Fatigue depresses maximal in vitro skeletal muscle Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity in untrained and trained individuals.

This study investigated whether fatiguing dynamic exercise depresses maximal in vitro Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity and whether any depression is attenuated with chronic training. Eight untrained (UT), eight resistance-trained (RT), and eight endurance-trained (ET) subjects performed a quadriceps fatigue test, comprising 50 maximal isokinetic contractions (180 degrees /s, 0.5 Hz). Muscle biopsies (vastus lateralis) were taken before and immediately after exercise and were analyzed for maximal in vitro Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase (K(+)-stimulated 3-O-methylfluoroscein phosphatase) activity. Resting samples were analyzed for [(3)H]ouabain binding site content, which was 16.6 and 18.3% higher (P < 0.05) in ET than RT and UT, respectively (UT 311 +/- 41, RT 302 +/- 52, ET 357 +/- 29 pmol/g wet wt). 3-O-methylfluoroscein phosphatase activity was depressed at fatigue by -13.8 +/- 4.1% (P < 0.05), with no differences between groups (UT -13 +/- 4, RT -9 +/- 6, ET -22 +/- 6%). During incremental exercise, ET had a lower ratio of rise in plasma K(+) concentration to work than UT (P < 0.05) and tended (P = 0.09) to be lower than RT (UT 18.5 +/- 2.3, RT 16.2 +/- 2.2, ET 11.8 +/- 0.4 nmol. l(-1). J(-1)). In conclusion, maximal in vitro Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity was depressed with fatigue, regardless of training state, suggesting that this may be an important determinant of fatigue.

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