TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of mitochondrial function, substrate utilization, and anaerobic metabolism with age-related perceived fatigability
AU - Liu, Fangyu
AU - Wanigatunga, Amal A.
AU - Zampino, Marta
AU - Knuth, Nicolas D.
AU - Simonsick, Eleanor M.
AU - Schrack, Jennifer A.
AU - Ferrucci, Luigi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America.
PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - Previous work has shown that poorer mitochondrial function is associated with age-related perceived fatigability. However, whether glucose oxidation and anaerobic metabolism are intermediate factors underlying this association remains unclear. We examined the total cross-sectional association between mitochondrial function and perceived fatigability in 554 adults aged 22-99 years. Mitochondrial function was assessed by skeletal muscle oxidative capacity (kPCr) using 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Perceived fatigability was measured by rating of perceived exertion after a 5-minute (0.67 m/s) treadmill walk. The intermediate role of glucose oxidation (measured by the rate of change of respiratory exchange ratio [RER change rate] during the 5-minute treadmill walk) and anaerobic metabolism (measured by ventilatory threshold [VeT] during a maximal treadmill test) was evaluated by examining their cross-sectional associations with kPCr and perceived exertion. For each 0.01/s lower kPCr, perceived fatigability was 0.47 points higher (p =. 002). A 0.01/s lower kPCr was also associated with 8.3 L/min lower VeT (p <. 001). Lower VeT was associated with higher fatigability at lower levels of kPCr but not at higher kPCr levels (β for interaction = 0.017, p =. 002). kPCr and RER change rate were not significantly associated (p =. 341), but a 0.01/min higher RER change rate was associated with 0.12-point higher fatigability (p =. 001). Poorer mitochondrial function potentially contributes to higher perceived fatigability through higher glucose oxidation and higher anaerobic metabolism. Future studies to further explore the longitudinal mechanisms between these metabolic changes and fatigability are warranted.
AB - Previous work has shown that poorer mitochondrial function is associated with age-related perceived fatigability. However, whether glucose oxidation and anaerobic metabolism are intermediate factors underlying this association remains unclear. We examined the total cross-sectional association between mitochondrial function and perceived fatigability in 554 adults aged 22-99 years. Mitochondrial function was assessed by skeletal muscle oxidative capacity (kPCr) using 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Perceived fatigability was measured by rating of perceived exertion after a 5-minute (0.67 m/s) treadmill walk. The intermediate role of glucose oxidation (measured by the rate of change of respiratory exchange ratio [RER change rate] during the 5-minute treadmill walk) and anaerobic metabolism (measured by ventilatory threshold [VeT] during a maximal treadmill test) was evaluated by examining their cross-sectional associations with kPCr and perceived exertion. For each 0.01/s lower kPCr, perceived fatigability was 0.47 points higher (p =. 002). A 0.01/s lower kPCr was also associated with 8.3 L/min lower VeT (p <. 001). Lower VeT was associated with higher fatigability at lower levels of kPCr but not at higher kPCr levels (β for interaction = 0.017, p =. 002). kPCr and RER change rate were not significantly associated (p =. 341), but a 0.01/min higher RER change rate was associated with 0.12-point higher fatigability (p =. 001). Poorer mitochondrial function potentially contributes to higher perceived fatigability through higher glucose oxidation and higher anaerobic metabolism. Future studies to further explore the longitudinal mechanisms between these metabolic changes and fatigability are warranted.
KW - Fatigue
KW - Metabolism
KW - Mitochondria
KW - Respiratory exchange ratio
KW - Ventilatory threshold
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U2 - 10.1093/gerona/glaa201
DO - 10.1093/gerona/glaa201
M3 - Article
C2 - 32803242
AN - SCOPUS:85102322231
SN - 1079-5006
VL - 76
SP - 426
EP - 433
JO - Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
JF - Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
IS - 3
ER -