The Effect of Metabolic Substrate on ROS Production During Muscle Contraction

dc.contributor.advisorSpangenburg, Espenen_US
dc.contributor.authorAmorese, Adam Jamesen_US
dc.contributor.departmentKinesiologyen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-17T05:34:29Z
dc.date.available2015-07-17T05:34:29Z
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.description.abstractMany different disease states are characterized by mitochondrial dysfunction, which results in excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. In contrast muscle contraction induces ROS generation suggesting there is an optimal range of ROS production necessary for proper cell function. It is unclear if ROS production is influenced by metabolic substrate flux as a result of the energetic demand of contraction. The purpose of this study was to determine the rate and source of ROS production in contracting single muscle fibers (SMF) cultured with different metabolic substrates. ROS production was assessed in SMF isolated from adult male mice exposed to different stimulation conditions and/or different sources of metabolic substrate. Mitochondrial membrane potential was also assessed in SMF under similar conditions. The results of this study demonstrate ROS generation is significantly influenced by metabolic substrate and larges increases in ROS do not affect mitochondrial membrane potential in intact SMF.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2Z34W
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/16793
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledCellular biologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledKinesiologyen_US
dc.titleThe Effect of Metabolic Substrate on ROS Production During Muscle Contractionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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