title: Effects of renal failure on skeletal muscle.
abstract: In this cross-sectional study, we examined biopsies from the vastus lateralis muscle of 13 predialytic uremic men (mean age 46 +/- 8 years). Their average glomerular filtration rate was 14 +/- 7 ml/min x 1.73 m2 and their maximal exercise capacity, measured by standardized exercise test on a bicycle ergometer, was 184 +/- 45 W (94% of the expected norm). The proportion of type I fibers (type I%) in the uremic group was similar to that of the reference group (42 +/- 11 vs. 41 +/- 8% NS). The proportion of type IIA fibers (type IIA%) in the uremic group was higher than in the reference group (44 +/- 10 compared to 35 +/- 9%, p < 0.05). The proportion of type IIB fibers (type IIB%) was lower than in the reference group (13 +/- 8 vs. 21 +/- 8%, p < 0.05). Type I fiber area was similar to that of the reference group (4,768 +/- 1,033 vs. 4,627 +/- 1,112 microns 2, NS). Type IIA and type IIB fiber areas tended to be smaller than those of the reference group (type IIA fiber area: 4,515 +/- 929 vs. 5,213 +/- 1,288 microns 2, NS; type IIB fiber area: 3,953 +/- 1,066 vs. 4,406 +/- 1,582 microns 2, NS) with a type IIA area/type I area ratio which was significantly lower than in the reference group. Citrate synthase activity was 0.48 +/- 0.08 mu kat/g in the uremic group and 0.50 +/- 0.08 mu kat/g in the reference group, NS.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Clyne
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esbjörnsson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jansson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jogestrand
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Lins
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pehrsson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase / Q000378:metabolism; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010732:Phosphofructokinase-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D014511:Uremia / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase; D010732:Phosphofructokinase-1