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ArticleScientific reports2016

Skeletal muscle alkaline Pi pool is decreased in overweight-to-obese sedentary subjects and relates to mitochondrial capacity and phosphodiester content.

Ladislav Valkovič, Marek Chmelík, Barbara Ukropcová, Thomas Heckmann, Wolfgang Bogner, Ivan Frollo, Harald Tschan, Michael Krebs, Norbert Bachl, Jozef Ukropec and 2 more

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Ladislav ValkovičHigh Field MR Centre, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Marek ChmelíkHigh Field MR Centre, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Barbara UkropcováObesity section, Diabetes and Metabolic Disease Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Thomas HeckmannDepartment of Sports and Physiological Performance, Centre of Sports Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Wolfgang BognerHigh Field MR Centre, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Ivan FrolloDepartment of Imaging Methods, Institute of Measurement Science, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Harald TschanDepartment of Sports and Physiological Performance, Centre of Sports Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Michael KrebsDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Norbert BachlDepartment of Sports and Physiological Performance, Centre of Sports Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Jozef UkropecObesity section, Diabetes and Metabolic Disease Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Siegfried TrattnigHigh Field MR Centre, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Martin KrššákHigh Field MR Centre, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Funding

Wellcome Trust 098436
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Defects in skeletal muscle energy metabolism are indicative of systemic disorders such as obesity or type 2 diabetes. Phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((31)P-MRS), in particularly dynamic (31)P-MRS, provides a powerful tool for the non-invasive investigation of muscular oxidative metabolism. The increase in spectral and temporal resolution of (31)P-MRS at ultra high fields (i.e., 7T) uncovers new potential for previously implemented techniques, e.g., saturation transfer (ST) or highly resolved static spectra. In this study, we aimed to investigate the differences in muscle metabolism between overweight-to-obese sedentary (Ob/Sed) and lean active (L/Ac) individuals through dynamic, static, and ST (31)P-MRS at 7T. In addition, as the dynamic (31)P-MRS requires a complex setup and patient exercise, our aim was to identify an alternative technique that might provide a biomarker of oxidative metabolism. The Ob/Sed group exhibited lower mitochondrial capacity, and, in addition, static (31)P-MRS also revealed differences in the Pi-to-ATP exchange flux, the alkaline Pi-pool, and glycero-phosphocholine concentrations between the groups. In addition to these differences, we have identified correlations between dynamically measured oxidative flux and static concentrations of the alkaline Pi-pool and glycero-phosphocholine, suggesting the possibility of using high spectral resolution (31)P-MRS data, acquired at rest, as a marker of oxidative metabolism.

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Energy MetabolismAdultFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleMitochondriaMuscle, SkeletalObesityOverweightPhosphatesPhosphorusSedentary BehaviorPhosphatesPhosphorus

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PMID26838588
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