Role of excitation-contraction coupling in muscle fatigue

The force produced by muscles declines during prolonged activity and this decline arises largely from processes within the muscle. At a cellular level the reduced force could be caused by: (a) reduced intracellular calcium release during activity; (b) reduced sensitivity of the myofilaments to calcium; or (c) reduced maximal force development. Experiments involving intracellular calcium measurements in isolated single fibres show that all 3 of the above contribute to the decline of force during fatigue. Metabolic changes associated with fatigue are probably involved in each of the 3 factors. Thus the accumulation of phosphate and protons which occur during fatigue cause a reduction in calcium sensitivity and a decline in maximal force. The cause of the reduced intracellular calcium during contractions in fatigue is less clear. During prolonged tetani the conduction of the action potential in the T-tubules appears to fail leading to reduced intracellular calcium in the central part of the muscle fibre. However, during repeated tetani there is a uniform decline of intracellular calcium across the fibre and this remains one of the least understood processes which contribute to fatigue.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1992

Erschienen:

1992

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) - 13(1992), 2 vom: 25. Feb., Seite 116-26

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Allen, D G [VerfasserIn]
Westerblad, H [VerfasserIn]
Lee, J A [VerfasserIn]
Lännergren, J [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

131-99-7
415SHH325A
8L70Q75FXE
Adenosine Monophosphate
Adenosine Triphosphate
Calcium
Calcium Channels
Inosine Monophosphate
Journal Article
Review
SY7Q814VUP

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 11.05.1992

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM012950459