Leg oxygen uptake in the initial phase of intense exercise is slowed by a marked reduction in oxygen delivery

Peter Quist Christensen, Michael Nyberg, Stefan P Mortensen, Jens Jung Nielsen, Niels H Secher, Rasmus Damsgaard, Ylva Hellsten, Jens Bangsbo

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    Abstract

    The present study examined whether a marked reduction in oxygen delivery, unlike findings in moderate-intensity exercise, would slow leg oxygen uptake (Vo2) kinetics during intense exercise (86 ± 3% of incremental test peak power). Seven healthy males (26 ± 1 years, means ± SE) performed one-legged knee-extensor exercise (60 ± 3 W) for 4 min in a control setting (CON) and with arterial infusion of N(G)-monomethyl-l-arginine and indomethacin in the working leg to reduce blood flow by inhibiting formation of nitric oxide and prostanoids (double blockade; DB). In DB leg blood flow (LBF) and oxygen delivery during the first minute of exercise were 25-50% lower (P
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalA J P: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology (Online)
    Volume305
    Issue number3
    Pages (from-to)R313-21
    ISSN1522-1490
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2013

    Keywords

    • Adult
    • Blood Gas Analysis
    • Blood Pressure
    • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
    • Data Interpretation, Statistical
    • Enzyme Inhibitors
    • Exercise
    • Hemodynamics
    • Humans
    • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
    • Indomethacin
    • Lactic Acid
    • Leg
    • Male
    • Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch
    • Muscle, Skeletal
    • Oxygen Consumption
    • Potassium
    • Recruitment, Neurophysiological
    • Regional Blood Flow
    • omega-N-Methylarginine

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