title: Effects of high intensity resistance and low intensity endurance training on myosin heavy chain isoform expression in highly trained rowers.
abstract: An important mechanism of muscle adaptation to exercise is the alteration of myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform expression. This study investigated the effect of a high intensity resistance training (HIRT) and a low intensity endurance rowing (LIER) on MHC isoform expression in highly trained human muscle. Six well-trained male rowers underwent a training program consisting of a 3-week HIRT and a 3-week LIER, each followed by one-week of recovery. Muscle samples were taken from vastus lateralis before and at the end of each training and recovery phase. MHC isoform was analyzed by SDS-PAGE using silver stain and MHC isoform mRNA by RT-PCR. The maximum oxygen uptake and power output did not change after the training. MHC isoform composition did not change over HIRT or LIER, and there was a decrease in MHC I with concomitant increase in MHC IIa after recovery following HIRT. HIRT led to mRNA upregulation of MHC Ialpha, Ibeta and IIx (127 %, 148 % and 117 %, respectively, p < 0.05), but not MHC I protein (60 % vs 62 %, NS), and LIER led merely to MHC Ibeta mRNA upregulation (131 %, p < 0.05). Thus, different responses of MHC isoform expression to HIRT and LIER occurred in the highly trained muscle, and a "ceiling effect" in terms of MHC I expression could be observed. The upregulation of MHC Ialpha mRNA in human skeletal muscle documented in this study may encourage further observations in this field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany. yuefei.liu@medizin.uni-ulm.de
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lormes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reissnecker
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Steinacker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D018995:Myosin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D010806:Physical Education and Training / Q000379:methods*; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology*; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018995:Myosin Heavy Chains