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Phosphocreatine content and intracellular pH of calf muscle measured by phosphorus NMR spectroscopy in occlusive arterial disease of the legs

Keller, U. and Oberhansli, R. and Huber, P. and Widmer, L. K. and Aue, W. P. and Hassink, R. I. and Muller, S. and Seelig, J.. (1985) Phosphocreatine content and intracellular pH of calf muscle measured by phosphorus NMR spectroscopy in occlusive arterial disease of the legs. European Journal of Clinical Investigation, Vol. 15, H. 6. pp. 382-388.

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Abstract

Energy metabolism of calf muscle was assessed non-invasively by phosphorus (31P) NMR spectroscopy in eleven patients with symptomatic arterial occlusion and in seven matched controls. Phosphocreatine (PCr) content and pH values decreased during non-ischaemic foot exercise to lower values in severely afflicted patients but in all patients, as a group, they were not significantly decreased compared to controls. In contrast, recovery from ischaemic exercise (arterial occlusion by a tourniquet) demonstrated significant differences between patients and controls. Intracellular pH and PCr recovered more slowly in patients than in controls; PCr recovery proceeded exponentially with a recovery half-time of 203 +/- 74 s in patients compared to 36.7 +/- 5.5 s in controls (P less than 0.02). Phosphocreatine (PCr) recovery after ischaemic exercise correlated significantly with the degree of arterial stenoses as assessed by Doppler ultrasound (r = 0.739, P = 0.019) and by angiography (r = 0.885, P = 0.005), suggesting that the degree of large vessel stenoses limits the postischaemic increase in mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. Reactive blood flow after ischaemia failed to correlate with PCr recovery or with the degree of arterial stenoses. Phosphorus (31P) NMR spectroscopy provides, therefore, quantitative parameters of muscle energy metabolism in patients with peripheral arterial occlusions.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Former Organization Units Biozentrum > Biophysical Chemistry (Seelig J)
UniBasel Contributors:Seelig, Joachim
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:0014-2972
e-ISSN:1365-2362
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Last Modified:13 Oct 2017 08:26
Deposited On:22 Mar 2012 13:18

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