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1 Departments of Kinesiology and Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, 66506-0302, Manhattan, KS, USA
In rat muscle, faster dynamics of microvascular PO2 (approximately blood flow
to O2 uptake
ratio) after prior contractions that did not alter blood [lactate] have been considered to be a consequence of faster
kinetics. However, in humans, prior exercise below the lactate threshold does not affect the pulmonary
kinetics. To clarify this apparent discrepancy, we examined the effects of prior moderate exercise on the kinetics of muscle oxygenation (deoxyhaemoglobin, [HHb]
) and pulmonary
in humans. Eight subjects performed two bouts (6 min each) of moderate-intensity cycling separated by 6 min of baseline pedalling. Muscle (vastus lateralis) oxygenation was evaluated by near-infrared spectroscopy and
was measured breath-by-breath. The time constant (
) of the primary component of
was not significantly affected by prior exercise (21.5 ± 9.2 versus 25.6 ± 9.7 s; Bout 1 versus 2, P= 0.49). The time delay (TD) of [HHb] decreased (11.6 ± 2.6 versus 7.7 ± 1.5 s; Bout 1 versus 2, P < 0.05) and
[HHb] increased (7.0 ± 3.5 versus 10.2 ± 4.6 s; Bout 1 versus 2, P < 0.05), while the mean response time (TD +
) did not change (18.6 ± 2.7 versus 17.9 ± 3.9 s) after prior moderate exercise. Thus, prior moderate exercise resulted in shorter onset and slower rate of increase in [HHb] during subsequent exercise. These data suggest that prior exercise altered the dynamic interaction between
and
following the onset of exercise.
(Received 3 December 2004;
accepted after revision 26 January 2005; first published online 11 February 2005)
Corresponding author T. J. Barstow: Department of Kinesiology, 1A Natatorium, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506-0302, USA. Email: tbarsto{at}ksu.edu
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