title: In vivo evaluation of the effects of continuous exercise on skeletal muscle triglycerides in trained humans.
abstract: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) and imaging (MRI) were used to investigate the effects of a bout of moderate prolonged exercise on intra (IMCL)- and extramyocellular lipid (EMCL) utilization in the soleus, tibialis anterior, and gastrocnemius muscles of five trained human subjects. MRI and 1H MRS measurements were obtained before and after a 90 min run on a calibrated treadmill at a velocity corresponding to 64 +/- 1.5% of each subjects' maximal rate of oxygen consumption. There were significant decreases in IMCL following exercise in the tibialis (pre: 22.37 +/- 4.33 vs. post: 15.16 +/- 3.25 mmol/kg dry wt; P < 0.01) and soleus (pre: 36.93 +/- 1.45 vs. post: 29.85 +/- 2.44 mmol/kg dry wt; P < 0.01) muscles. There was also a decrease in the gastrocnemius muscle, although this did not reach the level of significance (pre: 33.78 +/- 5.35 vs. post: 28.48 +/- 5.44 mmol/kg dry weight; P < 0.10). No significant changes were observed in EMCL or subcutaneous fat. In conclusion, this study showed that IMCL were significantly utilized in the tibialis and soleus muscles of aerobically endurance-trained humans. The absence of significant utilization of IMCL in the gastrocnemius may reflect differences in fiber type and/or intensity of contraction for each muscle group.
authors.affiliation: The Robert Steiner MRI Unit, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, England, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rico-Sanz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moosavi
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Coutts
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism*; D012119:Respiration; D012420:Running; D013997:Time Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides