In:
Journal of Applied Physiology, American Physiological Society, Vol. 91, No. 5 ( 2001-11-01), p. 2282-2288
Abstract:
To investigate the influence of heat stress on the regulation of skeletal muscle carbohydrate metabolism, six active, but not specifically trained, men performed 5 min of cycling at a power output eliciting 70% maximal O 2 uptake in either 20°C (Con) or 40°C (Heat) after 20 min of passive exposure to either environmental condition. Although muscle temperature (T mu ) was similar at rest when comparing trials, 20 min of passive exposure and 5 min of exercise increased ( P 〈 0.05) T mu in Heat compared with Con (37.5 ± 0.1 vs. 36.9 ± 0.1°C at 5 min for Heat and Con, respectively). Rectal temperature and plasma epinephrine were not different at rest, preexercise, or 5 min of exercise between trials. Although intramuscular glycogen phosphorylase and pyruvate dehydrogenase activity increased ( P 〈 0.05) at the onset of exercise, there were no differences in the activities of these regulatory enzymes when comparing Heat with Con. Accordingly, glycogen use in the first 5 min of exercise was not different when comparing Heat with Con. Similarly, no differences in intramuscular concentrations of glucose 6-phosphate, lactate, pyruvate, acetyl-CoA, creatine, phosphocreatine, or ATP were observed at any time point when comparing Heat with Con. These results demonstrate that, whereas mild heat stress results in a small difference in contracting T mu , it does not alter the activities of the key regulatory enzymes for carbohydrate metabolism or glycogen use at the onset of exercise, when plasma epinephrine levels are unaltered.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
8750-7587
,
1522-1601
DOI:
10.1152/jappl.2001.91.5.2282
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Physiological Society
Publication Date:
2001
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1404365-8
SSG:
12
SSG:
31
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