Abstract
Decline in cardiac high-energy phosphate metabolism [phosphocreatine-to-ATP (PCr/ATP) ratio] and whole body metabolism increase the risk of heart failure and metabolic diseases. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between PCr/ATP ratio and measures of body metabolic function. A total of 35 healthy women (56 +/- 14.0 years of age) underwent cardiac 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy to assess PCr/ATP ratio - an index of cardiac high-energy phosphate metabolism. Fasting and 2-hour glucose levels were assessed using oral glucose tolerance test. Indirect calorimetry was performed to determine oxygen consumption and resting metabolic rate. There were no significant relationships between PCr/ATP ratio and resting metabolic rate (r=-0.09, p=0.62), oxygen consumption (r=-0.11, p=0.54), fasting glucose levels (r=-0.31, p=0.07), and 2-hour plasma glucose (r=-0.10, p=0.58). Adjusted analysis for covariates including age, body mass index, fat mass, and physical activity, had no significant influence on the relationship between PCr/ATP ratio and body metabolism. In conclusion, the lack of relationship between cardiac PCr/ATP ratio, glucose control and metabolic rate may suggest that overall metabolic function does not influence cardiac high-energy phosphate metabolism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 393-399 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physiological Research |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 12 May 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Jul 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Physiological Research (online ISSN 1802-9973) is a peer-reviewed open access journal published bimonthly online by Institute of Physiology (The Czech Academy of Sciences). This journal uses a CC BY-NC license.Keywords
- Cardiac high energy phosphate
- Metabolism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology