Effects of contraction and lactic acid on the discharge of group III muscle afferents in cats.
Effects of contraction and lactic acid on the discharge of group III muscle afferents in cats.
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收缩和乳酸对猫 III 组肌肉传入放电的影响。
DOI:
10.1152/jn.1993.69.4.1053
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发表时间:
1993
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Kaufman,MP
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作者:
Sinoway,LI;Hill,JM;Pickar,JG;Kaufman,MP
1. In barbiturate-anesthetized cats we examined the interaction of lactic acid and static contraction on the discharge of group III muscle afferents. Only afferents whose receptive fields were located in the triceps surae muscles were studied. 2. Twelve of 20 afferents were stimulated by a 60-s static contraction. The majority of firing occurred within the first few seconds of contraction. Thirteen of 20 afferents were stimulated by femoral arterial injections of 24 mM lactic acid (1-4 ml) with the muscle at rest. Repeated injections of lactic acid with the muscle at rest led to tachyphylaxis. Lactic acid was then injected (24 mM; 4 ml) during the last 15 s of static contraction. In eight of nine afferents that were tachyphylactic to lactic acid with the muscle at rest, we noted a restored sensitivity to lactic acid during contraction. 3. In separate experiments we examined the effects of dichloroacetate (DCA) on the responses of group III muscle afferents to static contraction. DCA reduces the production of lactic acid by increasing levels of the active form of the enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase. 4. DCA lowered arterial and venous lactate concentrations at rest and during contraction. DCA significantly decreased (31%; P < 0.05) the responses of the afferents to contraction. This effect was most prominent within the first 10 s of contraction and was not due to a reduced level of mechanical stimulation after DCA, because peak tension levels were the same during the two bouts of contraction.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)