounced for isometric force than for power (-21% vs. -16% for concentrically fatigued muscles, P = 0.003; 29 vs. 13% for eccentrically fatigued muscles, P < 0.001). No changes in SR Ca2+ release or reuptake rates were observed. We conclude that LFF is less pronounced when expressed in terms of power deficits than when expressed in terms of force deficits, and that LFF, therefore, likely affects performance to a lesser degree during fast concentric contractions than during static or slow contractions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007537 Isometric Contraction Muscular contractions characterized by increase in tension without change in length. Contraction, Isometric,Contractions, Isometric,Isometric Contractions
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
D004558 Electric Stimulation Use of electric potential or currents to elicit biological responses. Stimulation, Electric,Electrical Stimulation,Electric Stimulations,Electrical Stimulations,Stimulation, Electrical,Stimulations, Electric,Stimulations, Electrical
D005221 Fatigue The state of weariness following a period of exertion, mental or physical, characterized by a decreased capacity for work and reduced efficiency to respond to stimuli. Lassitude
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus
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
D018763 Muscle Fatigue A state arrived at through prolonged and strong contraction of a muscle. Studies in athletes during prolonged submaximal exercise have shown that muscle fatigue increases in almost direct proportion to the rate of muscle glycogen depletion. Muscle fatigue in short-term maximal exercise is associated with oxygen lack and an increased level of blood and muscle lactic acid, and an accompanying increase in hydrogen-ion concentration in the exercised muscle. Fatigue, Muscle,Muscular Fatigue,Fatigue, Muscular

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