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  • Title: Effects of eccentric exercise on microcirculation and microvascular oxygen pressures in rat spinotrapezius muscle.
    Author: Kano Y, Padilla DJ, Behnke BJ, Hageman KS, Musch TI, Poole DC.
    Journal: J Appl Physiol (1985); 2005 Oct; 99(4):1516-22. PubMed ID: 15994245.
    Abstract:
    A single bout of eccentric exercise results in muscle damage, but it is not known whether this is correlated with microcirculatory dysfunction. We tested the following hypotheses in the spinotrapezius muscle of rats either 1 (DH-1; n = 6) or 3 (DH-3; n = 6) days after a downhill run to exhaustion (90-120 min; -14 degrees grade): 1) in resting muscle, capillary hemodynamics would be impaired, and 2) at the onset of subsequent acute concentric contractions, the decrease of microvascular O(2) pressure (Pmv(o(2))), which reflects the dynamic balance between O(2) delivery and O(2) utilization, would be accelerated compared with control (Con, n = 6) rats. In contrast to Con muscles, intravital microscopy observations revealed the presence of sarcomere disruptions in DH-1 and DH-3 and increased capillary diameter in DH-3 (Con: 5.2 +/- 0.1; DH-1: 5.1 +/- 0.1; DH-3: 5.6 +/- 0.1 mum; both P < 0.05 vs. DH-3). At rest, there was a significant reduction in the percentage of capillaries that sustained continuous red blood cell (RBC) flux in both DH running groups (Con: 90.0 +/- 2.1; DH-1: 66.4 +/- 5.2; DH-3: 72.9 +/- 4.1%, both P < 0.05 vs. Con). Capillary tube hematocrit was elevated in DH-1 but reduced in DH-3 (Con: 22 +/- 2; DH-1: 28 +/- 1; DH-3: 16 +/- 1%; all P < 0.05). Although capillary RBC flux did not differ between groups (P > 0.05), RBC velocity was lower in DH-1 compared with Con (Con: 324 +/- 43; DH-1: 212 +/- 30; DH-3: 266 +/- 45 mum/s; P < 0.05 DH-1 vs. Con). Baseline Pmv(O(2)) before contractions was not different between groups (P > 0.05), but the time constant of the exponential fall to contracting Pmv(O(2)) values was accelerated in the DH running groups (Con: 14.7 +/- 1.4; DH-1: 8.9 +/- 1.4; DH-3: 8.7 +/- 1.4 s, both P < 0.05 vs. Con). These findings are consistent with the presence of substantial microvascular dysfunction after downhill eccentric running, which slows the exercise hyperemic response at the onset of contractions and reduces the Pmv(O(2)) available to drive blood-muscle O(2) delivery.
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