Lack of effects of hyperkalemia on the metabolism of normoxic or anoxic rabbit triceps brachii muscle

• Published in: Meat science Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 15 - 18
• Main Authors: Astruc, T., Bielicki, G., Donnat, J.P., Renou, J.P., Fernandez, X., Monin, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2004; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Food engineering; Food industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hyperkalemia; Life Sciences; Meat and meat product industries; Muscle metabolism; NMR; Perfused isolated muscle; Potassium; Perfused isolated muscle; Hyperkalemia; NMR; Potassium; Muscle metabolism; Meat product; Muscle; Metabolism; muscle metabolism; potassium; perfused isolated muscle; hyperkalemia
• ISSN: 0309-1740; 1873-4138
• DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2003.09.001

Rabbit triceps brachii muscle was perfused with bovine red cells medium. Changes in phosphorus compounds and intracellular pH were followed using 31P NMR during 15 min in the perfused muscle and during 50 min in muscle made anoxic by perfusion stop. Potassium levels in perfusate was maintained at 4 mM (normal plasma concentration at rest) during all perfusion in one muscle and at 4 mM for 10 min then 10 mM during 5 min before perfusion stop in the contralateral muscle. The intracellular pH and phosphorylated compounds content remained stable in the perfused muscle whatever the potassium concentration of the perfusate. Five min after perfusion stop a decrease in phosphocreatine ( P<0.05) and pH ( P<0.01) and an increase in sugar-phosphates ( P<0.01) were observed independently of potassium concentration. The lack of effect of increasing circulating potassium indicates that hyperkalemia does not affect, by itself the muscles energetic metabolism.