Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26857536›Full record

ReviewThe Journal of physiology2016

Reactive oxygen/nitrogen species and contractile function in skeletal muscle during fatigue and recovery.

Arthur J Cheng, Takashi Yamada, Dilson E Rassier, Daniel C Andersson, Håkan Westerblad, Johanna T Lanner

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Review in The Journal of physiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers.

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70citing papers in PubMed
14.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

70 citing papers in PubMed, 139 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Arthur J ChengKarolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-171 77, Sweden.
Takashi YamadaSapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan.
Dilson E RassierMcGill University, 475 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC, Canada, H2W1S4.
Daniel C AnderssonKarolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-171 77, Sweden.
Håkan WesterbladKarolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-171 77, Sweden. hakan.westerblad@ki.se.
Johanna T LannerKarolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-171 77, Sweden.
Karolinska Institutet · SEMcGill University · CASapporo Medical University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The production of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) is generally considered to increase during physical exercise. Nevertheless, direct measurements of ROS/RNS often show modest increases in ROS/RNS in muscle fibres even during intensive fatiguing stimulation, and the major source(s) of ROS/RNS during exercise is still being debated. In rested muscle fibres, mild and acute exposure to exogenous ROS/RNS generally increases myofibrillar submaximal force, whereas stronger or prolonged exposure has the opposite effect. Endogenous production of ROS/RNS seems to preferentially decrease submaximal force and positive effects of antioxidants are mainly observed during fatigue induced by submaximal contractions. Fatigued muscle fibres frequently enter a prolonged state of reduced submaximal force, which is caused by a ROS/RNS-dependent decrease in sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) release and/or myofibrillar Ca(2+) sensitivity. Increased ROS/RNS production during exercise can also be beneficial and recent human and animal studies show that antioxidant supplementation can hamper the beneficial effects of endurance training. In conclusion, increased ROS/RNS production have both beneficial and detrimental effects on skeletal muscle function and the outcome depends on a combination of factors: the type of ROS/RNS; the magnitude, duration and location of ROS/RNS production; and the defence systems, including both endogenous and exogenous antioxidants.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansMuscle ContractionMuscle FatigueMuscle, SkeletalReactive Nitrogen SpeciesReactive Oxygen SpeciesReactive Nitrogen SpeciesReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID26857536
PMCPMC5023717
OpenAlexW2297617375

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