期刊
EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY
卷 70, 期 -, 页码 1-10出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2015.07.001
关键词
Muscle fatigue; Contractile properties; Supraspinal fatigue; Aging; Gender; Women
资金
- National Institute of Aging [R15AG30730]
- National Research Foundation of Korea - Korean government [NRF-2009-352-G00020]
This study determined the sex difference with aging in fatigability of the elbow flexor muscles during a dynamic fatiguing task, and explored the associated mechanisms. We compared fatigability of the elbow flexor muscles in 18 young (20.2 +/- 1 years: 9 men) and 36 old adults (73.5 +/- 1 years: 16 men) during and in recovery from repeated dynamic contractions (similar to 60 degrees/s) with a load equivalent to 20% of maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) torque until failure. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was used to assess supraspinal fatigue (an increase in the superimposed twitch, SIT) and the peak rate of muscle relaxation. Time to failure was briefer for the men than the women (6.1 +/- 2.1 vs. 9.7 +/- 5.5 min, respectively; P = 0.02) with no difference between young and old adults (7.2 +/- 2.9 vs. 8.4 +/- 5.2 min, respectively, P = 0.45) and no interaction (P > 0.05). The relative decline in peak relaxation rate with fatigability was similar for young and old adults (P = 0.11), but greater for men than women (P = 0.046). Supraspinal fatigue increased for all groups and was associated with the time to failure (P < 0.05). Regression analysis however, indicated that the time to failure was best predicted by the peak relaxation rate (baseline values and slowing with fatigability) (r(2) = 0.55). Rate-limiting contractile mechanisms (e.g. excitation-contraction coupling) were responsible for the increased fatigability of the elbow flexors of men compared with women for a dynamic fatiguing task of slow angular velocity, and this sex difference was maintained with aging. The age difference in fatigability for the dynamic task was diminished for both sexes relative to what is typically observed with isometric fatiguing contractions. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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