Purine nucleoside formation in rat skeletal muscle fiber types.
To determine the capacity for purine nucleotide degradation among skeletal muscle fiber types, we established energy-depleted conditions in muscles of the rat hindlimb by inducing muscle contraction during ischemia. After 5, 10, 15, or 20 min of ischemic contractions, representative muscle sections were freeze-clamped and analyzed for purine nucleotides, nucleosides, and bases. Fast-twitch muscle sections accumulated about fourfold more IMP than the slow-twitch red soleus muscle. Inosine begins to accumulate at < 0.5 mumol/g IMP in slow-twitch muscle and at approximately 2 mumol/g IMP in fast-twitch muscle. This suggests that inosine is formed intracellularly by 5'-nucleotidase acting on IMP and that the activity and/or substrate affinity of the 5'-nucleotidase present in slow-twitch muscle may be higher than in fast-twitch muscle. At similar concentrations of precursor IMP, slow-twitch muscle has a greater capacity for purine nucleoside formation and should be more dependent on salvage and de novo synthesis of purine for the maintenance of muscle adenine nucleotides. Fast-twitch muscles are better able to retain IMP for subsequent reamination due to their lower capacity to degrade IMP to inosine.
Department of Physiology, State University of New York, Syracuse 13210.
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Arabadjis
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Tullson
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Terjung
D000227:Adenine Nucleotides / Q000378:metabolism*; D000241:Adenosine / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D007288:Inosine / Q000378:metabolism; D007291:Inosine Monophosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D007511:Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007700:Kinetics; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D011684:Purine Nucleosides / Q000378:metabolism; D011687:Purines / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors
D000227:Adenine Nucleotides; D011684:Purine Nucleosides; D011687:Purines; D007291:Inosine Monophosphate; D007288:Inosine; D000241:Adenosine