Resistance training increases skeletal muscle capillarization in healthy older men
Journal article
Verdijk, Lex B., Snijders, Tim, Holloway, Tanya M., Van Kranenburg, Janneau and van Loon, Luc. (2016). Resistance training increases skeletal muscle capillarization in healthy older men. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 48(11), pp. 2157 - 2164. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001019
Authors | Verdijk, Lex B., Snijders, Tim, Holloway, Tanya M., Van Kranenburg, Janneau and van Loon, Luc |
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Abstract | Purpose: Skeletal muscle capillarization plays a key role in oxygen and nutrient delivery to muscle. The loss of muscle mass with aging and the concept of anabolic resistance have been, at least partly, attributed to changes in skeletal muscle capillary structure and function. We aimed to compare skeletal muscle capillarization between young and older men and evaluate whether resistance-type exercise training increases muscle capillarization in older men. Methods: Muscle biopsies were obtained from the vastus lateralis of healthy young (n = 14, 26 T 2 yr) and older (n = 16, 72 T 1 yr) adult men, with biopsies before and after 12 wk of resistance-type exercise training in the older subjects. Immunohistochemistry was used to assess skeletal muscle fiber size, capillary contacts (CC) per muscle fiber, and the capillaryto-fiber perimeter exchange (CFPE) index in type I and II muscle fibers. Results: Type II muscle fibers were smaller in old versus young (4507 T 268 vs 6084 T 497 Km2 , respectively, P = 0.007). Type I and type II muscle fiber CC and CFPE index were smaller in old compared with young muscle (CC type I: 3.8 T 0.2 vs 5.0 T 0.3; CC type II: 3.2 T 0.2 vs 4.2 T 0.2, respectively; both P G 0.001). Resistance-type exercise training increased type II muscle fiber size only. In addition, CC and CFPE index increased in both the type I (26% T 9% and 27% T 8%) and type II muscle fibers (33% T 7% and 24% T 6%, respectively; all P e 0.001) after 12 wk resistance training in older men. Conclusions: We conclude that resistance-type exercise training can effectively augment skeletal muscle fiber capillarization in older men. The greater capillary supply may be an important prerequisite to reverse anabolic resistance and support muscle hypertrophy during lifestyle interventions aiming to support healthy aging. |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise |
Journal citation | 48 (11), pp. 2157 - 2164 |
Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
ISSN | 0195-9131 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001019 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84975501460 |
Page range | 2157 - 2164 |
Research Group | Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States |
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