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Effect of intracellular pH on force development depends on temperature in intact skeletal muscle from mouse

R. W. Wiseman, T. W. Beck and P. B. Chase
Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, USA.

The cellular mechanism of muscle fatigue is still in debate. Opposite conclusions regarding the role of intracellular pH (pHi) in fatigue have been drawn from skinned fiber vs. isolated perfused muscle studies. Because these experiments are typically performed at different temperatures, we tested the hypothesis that temperature alters the effects of pH on force. Tetanic force of isolated mouse extensor digitorum longus was measured at temperatures between 13 and 25 degrees C in either normocapnia (5% CO2) or hypercapnia (25% CO2). Hypercapnia decreased pHi (monitored by 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy) by the same amount at both 15 and 25 degrees C. However, inhibition of force by hypercapnia was greater at the lower temperature. A similar pattern of temperature-dependent inhibition of force by pH was observed in glycerinated fibers from rabbit psoas at maximum Ca2+ activation. We conclude that temperature differences are responsible for disparate conclusions on the role of pHi in muscle fatigue. Based on our results, we suggest that changes in pHi may have little or no role in the loss in force production associated with muscular fatigue at physiological temperatures.

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